How to put on a hook and eye corset by yourself

Starting at the top and arranging your breasts as you go do up the hook-and-eye closures completely. Place the corset around your body with the laces at the back and the snaps at the front.

Now work your way up buckling the hook and eyes one by one.

How to put on a hook and eye corset by yourself. How to Put on a Corset Alone. Lay the corset on a bed and loosen the laces even. Put on all your undergarments.

Place the corset around your body with the laces at the back and the snaps at the front. Close the zipper or button on your pants or skirt. Reach behind you and pull the laces snug.

Connect the hook-and-eye hardware together to connect one side of the corset. Youll see on the left side of one panel of the corset small holes down its length. These are the eyes The opposite side has hardware that is made of little hooks.

Place each hook into its opposite eye working either from top to bottom or bottom to top. If you plan to use swing hooks in your own corset its best to put a swing hook at the waistline where there is the most tension. If you dont the fabric in the center front will gape and even the bones in the center front might bow a bit if theyre not high quality.

All corsets should be worn with a small gap at the back for comfort over your spine. For example if you naturally have a 31 waist 79cm you may fall between sizes L and XL in the waist. Our size L corset has a 27 waist and our size XL corset has a 29 waist.

So if you would like up to 4 of waist reduction choose the size L. The place to begin any time youre lacing yourself into a corset is by making yourself some pull tabs to expedite the process. These are known as rabbit ears and all you have to do once youve finished lacing your corset before you actually put it on is create loops on the loose ends of laces so that you have something to hook your hands through for easier tightening.

To put on a corset start by standing in front of a mirror so you can see what youre doing. Then put on an undergarment made out of cotton or another breathable material under your corset to protect it from moisture. Make sure the side with the holes and nobs which is the front is open.

Put the bustier on gathering the hooks in the front or the back depending on the type you have selected. For a bustier that fastens in the front connect the top hook first and then button up the bustier from the bottom. If you have a bustier that hooks in the back put the bustier on backwards and hook the bottom hooks first.

Start at the bottom hook. Fasten the bottom hook and eye. Once youve fastened the first bottom hook move onto the second one and reposition your waist trainer as necessary.

Pull in your tummy as you go. If one hooks unfastens simply go back and re-hook. Now work your way up buckling the hook and eyes one by one.

When placing hook eye tape on a bodice start at the waistline and pin in place. Connect the hooks and eyes together of the two tapes. From the waistline walk the tape along the length of the bodice opening above below the waist pinning if necessary to get the cut length.

Leave enough tape at top and bottom for turn under before cutting. How to get into a corset explained by Lace Embraces Melanie Talkington one of the worlds most renowned corsetieres. This video explains both how to faste.

Before putting on the corset ensure that the back lacing isnt so tight that you cant do it up at the front and isnt so loose that it will fall off or have more than a 2-3 gap between the back panels. Starting at the top and arranging your breasts as you go do up the hook-and-eye closures completely. Place the corset around your body with the laces at the back and the snaps at the front.

Connect the snaps or buckles at the front of the corset hooking from the top then the waist and finally the lowest buckle. Go back and connect all the snaps or buckles in between. Adjust your breasts as you go positioning them comfortably inside your corset.

For corsets with only one opening unlace the corset completely. If your corset has a front closure like a busk open it up. Make sure your corset is right side up then wrap it around your body.

If your corset has a busk hook the eyes closed usually starting from the middle and working your way out. How to put on a corset yourself without any help. If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device.

Videos you watch may be added to the TVs watch history and influence TV. In this short tutorial I share my tips for sewing hook and eyes onto garments. We cover the types of hooks and eyes available and how to sew them onto a garm.

I have made the same notion as Fee fastening both ends first twists the busk andor hooks easily even in quality corsets especially if you need to squeeze a lot cords being bit too short etc. So id recommend fastening from the bottom up too. Using Hooks Eyes How many hooks and eyes do you need.

That depends on how wide an area you need to fasten. A narrow ribbon belt for example or the top of a zipper needs only one. A waistband could use one large hook in the middle or two smaller ones.

Basically fasten your corset from the middle or 3rd button from the top going outwards. Hold the busk boning for better grip and easier manipulation. Hold the button side inwards and the hook side outwards.

Refer to picture a Once you got the middle button in pull the busk bonings and keep them straight. For instance the back-lacing corset is the best in figure slimming but youll have to train so to put it on by yourself. Very often for convenience of putting the corset on by yourself a special hook-and-eye tape is made in front.

The leader in the creation of really waist reducing corsets and corset underwear in Russia. Next you need to add some hook and eye tape to the front. You can get this at your fabric store.

Its WAY easier and sturdier than sewing on individual hook and eye closures. Fold the hook part into the front opening of your right piece and sew it down. Make sure you sew with the right side up to match your needle thread color.

Fold the eye part into the left side and sew it down. Before unfastening them I unfastened my suspenders and with my knickers around my thighs unclipped the hooks and eyes and the busk. I was then instructed to take off my knickers and stockings and finally my camisole.

I then had to put on the sleeping corsets. I had to step into this style. The round eye is extended just slightly beyond the edge so the hook can go through it easily.

Sew across the head end of the hook head to hold it in place. Sew across the edges of the eye where it meets the garment edge. Evenly sew around the lower rings of both hooks and eyes.

Dont group your stitches in one place. Though again that Moresca corset is boned with flat steel and because they dont use too many bones its still quite comfortable Many people use a combination of the two. When wearing a corset if you drop something bend at the knees to pick it up.

Also remember to put on your shoes stockings etc before putting on the corset. Forgetting this can result in lots of swearing.