Boning: Not Just for Corsets - Threads Learn how to engineer stability into all sorts of fitted garments with this couture boning technique by couture sewer, Susan Khalje
Create Gentle Inner Support with Horsehair - Threads Here is the boning, including the piece that spans two sections I cut the horsehair into 6 pieces–3 per side Each set of 3 layers was zigzagged together, giving the perfect amount of bendable strength to support the dress’es cup section The horsehair is placed right along the seamline, and gently basted into place
boning in bodice - Threads If you are using plastic boning, it can be pressed and curved into the shape you desire Tell us more about your problem Is the boning rolling out the top edge, is it understitched, does basting the bottom edge together wst help it stay in place? Sometimes making the lining just the tiniest bit tighter will make boned seams cling to your body Also, have you put a rigid waistline stabilizer
Boning - whats the difference - Threads the best choice for any boning is spiral steel it will flex in ways the other bones won't (you can put it in a princess armscye line that curves) It will curve over a bust line and not flatten the bust It is the most comfortable boning out there Plastic boning in a casing comes rolled up in the package and it is virtually impossible to get the curve out of it and make it lay flat
Applying boning - Threads I’m busy sewing a strapless bodice with a dropped waitline I’m restricted to using the Rigilene type boning Which panles do I bone and where do I place the bones? […]
Add Channels for Boning and Finish Seams All at Once The method I’ve been using lately to simultaneously finish seams and create channels for boning came from the need to streamline my bustier- and corset-making projects Building structure into a corset or bustier I make a lot of strapless bodices
boning a formal dress bodice - Threads I just completed altering a bridesmaid dress with boning In this dress the boning extended over the bust to the top of the dress, at the side seams to the top of the dress and also in the back