Oooh! Oooh!! I've done it! I made a dress based on Elizabeth's gold dress from Pirates of the Caribbean a while back, and my corset was boned (pretty heavily) with cable ties. There is a kindof notreally dress diary at http://www.thir.net/index.php?topic=ABlog (it's all mixed in with the rest of my life... Scroll down till you see a picture, then scroll down some more for corset-only pics). Worked for me!

By the way, can I pleease 'friend' you? I've been following your work for a while now (it's beautiful!!) - I think I originally arrived at your site through Festive Attyre, but I can't really remember. I'm intending to use my LJ account for sewing/costume-y things, so you won't be inundated with work-rants or chinchillas. ;)