Corset making - take 2

Well, as much as I liked my corset it had a flaw in it that led to its
early demise. The outer layer of fabric let loose at the seams due to my
own design error. I should have put it together differently than I did.
But I learned that lesson and took it apart to re-use the hardware and
make a new corset.

I am wearing my new corset right now, in fact. I made the new one out of
denim from 3 pairs of old jeans, so it has a neat look to it. It is
mostly blue denim with a black denim stripe down the side of it. I
finished the top edge with a strip of black denim as well. So far it is
pretty comfortable and I don't have the issue of the front of my thigh
going to sleep while wearing this one. On the last one I tried for a
more pointy front to the corset and had cut the sides too high,
resulting in pressure on the top if the hip bones. This one I cut
straight across on the bottom and it fits much better and lower over the
hips. I actually have to tighten the bottom laces on this one, where the
last one I could not do this. As a result, the pressure is more evenly
distributed.

I also made another design change (which I am still not sure if it was a
good idea or not). I made the front and back pieces where it joins one
piece that was folded over instead of having a seam there. I'll see how
the holes for the busk hooks holds up to wear. I may need to add a strip
of bias tape over the edges in front to help prevent fraying around the
holes, but only time will tell. I can't complain either way since this
is my second corset ever and I designed the pattern for both from hand
with no prior experience to go on.

The other change that I made was to make this one proportioned
differently and a little larger than the last (I had actually made it a
hair too small). I allowed for less compression in the hips since there
is no fat there to compress and a little less in the chest. I also made
the overall corset about 2" larger. I may be able to close this one all
the way if I want to go really tight, but with it laced comfortably
there is about a 2" gap in the back.

I'll post some pics in the gallery shortly.