DIY Girl Pirate Costume HOW-TO

Step 6 LACE UP YE CORSET

Next cut four slits down each of the parallel seems, for a total of 8 holes.

Next cut off a long piece of ribbon (don't be stingy you can cut off the extra at the end). I used a thick black ribbon, but you can use any color. I just feel that the thickness of the ribbon made the corset more sturdy. If you use a cheap thin ribbon, it can rip or stretch if you tie it too tight, and the corset won't stay on.

Then thread the ribbon through the corset. Start by threading the ribbon through the first hole on either side of the corset from the inside, and pull the ribbon through evenly on both sides. Then cross the ribbon over each other, and thread through the outside of the next two holes. Next bring through ribbons from the inside through the center, cross them and thread them from the outside again. Continue for the rest of the slits.

Once you get to the bottom, tie into a bow. Only cut off the extra ribbon if there is a lot of it, because you need some extra ribbon to be able to thread your corset again if you need to. And then you've got yourself ye best corset in town!