How to make a corset back

A corset dress is a dress that laces up the back like a corset. It is a great alternative to the usual zipper closure because you can adjust it to fit your figure. Corset dresses can be expensive, but you can always make your own using an...

Learn how to do a lace up back dress (corset back). Remove the zipper on the back of a dress and add a lace up back instead for a dress that will fit well.

Need an alteration to help make a dress fit? This may be for you!

How to Wear This Season's Best Accessory: Corsets - Free Sewing Pattern - Mood Sewciety

Adding a Corset Back to Make a Dress Bigger: Do you have a beautiful dress that you would love to wear, but it's too tight and just doesn't fit anymore? Don't get rid of it, just give it a new beautiful corset back that will add some inches to make it fit perfectly.I've been altering formal dr…

Here are some photos to illustrate nicely the three dimensional method of corset designing: Pattern Draping

Want to add new laces to your corset? Let me help! In the video linked below, I demonstrate how to lace your corset using the popular double spiral method, which creates these beautiful X's you see in couture corsets - mine included!https://youtu.be/ifcsPD7zhd4

While one usually thinks of an hourglass figure when considering a corset today, in the sixteenth century, ladies were looking to flatten out their torso. Corsets are often worn as undergarments, either for erotic purposes or as body shapers, but they can also be seen as a featured design in a wedding dress.

A very common alteration request is to replace the back zipper on prom and wedding gowns with a corset back. While this is not my personal style, it has been pretty popular for a few years. If a dress is too tight, corseting the back can give you a few precious inches! You will need: Fashion Fabric Small piece of medium weight interfacing (not fusible) Air soluble pen Ruler Measure from the top of the dress to where you want the lacing to stop. Mark with pins. The measurement for this dress…

This has got to be one of my most frequently asked questions: how do you put underwires into a dress? (Especially one like my bombshell dress or other bustier-style design.) Is it possible? To be honest, I really didn't know. So I decided to spend some time exploring the possibility while making B6019, my Butterick Shaheen-style dress pattern. You'll need a pattern with a underbust seam and, ideally, some sort of bra cup seaming. This pattern is ideal because it has a bodice lining. The…