Finished?

[mala_14]

I finally finished binding my corset. I don't know if I'll end up flossing it. At this point, I'm just tired of working on it and want to move on to something else. Flossing would probably be good, but I'm not sure that it's necessary. I'll have to try wearing the corset more and seeing if the bones have any inclination to twist or move around. If not, then I'm calling it done and not working on flossing. If it needs flossing... well, we'll see when I get around to it.

Next project is hoops/cage crinoline! The fabric (pillow ticking) is in the wash. I'll cut out the pieces tomorrow and probably also get them assembled.

Comments

[ashamanja-babu.livejournal.com]

Yay for finishing!

I have never done flossing so I really don't know if it makes much difference, but it sure is pretty.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

It feels like it's taken me forever! So glad it's done.

I cut my bones a bit on the shorter side, assuming that I would floss. I'm worried that might affect things. And yes, it's really pretty!

[atherleisure.livejournal.com]

With light wear flossing shouldn't be important, but if you want it, you should probably do it now. I don't know about you, but I have a hard time revisiting a project that I've already "finished."

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

It's so true. My lavender corset never got more than half-flossed because I always had other things I'd rather be doing. Maybe I'll do really simple flossing and try to get it done this evening.

[cavaliermom.livejournal.com]

Sounds gorgeous! Missing you at CoCo this year. Not the same without our roommate!

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Missing you guys too! Hope you're having a wonderful time. I just saw pics of you and Angela from last night looking Drop Dead Gorgeous!

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what flossing is. What is it?

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

It's stitching done at the ends of the bones of corsets. It's both decorative and functional. It really is pretty and you can see some really gorgeous examples from the 19th century. But it also prevents the ends of the bones from rubbing through your corset, keeps them at the right length within your corset, and prevents them from twisting in their channels.
This corset has flossing that looks like feathers: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/273945589806770894/
This corset has flossing in Xs with an extra little floral spray: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/554787247823038746/

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

oh wow that is so pretty!

So it's kind of like stopping the underwire in a bra from breaking through and poking out, but it's much prettier.

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

Right! Although flossing is often a much simpler pattern than the examples I showed you. I picked extra pretty ones to show.

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

I see. I liked the pretty! Well I figure if you're gonna do it, may as well do it prettily :-D

Although I can think of many women who would be like 'just utilitarian is all I want thankyou!'

[mala-14.livejournal.com]

A lot of the really fancy ones were done on machine by corset manufacturing companies. I was definitely not in the mood to do pretty ones because I was sick with a cold when I was doing it. But it got done!

[tigerweave.livejournal.com]

Oh right yeah that makes sense.

No I wouldn't have been doing pretty ones either if I was sick with a cold!