tmairex:

oldred100:

spyralrose:

Holy crap people actually want my advise this is amazing

Ahem, yes! I’ll show you with this tutorial how I made the corset back on my Rabbit vest!
I’m not an expert, and english is not my first language, so if this doesn’t make sense whatsoever I apologize! Hopefully some of you will find it useful!

PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial will NOT create a functional corset back, just the illusion of one! If you want an actual functioning corset, this isn’t the method you want to use. It’s purely decorative! (It will still look fine as hell though)

Okay, so. You got your pattern pieces in front of you. Grab your back center piece!

Now we’ll be making the gap in the back! It’s very important you add the gap and the grommets before you add your collar and lining!

This next step is kind of optional, but it will create a better finished look. I put two strips of interfacing fabric in the folds for more solidity. Interfacing fabric is this stuff: 

(For a complete tutorial on interfacing fabric, go here )

If you don’t think it’s necessary/don’t have money/no time/no patience for this interfacing, you can skip it!

(If you don’t add the strips, you still gotta sew down at three cm wide.)

And now you have the gap!

As for the grommets, I was lucky enough that I knew someone who had a professional grommet making machine and knew how to use one. Ya know, one of these:

So I was properly instructed to make grommets pretty much how professionals would do. Unfortunately, those machines are expensive as hell, so my advise is to find someone who has one of these things, or use another method! I’m sure there’s tons of tutorials online! 

For this tutorial I’ll show you how to do it with a grommet machine though, since I have literally no other idea how to do it.

Repeat that step for all your grommets. Once you’re done, you can now add lining and collars, AND BADABING BADABOOM! You’re done!

Now go strut your stuff, you beautiful person you!

Hope this was helpful! Good luck with your cosplay!

wow, thanks for the ref, might have to try and make this some time

YesssssssssssssSSSSSSSSSSS

(via tmairex)