How to lace a corset
One lacer only is necessary in any corset, aside from the rubber lacer in soft extension. Insert ends of lacer from underneath through top eyelet on each side, making ends equal length. Pass left lacer through second eyelet on right side from underneath and third eyelet on left side. Continue to insert lacer in alternate eyelets on each side until lower edge of tape at the waist line is reached. Pass lacer through next eyelet on same side, forming loop for waist line adjustment, skipping two eyelets on opposite sides, pass lacer through from underneath and continue to lace the lower half of corset Repeat with right hand lacer and tie both ends in a firm knot at bottom of corset.
The Spirella loop
At the bottom of the front clasp in front-laced corsets where it is desirable to make the Spirella loop, pass the lacer through from the under side—as usual. Then pass the end of the lacer over the lacer outside the back-wire, and under it from the top, bringing the end through between the lacer outside the back-wire and the loose part which passes over it. Draw up the knot thus formed tightly to the back-wire, making a knot which the strain on the lacer above will only serve to tighten. This is, in effect, tying the lacer tight at the desired eyelet so that adjustment made above the Spirella loop will remain constant, regardless of the adjustment below.
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