Getting used to tight-lacing

1. Wear an undershirt (cotton) or corset liner under the corset
2. Moisturize the skin and make sure there are no dry spots. Red skin is a sign of dry skin
3. After putting the corset on, pull the laces snug, not tight and straighten out the shirt or tube underneath. Reach behind you and run your fingers under the eyelet edges and lift the corset away from the skin a bit, while straightening the shirt or tube with the other hand. Settle the corset again, twist and bend and snug up the laces.
4. Hook the laces around a doorknob or hook, walk forward until taut and even out the left and right laces, working any uneveness towards the top. Then tighten by pulling the lace crosses bottom to center, center to top with the excess on top evening the two laces out, and then pull the crosses top to center again.
5. Keep the two sides evenly spaced top to bottom, and avoid a bulging gap at waist.
6. Make several tours or runs when lacing, only take 1/2″ at a time and resettle.
7. Once it gets tighter, pause and relax. Walk around and after 10-15min, undo the laces, relax the laces just a little, resettle and go again. After another two or three tours the corset will be on much tighter than before. Repeat this after another 20min or so. If you plan to tight lace, allow an hour, unless you are already wearing it 23/7, in which case you can probably go a little faster. For a special night out, an hour is a good number if you plan to wear it very tight. It will be much more comfortable.
8. Take your time when getting into your corset! If you don’t have time, start earlier!
9. For figure training, the duration in the corset is much more important than the degree of tightness. In fact if you cannot keep yourself from lacing in to your tolerance limit, then relax it by 1/2″ or so once you are “done”, just so you can enjoy it, rather than feeling you are in a fight with your corset.
10. Don’t eat large meals before or during! No fatty foods, lots of water, fruits and vegetables and fiber. The corset will keep your stomach small and you will not have trouble losing or maintaining weight. In the end you will likely be healthier and more energetic.
11. Exercise daily. Work the back and stomach muscles, but don’t tone the sides as these may “fight” the corset. For an hourglass shape you want your sides to “cave in” as much as possible. For good cardiovascular health, walking is excellent and you do this can while tight-laced if you like. Watch the breathing. If it becomes labored, slow down to match your pace to your breathing capacity
12. Wear your corset as often and as long as possible. Sleeping in the corset allows the body to adapt faster and settle into the corseted shape. Usually the corset is relaxed by one or two inches especially if your daytime reduction is greater than four inches.
13. Proportion is far more important than absolute smallest dimensions: A slender 31-22-32″ Bust/Waist/Hip would be corseted to 31-20-32″, but would be less dramatic than a 38-28-40″ laced to 38-22-40″.

Things Not to Do

1. If tightlacing or long term wear is intended, don’t wear the corset directly on the skin
2. When a spot continues to itch, don’t “sit it through”, but take it off and oil the skin
3. After putting the corset on, don’t just start pulling the laces at the waist, it may damage the corset (tear out eyelets) and it may bulge and pinch the skin in back
4. When putting the laces around the doorknob, do not “run away” or let your full weight pull the laces! This will damage the corset and it will not be comfortable! If it only took 5 minutes to take in five or six inches, you probably went too fast!
5. Don’t pinch the top and bottom and allow a bulge at the waist! This will curve the stays in back and spoil the corset line. It should be hollow in the back. In general the back should curve more inward than the front, but usually less so than the sides.If the top and bottom close and you can’t get the waist to close no matter what, the corset waist size is too small, and you’ll have to train down your waist first and leave some gap at the top and bottom.
6. Don’t pull it in all at once and tie it off. It’s not going to be anywhere near as tight as it can be and it may wear out the corset faster due to uneven pressure.
7. Don’t lace to the point of discomfort and then stop, slow down when you feel it is getting close and enjoy it. If you are in a hurry, aim for less reduction. Even if you have been able to lace down to a certain size, don’t assume that you can always lace down to that size, unless you have been consistently wearing the corset. After a few days off, you have to re-train some to regain the lost ground, before getting down to your smallest size again.
8. If it does not go down to size, don’t force it, choose different clothing, something that’s less dependent on the corseted size.
9. Don’t think that by over tightening you can speed up the training. You may in stead get your body to put up a revolt and produce aches and pains. A corset can and will improve your shape in a healthy manner, but only if sufficient time is allowed for.
10. Don’t eat a big meal and then start tightlacing. No fatty foods, avoid carbonated drinks, mint, tea, coffee, spicy foods may irritate the spincter, and cause acid reflux
11. Don’t do heavy exercise while tight-laced. Moderate it if you plan to work out while tight-laced. When very tight, your breathing capacity may be reduced, and you need to allow for more frequent but shallower breaths. Walking, hiking, muscle training are not an issue, but running is probably not a good idea. If you plan to do so, just leave the corset off.
12. Don’t tight lace just for a few hours a day. If you only plan to occasionally wear it, moderate the reduction, probably two or three inches, four inches max.
13. The smallest waist does not necessarily give the best figure. Shape and proportion are the most important.

Tight Lacing for beginners (and its benefits)

There are several reasons to buy corsets – they look and feel great, they give excellent support to the larger breasted women among us with back problems and they give that feminine shape to transgender and cross-dressing men with a minimum of fuss. Many people feel more confident, sexier, more feminine, and most often incredibly sensual when wearing a corset.

The most indicated models for beginners are the Underbust and the Waist Cincher, being more comfortable and allowing a better movement.

Fasten tightly around your waist, instantly reducing the size of your waist, midriff and tummy, they produce such dramatic results and can really transform your figure. It starts around your hip bone and reaches up and over your waist, ending at just below your bust. This means that it sucks in all of those problem areas around your middle including your muffin top (waistband overhang), love handles and back boobs!

Due to the strength of the fabric and the boning, custom made underbust corsets are also very supportive and will therefore also help with correcting your posture and lower back pain (consult your GP though!). This also makes it great for post natal and post surgery recovery but we do advise that you consult your own GP before wearing one. Try our underbust corsets today and see the amazing difference it can make to your figure!

Tight lacing Key Features:

* Instantly reduces your waistline!
* Accentuates your waist giving you a more hourglass figure.
* Completely eliminate your muffin top and love handles.
* Slims & firms belly bulge, haunches and lower back.
* Really helps to really improve your posture.
* Can help with weight loss due to high compression.
* Promotes post natal and post surgery recovery (consult GP).
* Can help to improve lower back pain (consult GP).

Please Note: There are people who cannot practice this training, like diabetics, people with respiratory insufficiency, cronic back problems and high blood pressure etc. However, if you are healthy and have good sense to carry out a progressive and cautious training, no other method is as effective for reduction of the waist as the Tight Lacing.

Waist Training

Waist training, sometimes called Corset Training or Tightlacing, involves wearing a tightly-laced corset to help modify posture, waist circumference, and figure. It is generally performed by the use of a training corset, which can be laced very tightly, and if worn often enough, can alter the shape of the waist, lower ribcage, and bust line. The effects of waist training are most visible while wearing the corset, although all effects remain, to a lesser degree, even after the corset it removed.
After a short period of wearing a corset comfortably, it molds itself to your body shape and the material takes the strain of waist reduction evenly. Placing too much pressure on the corset at the outset may damage the fabric and stitching. In addition, it may cause you discomfort and a negative feeling toward your beautiful new garment.

Tightlacing has been controversial whereas many believe it to be potentially harmful to the body. However, it can be practiced safely and effectively if done responsibly. To prevent any damage to one’s body and corset, the novice corsetee should first research and consult with a tightlacing expert before engaging in any tightlacing or waist training program.

Cons

There are certain risks to waist training that must be brought up. Short-term effects of attempting to decrease waist size too quickly include chafing, shortness of breath, and discomfort, though if the waist training is done correctly this is easily preventable. Long-term effects can easily be avoided by tightlacing properly, but can be quite severe if the proper procedure is NOT followed. There have been reports of worsened posture without the corset if the corset is worn too consistently (due to the fact that the abdominals and lower back muscles atrophy because of disuse). Sometimes a waist can be trained so small that it loses its human aesthetic quality and can be found unattractive, even once the corset is removed. This usually starts at waist size 20, though a normal aesthetic quality can remain past that in some people. Constant corset wearing can lead to weaker abdominal muscles, constant shortness of breath, and persistent coughs. It is also possible… though very rare… to fracture the ribs through waist training. Note once more than all of this is avoidable simply by following procedure and not rushing yourself.
The following picture depicts a normal body on the left and a tightlaced corset altered body on the right.

Waist Reduction

The right picture is with an extreme waist reduction of more than 10″ a typical corset wearer who reduces only 4-6″ will not have the same amount of compression as depicted and are deemed perfectly safe, so long as the corset they use is custom fitted… hence the importance of a custom-fitted corset.
Also, it is important to remember that although organs don’t necessarily get moved significantly by tightlacing (in fact, in most cases, they move less than during pregnancy, and for less extreme corset-wearers, will go back to their original positions totally unharmed and unaffected after the wear), one must always be careful to observe adverse reactions, especially ones related to eating and breathing.

Pros

The positives of correctly-done tightlacing are both existent and visible. The main goal, of course, is almost always achieved, and the waist does shrink, usually to at least five inches circumference below the natural size. This can be used to better emulate characters while cosplaying, achieve the coveted hourglass build, or, for some, simply gain what is assumed to be an attractive female form. The breasts, being pushed up, often appear slightly larger and perkier. There is sometimes a response of higher… or lower… self esteem, depending on the results of the waist training.