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No matter how much I try I cannot get my corset to tighten with only pulling on the middle. The directions with the corset say to pull in three spots, so I'll have to try and figure out how to do it according to the TT directions.

It's a pity too, because that would have made it soooo much easier!

I always clasp the busk together and make sure my corset's sitting properly on my body. Then, I start at the top, and pull the second set of laces tight. After that, I drop down two sets of laces, and tighten those. Then, I drop down to the top lace in the middle and tighten that. Then, I work from the bottom to the middle in the same fashion. When I pull the laces, I pull them straight back; I've found this to be easier for me, but it may be different for different people or different corsets. Sometimes I'll go up and down a few times to make sure it's tight enough (or not too tight, sometimes I get ambitious, haha!), but doing it this way, I usually get it right the right time. :3 Then, when I'm done, I grab both of the middle cords and wrap them once around my hands and pull them out to the side to tighten it even more.

Because of the way I do it, I usually need a mirror just to double-check that I'm pulling the right strings (I get overwhelmed with the simplest things sometimes). But from everything I've tried, this is the best way I've found to lace myself.

I've been sick, so I haven't been wearing my corset too often. I'm having trouble breathing right now even without the corset, so with the corset on, I'll be sitting around hyperventilating just to try to catch my breath. =__= Going to e-mail Corset-Story sometime soon, then hopefully making a purchase!

Misty, you said you buy from Corset-Story? How have your corsets held up so far? I want my next one to be very reliable, so I can keep lacing down over the next year or so.