Ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to report I have just learned how to tie a corset.
Now, you might think that this is something I already would know, being an experienced kinkster and all, but somehow my experience in this regard has been sadly deficient, largely due to the fact that whenever one of my sweeties has gone anywhere in a corset, there has been someone else there who already knows the Fundamental Mystery of the Many Strings. As a result, I have never mastered string theory.
But that has changed with dayo‘s trip down here this weekend. And now, if you will excuse me, I must go put on a ginormous pair of stompfy boots and be off.
Are we talking about bondage with 11 dimensions?
Yeah, but seven of them are tied up so tightly we generally don’t notice them.
Are we talking about bondage with 11 dimensions?
Traditional or “X” lacing? I used to prefer X, and it certainly has advantages, but I’ve grown to like the traditional way too, although it is more difficult to lace yourself up (and it seems to confuse my manfriend more, too, especially when the corset is long) It certainly looks better with a reproduction corset.
Having the practice down, right now my MF is reading A Brief History of Time. Haha.
*blink* *blink*
I had no idea there was more than one way to do it! Guess those skillz aren’t so leet after all. The system that I learned looks like the “traditional” lacing.
It was X-laced, I think it allows smoother lines under the corset and allows tigher lacing since the lace doesn’t block itself. 🙂
I also think so 🙂 But, the traditional looks nice, too. Depending how spaced the grommets are, often nicer.
Traditional or “X” lacing? I used to prefer X, and it certainly has advantages, but I’ve grown to like the traditional way too, although it is more difficult to lace yourself up (and it seems to confuse my manfriend more, too, especially when the corset is long) It certainly looks better with a reproduction corset.
Having the practice down, right now my MF is reading A Brief History of Time. Haha.
As members of the Dickens Christmas Fair cast, we’ve gotten rather handy at the corset-lacing thing. Of course, the fact that Dark Gardens provides a ‘how to lace a corset’ workshop each year doesn’t hurt, either. They’ve even shown nifty ways a woman can lace herself (and they use the traditional lacing) — which is helpfully functional when you’re on your own and/or short on time, but not nearly as fun as having someone cinch you in. That’s when that ole BD/s stuff starts coming into play.
Yeah, it does seem that do-it-yuourself isn’t as much fun as “here, let me help you!” True of many thigs in life, that
As members of the Dickens Christmas Fair cast, we’ve gotten rather handy at the corset-lacing thing. Of course, the fact that Dark Gardens provides a ‘how to lace a corset’ workshop each year doesn’t hurt, either. They’ve even shown nifty ways a woman can lace herself (and they use the traditional lacing) — which is helpfully functional when you’re on your own and/or short on time, but not nearly as fun as having someone cinch you in. That’s when that ole BD/s stuff starts coming into play.
Yeah, but seven of them are tied up so tightly we generally don’t notice them.
*blink* *blink*
I had no idea there was more than one way to do it! Guess those skillz aren’t so leet after all. The system that I learned looks like the “traditional” lacing.
Yeah, it does seem that do-it-yuourself isn’t as much fun as “here, let me help you!” True of many thigs in life, that
It was X-laced, I think it allows smoother lines under the corset and allows tigher lacing since the lace doesn’t block itself. 🙂
I also think so 🙂 But, the traditional looks nice, too. Depending how spaced the grommets are, often nicer.
tusk toss, anyone?
Oh, much love to the corset!
I miss the RenFaire mostly because I laced myself up – I loved wearing something like that to work in the morning. I think I used a traditional method – can that be done solo?
I usually ran dart games, much different from bar darts. These days I (still) throw bar darts like lead-tipped RenFaire darts. Playing cricket is *so* much different than winning a pirate t-shirt at the Renaisance Festival.
tusk toss, anyone?
Oh, much love to the corset!
I miss the RenFaire mostly because I laced myself up – I loved wearing something like that to work in the morning. I think I used a traditional method – can that be done solo?
I usually ran dart games, much different from bar darts. These days I (still) throw bar darts like lead-tipped RenFaire darts. Playing cricket is *so* much different than winning a pirate t-shirt at the Renaisance Festival.
http://www.costumebeginner.com/corsets/lacing.htm – quite a few different variations on lacing corsets, including the very incorrect “shoelace” method, the cross-lacing (or x-lacing), the cross-lacing with pull handles, cross-lacing with pull handles with gap correction, ladder lacing and spiral lacing (for historically-accurate lacing styles).
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm – this site just has tons of way to lace … namely shoes but if you’re not going for historical accuracy, they can add aesthetic interest to your corset lacing.
http://www.waspcreations.com/howtol.htm – this explains how to x-lace a corset
http://www.romantasy.com/index.html?BodyURL=ZXQ/cyboutique/style_for_me.html – how to pick the right corset style
http://www.romantasy.com/index.html?BodyURL=ZXQ/cyboutique/Newsletter/bellything.html – has a bit about lacing on the 7th tip for picking out the proper corset
http://www.squidoo.com/corsetry/ – about halfway down has a lesson of one type of corset lacing and a couple sections down have instructions for how to lace this style up solo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=744mnKAk6RQ – a kind of strange little video showing someone lacing themselves up with Evanescence playing over the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzQmxeovEgQ – another video showing someone lacing herself up in what they call a “locking corset”
http://www.gothicstyles.com/html/glossary.php – instructions under the “corset” term about a third of the way down the page
Had I known you were interested in learning, I could have taught you … I am, after all, a costumer 😀 The x-lacing, btw, is often the style of lacing considered “correct” for Ren Faire-style “corsets” and bodices, while the ladder and spirals are almost never seen outside of a huge-budget movie striving for historical accuracy and probably never noticed by the audience even if a corset-lacing scene is part of the movie. I believe the cross-lacing with pull handles (and sometimes with gap-correction) is most frequently seen on corsets that are not Ren Faire-based, particularly Victorian models, whether they are “historically accurate” corsets or not.
http://www.costumebeginner.com/corsets/lacing.htm – quite a few different variations on lacing corsets, including the very incorrect “shoelace” method, the cross-lacing (or x-lacing), the cross-lacing with pull handles, cross-lacing with pull handles with gap correction, ladder lacing and spiral lacing (for historically-accurate lacing styles).
http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm – this site just has tons of way to lace … namely shoes but if you’re not going for historical accuracy, they can add aesthetic interest to your corset lacing.
http://www.waspcreations.com/howtol.htm – this explains how to x-lace a corset
http://www.romantasy.com/index.html?BodyURL=ZXQ/cyboutique/style_for_me.html – how to pick the right corset style
http://www.romantasy.com/index.html?BodyURL=ZXQ/cyboutique/Newsletter/bellything.html – has a bit about lacing on the 7th tip for picking out the proper corset
http://www.squidoo.com/corsetry/ – about halfway down has a lesson of one type of corset lacing and a couple sections down have instructions for how to lace this style up solo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=744mnKAk6RQ – a kind of strange little video showing someone lacing themselves up with Evanescence playing over the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzQmxeovEgQ – another video showing someone lacing herself up in what they call a “locking corset”
http://www.gothicstyles.com/html/glossary.php – instructions under the “corset” term about a third of the way down the page
Had I known you were interested in learning, I could have taught you … I am, after all, a costumer 😀 The x-lacing, btw, is often the style of lacing considered “correct” for Ren Faire-style “corsets” and bodices, while the ladder and spirals are almost never seen outside of a huge-budget movie striving for historical accuracy and probably never noticed by the audience even if a corset-lacing scene is part of the movie. I believe the cross-lacing with pull handles (and sometimes with gap-correction) is most frequently seen on corsets that are not Ren Faire-based, particularly Victorian models, whether they are “historically accurate” corsets or not.
Way to be willing to learn new skills! I hope the taking off was as fun and the putting on.
Way to be willing to learn new skills! I hope the taking off was as fun and the putting on.
oh god i fuckin LOVE corsets!!! ::dreamy eyes::
oh god i fuckin LOVE corsets!!! ::dreamy eyes::