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Category Archives: Corset Making
Grommets! What Should I Use?
Grommets and Washers are similar to eyelets used for reinforcing an eyehole in fabric. Grommets are metal tubes with a flare on one side. The Washer is the flare without the tube, or washer. When put through an eyehole in … Continue reading
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Lacing Tips: How to Tip Your Laces
If you work with continuous Flat Lacing from a spool, or if you want to shorten your existing laces, you will want to tip your laces for the ease of lacing and to keep the ends looking more professional and … Continue reading
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Lacing a Corset
We’ve all laced shoes before, right? Should be a no-brainer to lace a corset. Except that you need to tighten it at the waist, not at the top or bottom. There are many different ways to lace a corset, I’ll … Continue reading
Applying Boning Tips
If you buy continuous rolls of spiral steel you’ll need to tip the boning that you’ve cut so that it slides smoothly into your casing and it doesn’t harm the fabric with sharp edges. These tips also work great on Hoop Boning, … Continue reading
Boning Information & Comparison
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Boning, But Were Afraid to Ask… There are many types of boning available and sometimes choosing the most appropriate type can be a confusing task. The comparison chart below is to help you … Continue reading
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How to Set a Busk
Corset busks are a standard closure for the center front of a modern corset. They come in several varieties of shape, metal finishes, and qualities. Busks are also available in many lengths to provide a suitable closure for everything from … Continue reading
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Grommet/Rivet Removal
More than once, we have set a grommet or rivet and completely botched it. Or mid way through we decided that we should have used a different color. A few weeks ago we had a customer who had a rivet … Continue reading
