Watch this before you make your first corset

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This video is basically about nontraditional corsets for cosplay, and everything you’d need to know about those, this is not a video about historical corsets, as my knowledge of historical fashion is limited, though some of the information is still true for making them.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Corset difficulty ranking
2:27 - Layers
5:24 - Patterning
7:54 - Mockups
9:10 - Fabrics
10:15 - Flatlining vs bag lining
11:04 - the most important step
11:49 - Waist tape
13:44 - Boning channels
14:46 - Boning
17:25 - Sewing in the boning channels
18:05 - The back bones
19:05 - Bag lining the backs
23:18 - Flatlining the tops
23:32 - Binding
24:40 - Grommets
26:51 - Try on
29:23 - outro
30:13 - about the machine behind me

Music:
Most tracks came from here:
Animal Crossing-esque Music:
Dramatic Brass Music:

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Sewing Machine - Brother SE-400

[Zlecky]

This was perfect..I am about to start my first corset and not gonna lie..I'm intimidated. Condolences on you grandma, I used to use my grandma's steel mint green singer when I first started.

[purpledog]

Fun tip, with digital patterns, you can mount a projector to your ceiling and project a pattern directly onto your cutting table or floor. There's about a million ways to do it, but it changed the game for me for sure. Especially because then you can also project details directly onto the fabric to mark.

[Kat-fwvv]

I literally just bought a sewing machine on a whim and I have no idea how to use it. Just found your channel and I appreciate all the information. I'm determined to teach myself how to use it and sew my first garment.

[freyaw]

The most relatable moment of all time:
"I don't think I forgot anything. I'm going to go ahead and do it."
Next scene: "I forgot something". Story of my entire sewing life

[Dinuial]

Advice from Lana Lilly's corset making class. Use masking tape for your corset pattern, not duct. Duct tape will stretch in application and deform when removed. Masking tape (besides not stretching) will tear if you are trying to make it compress you too far.

[lillygraygray]

I am kinda grateful that your video got recommended to me. I just did a "corset" (more like a boned bodice with a zipper for a cosplay) and I did so many things wrong. From binding with satin tape to putting the boning channels without tape but topstiching two seams on top of two fabrics so the boning channel would be in the fabrics themselves.
It's good to know what exactly I did wrong so I can do them right when I make an actual corset, so thanks!

Also I use zip ties and I finish the edges by cutting them in a round shape and melting them with a lighter. Works perfectly for me.

[outstandingbirb]

Re: stays, the second ever sewing project I tackled was a pair of stays!
They're definitely time consuming (so, so time consuming!), but I thought it was actually, weirdly, a really good project at that skill level as long as you were willing to put in the work. A lot of simpler stays patterns don't require you to piece together different parts or machine-sew any curved seams, both of which I found intimidating when I was starting out, and you get a LOT of practice at important beginner skills like pattern tracing, sewing in a straight line, hand stitching, etc. Also, they're weirdly forgiving - there's so much visual interest from the one million boning channels in the finished project that you really don't see the places where you lost the plot with your boning channels, and all of the difficult edging is along the bottom, where it's less eye-catching if it's messy.
They're not gonna be for everyone as a starter project, but if you're a beginner wanting to make something that can look really good despite not actually requiring that much skill, honestly, 10/10 would recommend. Just plan for it to take, like... 40 hours.

[basementdwellercosplay]

I will say as a historian in training who has made 3 corsets and working on a 4th, they aren't meant for waist reduction. It's more an illusion and even tight lacing is similar to sucking in your gut. Waist reduction is more waist training. Also the mesh corset you showed is also called a skeleton corset, at least I've seen old ads for them nicknaming them that, because they show the boning channels. Just some fun facts

[thidtle]

It's really cool to see corset making from a cosplayer perspective since I usually watch people who do it the historical way. Turns out not too much is different unless you're going for something particular! (Example a certain construction method or style)
Anyway you gained a subscriber and I'm excited to see more from you!

[wiktoriarajewicz]

This video is so incredibly well-made and entertaining I'm shocked not that many people have found it. Good job!!

[milkjamjuice]

I’ve been cosplaying since 1998 and so stuck in my ways that I’ve never thought about making my patterns digital! Thanks for showing us that awesome tip!

[siahyang]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THIS VIDEO WAS EVERYTHING I I'm working on Lilith cosplay for halloween, i already made the duct tape patterning but havent had the courage to start the sewing because i never did it before and this video just helped me a lot ;-;;;♥♥♥

[elisakeller]

6:08 A piece of advice for this part. If you aren't intending to tight lace, try to breathe diaphragmatically to expand your stomach as much as possible. This will make you corset more comfortable. Corsets, even historical incorrect ones (i.e. my renn fair waist cinch), can be as coftorable as a modern cvs back brace if you do it right.

[wynnewhitten-holmes]

For Canadian sewists, Farthingale Corset Making Supplies is a great local company — they even sell premade lacing tape in case you don't have the means or inclination to do grommets or hand sewn eyelets.

Fantastic introduction! I watched this while sewing boning channels into my first corset attempt, a wasp waist style. With a zipper front. I think I might have discovered that a well inserted zipper is actually more of a headache than a busk….

[observer]

As someone who is set on making my wedding dress with nearly zero experience sewing, this is PRECISELY what I needed. Thank You, Thank you, THANK YOU!!! May the Good Luck Fairy visit you soon 🤍🧚‍♀️✨

[monstersmomma]

I have watched sooo many corset videos. They all made me feel overwhelmed. This was PERFECT. Simplified the entire thing into bite sized pieces!❤

[rabbitlovesraven]

Pfaff user here, and I can say they are a lot more user friendly (at least for me) than brothers or singers. My grandfather got me my first sewing machine; and I loved it till it finally didn't work anymore and couldn't be fixed. condolences on your grandmother, and I hope her creative soul is in that machine and helps you whenever you need it most.<3

[jenafierro]

As someone who just started sewing and looking foreword to making a corset one day, thank you for this video. I will save and watch again for all the tips and tricks! also I just love your channel in general! thanks for what you do!

[DestructoPop]

Oh my gosh, I don't know how I never noticed that you are, in fact, a "small channel". Your presence and videography is so phenomenal, and your cosplays are above and beyond, I just assumed you were a huge channel I'd never had the joy of watching before recently.

[marianovak]

I am currently making a corset for a very fancy dress to wear to a wedding. You have helped me so much with it, such precise instructions and so easy to follow, it is almost done and fits like a glove! Thank you so very much!