Button-Front Corset with Lace-Up Back
Introducing a women's sewing pattern for a fitted, lined corset-style top featuring a buttoned front closure, a square neckline with wide straps, and a striking lace-up back for an adjustable fit.
When To Wear
This stylish corset-style top is versatile for various occasions, making it a captivating choice for:
- Casual Chic: Perfect for elevating everyday outfits with a structured yet fashionable touch.
- Layering Essential: Ideal for wearing over blouses or under jackets to add definition and flair.
- Evening Statement: A striking piece for dinners or social gatherings when paired with elegant bottoms.
Key Design Features
Silhouette: Fitted through the torso with princess seams on the front and back.
Neckline: A square neckline at the front, continuing into wide shoulder straps.
Closure: Center front button closure with six buttons.
Back: A lace-up center back with eyelets and a cord.
Hem: A straight hemline, turned up and hand-stitched.
Level Of Difficulty
Intermediate. Requires skills in constructing princess seams, bagging out a full lining, making buttonholes, and installing eyelets for the lace-up back.
Fabric Recommendations
Choose medium to heavyweight fabrics with good body to hold the structured silhouette:
Additional Supplies
- Fusible interfacing
- Lining fabric (cotton recommended)
- 6 buttons
- Lacing cord
- 22 eyelets
Cutter's Must
- From main fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Center Front – 4 pieces (2 for the fronts, 2 as facings)
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- From lining fabric:
- Center Back – 2 pieces
- Side Back – 2 pieces
- Side Front – 2 pieces
- From fusible interfacing:
- Center Front – 2 pieces (for the facings)
Sewing Instructions
- Fuse interfacing to the two Center Front pieces that will be used as facings.
- Stitch the princess seams of the front (Center Front to Side Front) and back (Center Back to Side Back) and press them open.
- Stitch the side seams of the corset and press them open.
- Stitch the shoulder seams of the corset and press them open.
- Place the interfaced Center Front facing on the right side of the Center Front, face down. Stitch along the front edge and the front neckline, stopping 5 cm before the shoulder edges.
- Sew the lining pieces together (Center Back, Side Back, Side Front). Press the lining.
- Place the lining and corset right sides together and stitch the lining to the inner edges of the Center Front facings. Stitch the shoulder seams of the lining together with the shoulder edges of the Center Front facings. Stitch around the back neckline and the part of the front neckline left unstitched. Leave an opening of about 10 cm at the bottom of each armhole and stitch the upper part of the armhole. Trim the seam allowances close to the stitching. Pull the fronts through the shoulder straps to the back and turn the corset right side out through one of the open side seams. Stitch the lower part of the armholes.
- Press the hem allowance of the corset to the wrong side and slipstitch it by hand. Hand-stitch the Center Front facing to the hem allowance.
- Make the buttonholes on the right front and sew the buttons on the left front.
- Mark and set the eyelets on the Center Back pieces and thread the cord.
