Quirky binding issue: two seams come together?

[gem]

I am *this close* to finishing the Simplicity corset, which I believe looked like this the last you saw it:


I am in the process of binding it, and I'm trying to figure out what to do at the very bottom of the backs, where the tabs meet the back.

The tabs were sewn to the bottom edge, and then that entire seam was bound (per instructions).  But now I'm not sure how to manage the binding that goes along the back lacing edges, and meets up with that bottom binding (the instructions did not have you bind it all in one piece, like would seem to make sense).  Here are pictures of where I've left the binding unattached, pending inspiration and fiddling:

     


Anyone have ideas or suggestions for what to do here?  I'm thinking it will involve some hand-sewing-fiddliness; I'm just not sure exactly how to proceed.

Gramercy!!

[LadyShadow]

It's odd that they had you do that on a corner/edge like that.  Usually I have seen them where they tell you start a couple of inches from the edge so that you can continue it and have it all match and blend.  I have no clue on any tips or ideas on what to do.  I wish you best luck in trying to figure something out.

[Genievea Brookstone]

Is there enough room for you to continue the binding around the corner a smidge and hand stitch it? Or you could bring it down a tad into the tab and tuck the raw edge under and stitch it to the tab. Or let out the tab stitching so you can wrap the binding around the corner and reattach the tab.

Those are the only things I can think of to do other than ending the tape right where the tab and the bottom of the corset meet turningthe tape under there and tacking it down.

[gem]

Or let out the tab stitching so you can wrap the binding around the corner and reattach the tab.

After fiddling with it some, I think this is what I'm going to do.

The weird thing is that the instructions call for *all* the seams to be exposed + bound, but I didn't like that.  I wanted a smooth finish on the inside, so I sandwiched the seams between the lining and the fashion fabric, like you would on a reversible bodice.  I can't imagine how I would have bound *over* all of those bound seams!

[Genievea Brookstone]

I know what you mean. My tabs were an after thought and my corset binding is a cord with the binding attached used for upholstry so my tabs ended up being hand attached and it looks dreadful on the inside.  If I had the ambition to redo it I would take the cording off and redo the tabs. But the whole thing fits me weird so I have chalked it up as a learning experience hehe.

[Lady Kathleen of Olmsted]

gem

When I bind a corset, I bind the edges where the grommets go first before I do the rest. Then  I sew the binded tabs to the binding at the bottom edge, using an invisible slip stitch. That way, there is less bulk around the waist that could dig in and cause discomfort.

Hope this helps.

[gem]

Lady K--great tips!  I will be sure to remember that next time. (Next time, she says--already thinking about making *another* corset!)

I ended up unpicking half of the tab, then binding the side and wrapping the binding around the bottom to the back.  Then I reattached the tab and hand-stitched the bottom-edge binding back in place.  There's not a nice, seamless finish, but there are no raw edges, and the joins are as neat as I could make them, plus they're hidden behind a tab.  All in all, really not too bad at all!

(Still mystified about the way they meant it to be done, though!)