Noooo. I tried on the steampunk corset I'm making, and
(http://i50.tinypic.com/1ooz1y.jpg)
I really don't want to take out that whole line of eyelet tape, especially since the leather stuff is kind of a pain to remove. Ideas? Maybe zig-zag up the tear and put another eyelet in?
Edit: I may just leave it and come up with an over-the-top story of how it happened.
In case you do decide to fix it. I usually try and squeeze a small stabilizer in the middle, zig zag and then add a new eyelet. Sorry this happened to you and on such a wonderful looking corset as well.
I would put another piece of material behind the tear and sew over it a couple of times, so that when the hole for the eyelet is made there is less chance of the sewing coming undone and making the tear re-appear.
I also like the idea of coming up w/a crazy idea for how it happened. :)