OK so first of all, it sucks, I know.
Especially when the steel bones are poking you and you’d rather not wear your corset because it’s painful.
Been there before, multiple times.
The only thing you CAN do, is sew it up, or get a new one.
Plain & simple.
In my experience, the main reason this happens, EVEN AFTER being easy on the corset & seasoning for the appropriate amount of time, is because the rib springs or hip springs are the wrong size.
My CS-426, size 22″ from Orchard Corset has a rib spring of 7″.
I need at least a 10″ rib spring to be semi-comfortably closed.
I closed this corset a few years ago, which put way too much pressure on the corset, therefore, P O P.
With my CS-201, size 26″ from Orchard Corset, has a rib spring of 8″ and hip spring of 10″.
I need at least a 12″ hip spring to be semi-comfortably closed.
But in this case, it wasn’t me trying to close the corset that popped this bone.
It was a busk manufacturing defect.
I know this because I hadn’t even closed the corset before this happened.
Now there is one thing in common, and that’s that the corsets are from the same place.
Some corset companies are not made for the type hardcore waist training or tight lacing that some of us do.
Others may say this happens for different reasons, such as material used, the way the corsets are shaped, etc.
At the end of the day, I love Orchard Corset and will continue to purchase from them in the future.
And if this does happen, Orchard Corset is quite accommodating so just reach out to them and let them know what happened.
And if you have a different brand corset, I suggest reaching out to them too, and let me know.