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So I'm making some stays, love them so far though making the pattern was a pain to get it to fit nicely!

At the moment it fits well (no wrinkles and the back is touching perpendicular, still need to cut the tabs though) but the moment has come to add the boning...
How do I know how much it will shrink?
Because I would like a gap at the back to tighten it more when necessary, but if adding boning reduces it 2 inches then I'm already done and don't need to take those 2 inches off in some other way...

So people with experience let me know how much shrinkage to expect! ❤️