Ok, so maybe this is a weird question, but it's an issue I've had with boned interlinings, where it doesn't matter so much b/c the bones are all hidden beneath layers of fabric. But this is the first corset I've made, and I want it to look right.
I'm using cable ties, and rounding the ends off with a Dremel, but I want to make sure they look smooth and neat and tidy and that they fill the boning channel properly--without being too long, etc. What do you do about angled channels, like on the sides of a bodice? Do you sort of angle the bottom of the bone so it visually disappears? Or do you round off all the ends?
Here's a shot of a mockup (http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL417/1033223/19463764/367786398.jpg) (different project), where you can sort of see my concerns (sorry--the picture wasn't taken for that purpose). I haven't rounded off the boning ends yet, but they're VERY visible. Since this is a corset that I plan to also wear as a fairwear bodice, the bones will definitely be visible! And I want them to look nice.
Does anybody know what I'm talking about? Or is this another one of those issues that only *I* have? LOL
Thanks!
I'd cut the bones to fit the channel ends myself...
While not an expert corsetier by any means of the word, I cut my bones at angle to fill the channel. I also find those bones are really sharp & pointy & apply a lighter to them to soften the edges. I love the idea of using a dremel, too, and since I have one. Hmmm, I may have to start a bodice.
I cut the ends to fit the diagonal. And then i just round them with the scissors, firstly, and then file them with a metal nail file to make them smooth.
I too fit each boning end to the shape of the channel. If it's slightly rounded, I make the boning rounded. If it's angled, the boning is angled.
I sometimes finish the end with duct tape (especially when working with rigilene which is made up of multiple thin strands of plastic bones instead of one solid "block"), but it really depends on the fabrics I've used.