Deciding Where to Cut Cutting into someone’s treasured clothing or belongings is always the most nerve-racking part of making a memory item. There is no popping to the shop for another metre if something goes wrong, once the scissors go in, that is it. No pressure, then!

Armed with gaffer tape (because of course), I wrapped myself like a budget DIY mannequin. I’d seen this corset-pattern method on TikTok, what could possibly go wrong? I marked out darts, curves, all the shaping I wanted… then came the small issue of removing it.