Wrist Loop?

It is not a hopeless cause. I think your seamstress has just never come across this type if train. It needs to be bustled with several points. I would guess 6. She may be thinking of only one point which is the only method many seamstresses know. Take a look at The English Bustle page.

https://www.leannastudios.com/the-english-bustle

~Lea