This is hindsight, but I would have researched and bought the
busk first before starting the corset, and then adjust the corset
length so the available busk works.
Why do you have to buy the rest of the boning in the same place?
Is there a minimum order?
The spiral boning
At 17:34 26/11/2005, you wrote:
Possibilities..?
18 busk -
http://store.corsetmaking.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODProduct_Code=B-18Category_Code=SB
Another 18/46cm busk -
Greenberg and Hammer have corset busks as short as 6 and longer ones
in 11 12 14 and 17 lengths.
https://www.greenberg-hammer.com/store.asp?ItemID=195
They also have ones with gold colered studs.
Katy
On 11/25/05, Deredere Galbraith [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I buy my busks here.
Did you look at Farthingales?
http://www.farthingales.on.ca/busks.php
They have straight busks up to 16 long, for up to CDN$22.49 ( AUS$26.20 ).
I also thought that these are an interesting idea ( new from the last time I
had a browse through their site ) -
- Original Message -
From: Joannah Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Historical Costume [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2005 4:18 AM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] victorian corset with too short busk
Did you look at Farthingales?
http://www.farthingales.on.ca/busks.php
They have
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I don't know if they are cheap but I have seen corsets where the busk
was too short and they looked ugly.
They cut a piece of an other busk and taped it together but is is very
easy to see.
Never had any complaints from my customers, but then you can't see that an
extra piece has
At 02:44 26/11/2005, you wrote:
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I don't know if they are cheap but I have seen corsets where the busk
was too short and they looked ugly.
They cut a piece of an other busk and taped it together but is is very
easy to see.
Never had any complaints from my customers, but then you
In a message dated 11/24/2005 7:47:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Jean Hunnisett would use hooks and eyes at the top of a short busk,
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I put it at the bottom, because if there is a crinkle or lump there because
of it, it ends up under the
