Hand made eyelets/photos/my old sewing machine

I am sewing 6 eyelets down each side of the back of this tabbed english corset. I stopped at the waist and didn't put eyelets on the tabs.
i reinforced them by sewing washers on the outside of the corset. the binding is aready on and it's too difficult to underdo it to slip a washer on the inside. This will be fine.
So far I have no straps.
I had Paul help lace me into it, using one spiral lace. It's too short. I suppose it could be a little tighter. I'll leave it as is. When I make the bodice, I'll cut it taller, bone it a little and hope for the best.

My sewing machine is in the shop. She said the bobbin case is rusted. Almost $200 to fix it. I have decided to pick it up unfixed. PAUL will attempt to take it apart, sand the rust off and put it back together. I wonder if it will be useable when he's through. I need a clean smooth surface to sew fabric on.
It sat unused in the Kawkawlin basement for years. I have used it extensively since 1990. I've had it for 30 years. It was a wedding present from Paul.

I've oiled and cleaned it since 1990 and it's run very well until the belt broke. Paul 'made some modifications' and he also rewired the foot petal. It heats up quickly and hums loudly. I unplug the foot petal while sewing. I think I wrote aobut this before.
Here is a quick story of how WE fixed the machine.
Paul took the bobbin case downstairs to sand it. He took out a tiny screw and dropped it. His work area was filled with wood shavings and dirt/debris. We never found it. He took a screw out of his reading glasses, dropped it, found it, tryed it in the bobbin case. It didn't fit. We had a devil of a time putting the screw back in the glasses. It has a spring in the stems. We went to the grocery store in town and bought an eyeglass repair kit. He tried another screw, it fit, he filed off the excess. This was a tiny project and he didn't have magnifyer or any of the proper tools. STill, he did it. Then we set to work adjusting the tension. It's sewing a little better but the tension won't stay adjusted. I'm sure I'm going to be buying a new sewing machine before long.