How to Make a Basic Ribbon Corset
Cover the Busk Panel
On this corset the cover for the peg half of the busk needed to be wider than a single strip of ribbon, so I used a small zig-zag stitch to sew two lengths together edge-to-edge. Anytime you need a wider strip than the actual ribbon, strips can be sewn edge-to-edge to create as much width as needed.
Mark the locations of the pegs on the cover ribbon, using the seam as the fold-over point.
Insert the pegs into the ribbon using a tapered awl.
Fold the panel in half and stitch alongside the busk with a zipper foot, holding the ribbon cover strips tight against the edge of the panel. Stitch through all layers: ribbon, coutil, coutil, ribbon.
There was a lot more excess ribbon on this panel compared to the hook side, so I flipped over the corset to sew from the back and tidy up the lining. While being careful to keep the front half of the panel clear of the stitching (you can see it pulled out to the right in this photo), I hand-folded the lining ribbon and edge stitched it to the coutil at the very edge of the panel.
After securing the lining, I flipped the corset back over, folded the seam allowance and cover ribbon together, and edge stitched from the front just like with the hook half of the busk.
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Where do I get the pattern for it?
I never created an easily usable pattern (sorry about that). If you know about pattern drafting, you can reference the scale pattern to create a ribbon coreset pattern from your personal measurements.
I think I almost have courage enough to try a ribbon corset after reading this! I’ve been wanting one for years, but I think this might be the only kind of corset I haven’t tried my hand at yet. Thank you!
Hello Sidney, I am finally going to try and make a ribbon corset using your tutorial as a guide. I think that I have read it at least three times! I wanted to thank you for so many details. I agree that being able to do as much marking on the pieces will help not to mix them up. I know that I will need to focus.
Yay! I’m glad you are finding it helpful, and I wish you much success.