The next steps for finishing the stays were to bind the tabs and punch and bind the eyelets. I didn't have an awl, so I used a nail... I...

Everything appeared to be going great. The boning channels were finished, I trimmed the pieces down, and I had sewed the panels...

Now to sew the tiny boning channels. My goal was to complete this in a day, but it took a few days. About ten hours of work total, which...

I made a second mock up after blowing up the pattern 415% per cent. Ew! Messy seams, poor lacing... But it did fit a lot better this...

Because I can't just stick with one project at a time... I decided that I should make some stays, because why not? I used a pattern from...