Corset Alteration and Repair Tutorials

Corset Alteration – Reducing the Bust Size

In this tutorial I will discuss how to fit and take out a dart at the bust to reduce the bust size on a corset.

1880's Blue and Cream Silk Sweetheart - Gore Detail, by Sidney Eileen

Corset Alteration – Adding Hip Gores

This article describes how to add a triangular or trapezoidal gore into a fabric panel. No one method will work for all situations, but where possible I mention alternatives while describing the process I used for one particular corset.

Re-Weaving Around Grommets, by Sidney Eileen

Reweaving Around Those Pesky Grommets

Sometimes you may end up with splits in silk fabric, especially in the grommet area. This tutorial describes how to re-weave the fabric to cover bare areas and splits in the cover fabric.