Corsets
...a Design System
There are many ways to tie a rope corset. This is one of our modular “tool kit” courses. Instead of teaching you one specific pattern to create a particular corset, it teaches the underlying concepts and building blocks that will allow you to easily design your own, unlocking your creativity! A regular fashion or training corset is composed of several basic parts: Body (a.k.a… the panels, usually of some fashion fabric) Busk closure (usually the front opening) Boning (the stiff elements that give the corset its vertical stability) Lacing (usually the back opening) Optional garters and/or shoulder straps for greater containment and stability This course covers the rope version each of these components and provides several options for each. Before beginning this course, you should already have at some experience in handling rope, doing tail pulls and the like, as well as a firm understanding of the core knots and concepts covered in Foundations 1 & 2 .
What you'll learn
- Understand how a real corset is constructed and how those structural ideas translate into rope
- Tie the core corset wraps, including the simple, continuous reverse, chain-stitch, tail-through-3 figure-8, and quick-release wraps
- Use a busk and a rod to establish and stabilize the corset's central line
- Build structure with boning techniques including weaving, running loops, herringbone, and repeated crossing hitches
- Finish cleanly by using up the leftover tail through tucking, wrapping, boning, or adding a feature
- Add a corset to an existing chest or waist harness, and use the tail from a new element for support
Your learning path
7 lessons · 24 topicsSeven stops from first principles to finishing touches — follow them in order.
- 1
Getting Started
1 topics1Overview - 2
Examples
2 topics2Examples of what you will be able to create after this course3Examples from other artists - 3
The basic structure of a corset
2 topics4Construction of a real corset5Replicating those ideas with rope - 4
Wraps & “Busk”
6 topics6Discussion & Pictures of the Options7Simple Wrap8Continuous Reverse Wrap9Chain-Stitch Wrap10Tail-through-3 Figure-8 Wrap11Quick-release Wrap, Using a Rod - 5
Using up the tail after completing the wraps
3 topics12Tuck the ends under the busk13Wrap ends around lower strands, then, if you have enough rope left, use the remainder up making boning14Run the tail between the legs ... perhaps adding a feature - 6
Boning
6 topics15Discussion & Pictures of the Options16Weaving17Repeated Running Loops - Over 4, Under 218Herringbone19Repeated Running Loops - Under 4, Over 220Repeated Crossing Hitches - 7
Support from other elements above and/or below
4 topics21Discussion22Add a corset to a chest or waist harness that is already in place23Add a new element and use the tail to add support24More ideas for you to explore!