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While I was working on one of my corset for class (which you all get a sneak-peek of with the tutorial!) I decided to snap pictures of how to put the tips on bones, because I find it much more economical and so much easier than I thought it would ever be to do!~
Where to buy the boning 
Flat white boning by the yardDragontown Corset Supplies
Spiral steel boning by the yardDragontown Corset Supplies
Corset Making (look for continuous spiral steel boning)
*all these places sell the tips, as well*
These are just where I prefer to buy the boning - there are other suppliers out there, and if you are outside of the US, you'll have to dig around yourself, sorry!
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oh no... i finally have to do my first corset D=
*issoafraid*
but i think i might be ready for it.. finally. maybe. *haw*
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am too lazy to look through comments atm 
but Where would you use the spiral boning for?
and I want to make a Bunny Suit and that would look like a corset pretty much.
What sort of boning will I need? plastic or steel ?
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So, I'm gonna cosplay Lulu from Final Fantasy X, and I need to do a corset. I'm just wondering, should I use spiral boning or the steel boning? and are the tips same for both? and how wide do you recommend to boning to be?
Thankies ^^
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And by thickness I mean wide. < <'
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Thank you ^^ It helped a bunch.
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Depends on how strong you want the boning to be and how comfortable you want to be.
Do you want stiff or not? Flexible or not?
I mean, if it's going to be your first time wearing a corset or even making one I kind of recommend that you, if making, use plastic boning first for tests. They are durable, get the point across and inexpensive. If you're used to corsets then and for wear I'd go with a heavier steel boning to spiral. Spiral will give you a little more flexibility while the plain white steel boning won't. Personally I find corsets comfortable regardless of the boning but its all about how use to the product you are.
Thickness is also on what your preference would be, many corsets though, use the thin boning rather than the thicker. Lulu's looks to be the bigger width. 1/2 inch but like I said, its all about personal preference.
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Thank you for sharing your design techniques with the community!
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I was wondering, what's the difference between flat white boning and spiral steel boning? :3
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The main difference is the way it bends - the spiral allows it to bend comfortably from side to side, but still give support, while the flat white only bends front to back, if that makes sense
You should really only be using the flat white in places that are straight up and down, and the spiral everywhere else. I made myself a corset with all flat-white boning a long time ago, thinking it would offer more support, and it just makes me tube-shaped (like an icecream cone - which is fine for Elizabethan style stuffs, but not so much so for turn of the century 
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Hey, could i ask you something? I had a spanish talk page about cosplay, and im looking for good tutorials to translate. Can I translate yours, and use the photos? I will give you the credit, anyway...
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God! The trouble I have with tipping mine >.< The damn things never want to stay on -.-' lol
But I only have one pair.. I use what little finger grip I can on the sides when I try and flatten the top, and vice versa.. but I think you are right.. I think it is time to invest in another pair of pliers...
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Oh! Yes! Definitely worth getting another pair - if you just do one side, and then the top, and then the sides, etc, etc, it'll never crimp on!
Although, one thing I did do once, when I had to tip a piece at a convention where I only had a little pair with me was use some super glue inside of it first, and then crimp it on the best I could - the cap wasn't as tight as using two pliers, but it still hasn't come off
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Well I sit there and test the grip on the tips...which is quite frustrating when it does actually come off >.< But better when I can put it back on, then in the corset
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Ahh, this is great! I've been wondering for so long how to actually protect the edge of the boning. Last year I had a horrible material massacre with unprotected boning edges. Disaster!
So thank you very very much! This will be so helpful. 
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Hooray!! 
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thanks for sharing your knowledge.
has been of great help to my.
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Thanks alot for sharing! This will help me alot!
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Hooray! I'm happy to be of help!
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What's the difference between normal boning and spiral?
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Umm... well, there really isn't a "normal" boning - the stuff you find in the store is plastic, and kinks right away when you're using it, and doesn't offer any body-shaping support. Spiral is steel, and has flexibility to curve around lines. Flat white steel boning is meant for uses where something doesn't bend, and stays straight (like CB panels)
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Ooh okay. so in real corset, spiral boning is used.
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Spiral steel and flat steel are both used
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im going to make my first ever corset. do u have any helpful tips that might help?
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Hrm... well, your best bet, if you want a true corset, and not just a bodice with some boning, is to pick up the Laughing Moon pattern for it, and follow it as closely as possible! [link]
They have all of the info on what you'll need to order to make one, and how to do things like put in a busk and whatnot
And, I'm sorry to say, cutting corners won't give you a very good corset - it'll make a passable bodice, but for a body-shaping corset, you really need all the bits (like coutil, steel boning, 2-part grommets, etc)
Oh! And the biggest tip - be sure you're following your seam allowance on the pattern exactly! If you're off by even 1/8", you're going to have a corset that is 1"+ off on size XP
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u should make a "how to make a corset' video.
how long does it take to build a corset if ur a begginer.
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I've never made a corset before but I did plenty of research on it, and I can tell you right now "How to make a Corset" isn't the most appealing tutorial anyone would want to make. It takes a lot of time due to precision and just cutting and assembling in general.
And if you're a beginner I have no doubt it would take even Longer due to inexperience and the inevitable mistakes.
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This is very interesting. I'm just starting to learn to make dresses and corsets, and didn't realize boning came in steel, too. *is originally a quilter as far as sewing goes* lol
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HIHIHI!
I really want to start making my own corsets. And this will help allot, thank you.
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thank you so muuuch for sharing!!
I just found recently a place where I can buy the corset bone.. although I'm not sure if I can find steel/spiral bones there...
thankyou anyway 
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Any time! I'm happy it's helpful, and I hope you can find the right type of bones 
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you know, they call it 'camisol' here (me, live in Bandung-Indonesia...)..
yeah, I'll hunting for the bones after my comics-team projects done..
thanks
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thanks for the tips 
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I hope so! I'm working on a leather one, and if you flat line it with the coutil, it seems like it shouldn't be a problem, with the leather stretching
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It depends where you buy it, but untipped, you can usually get a roll of it for about $10/10-yard roll
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Well, otherwise, you're looking at $1.50 a pair of bones or so. Corsetry definitely costs more than you'd expect, that's why they're so expensive to buy (the good one's, at least)
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