Zyurelaie

I actually specialize in corsets and lingerie. i highly recommend foundations revealed's series on leather corsets https://foundationsrevealed.com/index-of-articles/corsetry/fabricsmaterials/348-kelly-cercone

http://leatherworker.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=57747

http://www.sewingmanuals.net/singer-29k171--29k172--29k173.html

http://www.foundationsrevealed.com/index-of-articles/corsetry/fabricsmaterials/303-leather-corset-making This is an in depth breakdown of how making corsets in leather can pose different problems than traditional mediums. Also, do take the time to draft your own patterns. Paying 6-8$ for a pattern will yield a pattern designed for the "standard" body and numbers which will guarantee some form of pain. If your making all the effort to make a corset then why not? (Info available on the website the link will take you to) if you were ever in awe of how those "ecperienced" tight lacers got so tiny they did NOT suffer through the pain of an ill fitting corset. I made my own fitted just to me and was able to get a reduction of 6 inches right away and my numbers are 36 inch bust 26 inch waist and 40 inch at the hips BEFORE lacing. Regular corsets don't reduce my waist at all because I already shaped that way. If you do it yourself there will be no pain and you'll be very proud of it. Even if you make mistakes the shape of the corset will be noticeably unique and people will see right off the bat that it isn't a store bought throw away.

Freehand = gimp (free) with the advanced drawing add ins (free) or my favorite art rage pro (80$) Vector graphics and pattern drafting / layout = Inkscape (free) Cutting down vector image for accurate printing for test purposes = posterazor (free) Other output = freecad (uhhh FREE cad...) sketchup (free) or on one occasion Blender (free)

Better for pattern drafting and vector graphics is actually Inkscape. I do a lot of artwork as well and gimp is wonderful but if I'm going to draft a pattern or a clean image template for transfer I go to Inkscape every time. It's a lot more powerful and lighter weight than gimp on CPU usage and if I want to draw something out free hand first I can always input and scale the image into Inkscape just like gimp can but I have access to inkscapes more powerful tools like measuring curves (handy for complex pattern drafting.) I tend to raster the full size image file with another free program called posterazor and then it will print out perfectly full sized pieces of the pattern on your choice of paper (size is not guaranteed using gimp trust me it doesn't keep track of overlap and printer margins well) best thing ... All programs are free. Definitely worth poking about these incredibly powerful programs.

That's the same set up my grandfather and great grandfather had (same time on the LAPD and a little later for the LADA office) only no individual bullet loops. Instead there were stiff round leather pouches for the round speedy loaders. There were two of those.

If you don't want to pay for a pattern and really want it to fit well there's another online forum much like this one that's called cutterandtailor.com. It's free and it's the largest source of out of copyright pattern drafts for suits shirts vests coats and trousers. These cutting systems are what we use to draft a custom suit draft for a customer and you are more likely to get a better fit the first time rather than messing around with the crappy home sewing patterns. STAY AWAY!!! Once you get the basics down you will never go back to a store bought clothing pattern again. It's cheaper it's easier and if you draw it out on something like Inkscape like I do it's a lot faster and takes up far less space. For someone like me who is constantly making coats and suits and corsets and tailoring dress blues that forum has been a HUGE resource with a very helpful community of other professionals.

By the way I'm looking at your pattern from the picture here and I'm not getting these horizontal seams... They're not necessary... And the center front under bust line.. If this is for a masculine figure without augmentation those aren't going to work. Even for females it looks a little tall. If the busk goes up the full length (it should) it will jab into your solar plexus if you even so much as slouch and the if the busk doesn't rise to the top it will stick out and look like a scene from Alien if worn under a shirt....watch out for Ripley...

Best resource for this is foundationsrevealed.com there is a whole section on making corsets in leather and corsetting the male form. It's a for pay site but ABSOLUTELY worth it don't go buy a book, go there. Male rib cages have floaters with a wider stance than female rib cages so that hip spring will have to be more condensed starting usually about an inch lower than a standard female design otherwise it will REAALLY hurt to breathe. Female hips are wider at the top so that will have to be drafted correctly to eliminate hip drags. I couldn't download the file either so if you could re-post it somehow ill give it a look. If you want to actually make it for yourself please PM me so I can look at your measurements and make sure the draft is right. Corsetmakingsupplies.com will have all of the correct boning lacing grommets and support and busks as well ( you will need a busk otherwise it will be too difficult to put on and wrinkle like hell eventually tearing out the seams)I've done ALOT of these (mostly for women but also for men) and every new design poses a new mental challenge... Never a dull moment...