Doll corset

Once you have turned your corset inside out, tack(baste) all around the edges, so that it's all nice and flat. Give it a decent press. Mark where you want your eyelets to go with a pacer style pencil, and then using an awl, (or perhaps a metal kitchen skewer might work) make holes where your pencil marks are. Push your eyelets onto the awl and carefully work it down into the hole and then take the awl out. This bit is a little fiddly to start, but you'll get there. Use eyelet tools to fix…

I've put together a little tutorial on creating your very own Blythe corset pattern. I'm not an expert, but I remember some stuff from when I studied fashion and textiles!!! First you need to do a basic sketch or at least have an idea in your head, of what you want your corset to look like. Then preferably using a headless bod, first cover the torso in gladwrap (i prefer not to as it is easier to flatten the pattern pieces out after, because they will stick to paper, but you can try both…

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