How to Make a Sport Mesh Corset

How to Make a Sport Mesh Corset, by Sidney Eileen

Attach the Busk

For full details on how to prepare the busk panel, see my tutorial How to Insert a Busk.

How to Make a Sport Mesh Corset - 25, by Sidney Eileen
This photo shows the hook side of the busk inserted and the panel stitched down.

I wish I had made the panel wide enough for an adjacent 1/4″ flat, but I did not.  I don’t think anything horrible will happen as a result, but it would make for a sturdier garment.  Next time I will make this panel wider.

Next I attached the double-busk because I didn’t leave myself much room for attachment.  I made this decision despite the potential problems with edging after.

This shows an alternate method of attaching the double-busk when compared to my tutorial on the subject.  Ideally, I strongly recommend attaching a double-busk as a final detail using the instructions in that dedicated tutorial, because the bulk can interfere with sewing other seams.  However, in some special circumstances, this method may be helpful.

How to Make a Sport Mesh Corset - 26, by Sidney Eileen
I did not want the extra edge of fabric from the backing bone to show through the corset, so I made the pouch only 3/4″ wide and sewed it to the back of the busk panel before inserting the peg side of the busk.
How to Make a Sport Mesh Corset - 27, by Sidney Eileen
Once the double-busk was in place, I attached the peg side of the busk like normal.

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