Making your own garters is simple and means you can design your own garters to! You don't even need a sewing machine, but we've used one here. Choose your supplies, you'll need: elastic (how much ...
How to get yourself into a corset with front opening busk
How to get yourself into a corset with front opening busk. The assumption is this will be easy, it’s not unless done properly. Please watch the video linked below for a demonstration. Loosen the t...
Our lacing tape is made of a strip of interfaced woven nylon that has eyelets set in it, the tape is very stable and strong. The eyelets are evenly spaced and uniformly set but they are not set wit...
The Building of an Elizabethan Wired Ruff Garment with wire ruff The wired ruff is not built in accordance with any body measurement; rather it is built according to the neckline shape of the bodi...
There are several types of corset busk on the market and this short video gives you a bit of information about them.See our video "A Bit About Busks"
How to Tip Corset Bones with Farthingales Bone Tipping Tool Pliers
The Prym Vario Pliers are the pliers that Farthingales chose to develop their Bone Tipping dies for. Dritz sells a similar pair that will also work. These pliers fit even a small hand and take ve...
How to Tip Corset Bones with the Farthingales Hand Press Tool
How to Tip Corset Bones with the Farthingales Hand Press Tool
How to Apply Corset Swing Hooks
First of all..."What is a corset swing hook?" A swing hook consists of two pieces; one piece is a simple plate with a small post in the center and two holes on either end – this is the left hand si...
How to Apply Alternating Hook and Eye Tape
How to Apply Alternating Hook and Eye Tape This article is a bit of a mess - it did not copy well from it's original format. It's best to first explain what hook and eye tape is. Typically, you can...
How to Tip Bones, Bone Tipping Instructions (Two Pair of Pliers)
Bone Tipping Instructions Applying the metal tips to bone ends the "old way" with two pair of pliers takes a bit of practice and can be a bit frustrating to start with. Consider out bone tipping di...
Binding Crinoline Edges Tightly woven crinoline fabrics such as "paper nylon", "nylon voile" and "cotton organdy" are not a problem. The hem edges can simply be turned up twice and stitched, thus f...
How to bind an edge with bias tape or petersham (Excerpt from
Binding the Edge of a Corset The following is an excerpt from the book "The Basics of Corset Building", by Linda Sparks. You can order a copy of this book here through our secure shopping cart. Bia...