The Hitch

Okay - so as its full steam ahead and I get to the nitty gritty of making my calico mock up of my corset I hit a snag.  The kit from McCullough & Wallis seems to be missing something - The kit includes the eyelet kit for making the lacing holes... it even includes the laces... but hang on - there is NO Lace Boning aka this: 

These fit in the corset at the back in much the same way as you other boning channels, but these have holes in them in which you line up and make the appropriate holes and affix your eyelets - NOT having these and merely putting eyelets into the cloth with nothing to support it will leave you with a weak point in your corset - especially f you are tightlacing.

What i did find odd was that the kit also included a set of hook & eye fastenings (which you can also use for corsetry instead of eyelets and lacing)  but i saw absolutely no point in making a 'complete corset making kit' with expensive spiral steel bones, lacing and eyelet making pack - and shoving in hooks and eyes?  they might as well have left out the eyelet pack and lacing altogether and just said it was a kit NOT SUITABLE FOR TIGHTLACING - or, just included the lacing bones instead.

I've emailed them to ask - lets see if I get a response!