#corset boning

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Nichole De Carle - Black Label - Onyx Body in Ruby Silk and Black Lace Panels with Powernet and Corset Boning 

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[lucy-corsetry]

hey lucy! i got a question: i've been waist training for some months now and i spend more or less 20 hours a day with the corset on. i'm usually laying down on my stomach in bed when i'm not around, sometimes for long periods. i got used to be like this because i had really bad posture before the corset and my back would hurt a lot if i had too sit w my back straight for too long. so could this be a problem? maybe damage my spine in some way? thank you so much!!!

Hello, and sorry for my late response. I have some concern that if you spend excessive time lying on your front with your back curved upwards, that it could eventually coax the bones in your corset to curve in that direction and stay warped that way. I don’t necessarily think that it would cause damage to your spine though (unless you already experience discomfort or pain while you’re doing this?) but if you’re worried about it, I would bring it up with your doctor.

[lucy-corsetry]

Hi! I'm loving the corset you recommended me, but I have a different question. On some corsets you've shown or reblogged, there are v-shaped stitches on the boning channels near the top and bottom sometimes. What are those for?

Hi! I’m glad your corset is working out well for you. :) What you noticed is probably flossing! Taken from this blog post:

Flossing – floss is traditionally defined as “soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery.” Flossing in the context of corsetry is often smaller, relatively simple versions of embroidery, that is typically only done at the tips of boning channels and are usually done by hand (although they weren’t always by hand!). Flossing… has multiple purposes for a corset: to anchor the tip of the steel bone in place so it doesn’t slide around inside the channel (which can help keep the corset smooth and also prevent the bones from wearing through the fabric by friction over time), and floss can also help to disguise a repair to a boning channel that has already been worn through. Repeating the same flossing pattern on each boning channel can make that “patch” look deliberate, and can add visual interest to a corset.

And you can see some examples of flossing in this video here. :)

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Black Cat Corsets (via Corsetry)

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Boning Channels