My next step is the bodice boning. I'm using some thin 7mm wide reinforced flexible plastic boning which is suppose to resist twisting. I moulded the boning into shape by holding it over the kettle spout as it boiled, this made it pliable for a few seconds whilst I bent and straighted. Shaping the boning will help with the fit and look of the bodice; you can see below, the one on the right is as sold and doesn't sit nicely in the bodice channels when worn.
Next I need to cut out the taffeta, the good fabric, a step I am quite nervous about this time, cross fingers!
