r/comics • u/tabithajaneart • 3d ago

OC 2026 vs 1886 [OC]

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Great-great-great Grandma was serving

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u/Main_Environment9401 3d ago

Traditional ones severly for your job. Get a back brace instead

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

I have tried four back braces.

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u/Inky_Madness 3d ago

Working class women wore corsets and did manual labor. There is a very popular pattern for one called the “pretty maid” corset that was made from an extant working woman’s corset. It’s worth looking into!

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u/anarcrafty 3d ago

I will definitely look into it. Thank you. I know eventually I might just have to find a less physical job. But this one pays well enough to support four kids working three days a week, so I’d like to avoid that if possible, lol.