Here is the current state of the corset:

These are the steps it took me to get to this point:

1. I sewed the right outside to lining at the center front seam.2. I turned it right side out and ironed the seam. I placed the knob side of the busk under the outside fabric layer, pinned it in place, and then poked holes in the fabric with an awl so I could work the knobs to the outside.

 

3. After all the knobs were out, I used them to mark the left seam line, which was sewn with openings for the loop side of the busk. I inserted the busk with the loops pushed through the openings, and then stitched next to the busk on both sides to hold it in place.

 

 

 

Up next: hand basting the outside layers to the lining layers along each seam line.