I think it's safe to say that I'm nearly at the home stretch on finishing my stays. Despite making countless errors such as...
...realizing that, though I had completed the boning channels for these panels, the channels were facing the wrong direction. I don't want my stays to give me the wrong shape so...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf3w07zQ0hp6kxWXNdlrrK4fsBAoAz6i_sVuHcBa1KTLriL41z8Yi2o8ZihP2wvohIumqI4hyiXk-pmcdOzshZ4LDESl9MIEHlQto0J0XPUPr2jur3RDhLwuZYbpSfZpvK5z6SQGz-Too/s200/DSC05586.JPG) |
A spoonful of linen thread. |
...I ripped out the channels and restitched them. I then realized that I needed to remove the channel in the center of the front lacing panels because...
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Before... |
...I did not leave enough room for the eyelets.
Duh!
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...after. |
It was then
finally time to begin breathing life into the shapeless panels and move onto something fun, like the eyelets.
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Four of my completed panels, boned with reed. |
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The center back panels, boned and easy eyelets made. |
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Left front panel. |
However making the eyelets on the front panels is proving to be terribly difficult.
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Detail of eyelets on left front panel. |
The three eyelets pictured above look OK from the front...
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Inside view of eyelets on left front panel. Yuck!! |
...but from the back it's an awful mess! Especially compared to....
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Inside detail of center back panel eyelets. |
...the much cleaner appearance of the inside eyelets on the center back panel. I'm having issues with the very silky fashion fabric slipping. Should I redo them? If I don't, will these messy whip stitches protect the fabric from the stress of lacing and wearing stays on a regular basis--or will it ruin the whole panel and eventually need to be replaced?
In trying to answer these questions, I've found a few originals online.
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Detail of eyelets....they're so perfect! |
While the photos are fascinating, I can't find any that show eyelets from the inside. I guess I need to keep my eye on the eyelets as I continue to sew them--and keep on researching.
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