This is the third corset I’ve made and by far the easiest. It’s well within the reach of someone with intermediate sewing skills, and probably even a competent beginner. I made the front opening variation with heavily boned with bamboo. If you use bamboo other round boning, the pattern directions suggest you make it a size larger and you do indeed need to do this. I did, and this made my muslin a guess rather than a fit. Despite this, the corset fits well, with only a slight gap in the upper back between the shoulder blades. I’m very pleased with the corset. The bamboo was easy to work with. I sewed the channels and cut bamboo skewers to fit with my heavy duty rose pruning shears. If you do this, be sure to use eye protection, because the tips fly all over the place.
Paula Larkin Hutton –
This is the third corset I’ve made and by far the easiest. It’s well within the reach of someone with intermediate sewing skills, and probably even a competent beginner. I made the front opening variation with heavily boned with bamboo. If you use bamboo other round boning, the pattern directions suggest you make it a size larger and you do indeed need to do this. I did, and this made my muslin a guess rather than a fit. Despite this, the corset fits well, with only a slight gap in the upper back between the shoulder blades. I’m very pleased with the corset. The bamboo was easy to work with. I sewed the channels and cut bamboo skewers to fit with my heavy duty rose pruning shears. If you do this, be sure to use eye protection, because the tips fly all over the place.