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How to Sew Perfectly Straight Boning Channels into your Corset One of the more challenging aspects of corsetry is sewing straight boning channels with boning tape on the reverse of the corset without being able to see the front. Unfortunately, the best things in life take time. Fortunately, there are ways to make difficult things, easier! |
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Here is a tutorial about how to sew couture boning channels into your corset with perfect results every time. This is a method used by many professionals for their bespoke work. |
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You will need (see notes below for further info): |
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Mark where you want your boning channels to be on your cut fabric. Iron your boning tape then center it over the marked line on your pattern, or over the seam it will be sewn over. Pin perpendicular to the edges of the tape as shown. |
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Baste your tape as close to the edge as possible on both sides of the tape and as straght as you possibly can. You could sew through the middle but this may not give such accurate results. You want to be able to sew with your machine just inside the basting lines. This should give you ample space for your bone. The boning channel must be 2mm wider than your bone. So if your bone is 7mm, then your channel must be 9mm wide. |
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You must sew very straight lines because your channels will be sewn from the RIGHT SIDE of the corset and these basting lines are guide lines for your sewing machine. |
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Now for the tricky bit. Stitch from the right side of the corset, close your basting stitches as you will get a smoother and neater finish if you top stitch from the right side. You can use a normal sewing foot, or a zipper foot if it makes it easier for you to see your stitching lines as you stitch the boning channel on the corset. Alternatively, some sewing machines come with a clear 'applique foot' which you can also use for sewing straight bone channels. |
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Remove the basting stitches after machining and you will be left with a perfect bone channel. Further useful links on what to buy: |
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