Done!

I seem to have forgotten to mention, my 1840 corset is done! As of Sunday. I have some pictures of it on before it's bound and I'll post those. All it needs is those extra grommets (more pics after that, whenever that is). But I've found a trick for making grommets easier to insert, so that shouldn't take too long. When I make the hole for the grommet half to go into, I use a knitting needle to stretch it out. Well, while the knitting needle is still through the fabric, I slip the male half of the grommet over the knitting needle and push the needle out at the same time and putting the grommet piece in. This makes is so much easier than trying to force that piece of the grommet through the hole. I find that the threads and stuff always catch on it, or the hole starts to close back up.

( Edited to add pictures )