I made my corset using the 3/16-inch cable ties from the hardware
store (package of 10, 34 inches long) which are easy to cut to size
with sturdy craft scissors. They actually flex a lot like whalebone
and are a lot lighter than steel bones.
Joan
At 04:32 PM 9/7/2005, you wrote:
Clearly it is up to the user-make it with period materials that may
not be "correct" or make it with materials which are imitations of
the period materials actually used. I am offering the information
for people who may assume that it was originally "stuffed" with
products other than whalebone.
Cin wrote:
Funny this should come up. I was just looking for more info on the
corset itself and had asked Drea Leed about some particulars. According
to her, the effigy corset is boned with whalebone, not reed.
Cant exactly buy them 'round here, tho, can we? Guess most wil make
do with reed, "woode and wyre". Now, Tokyo, whalebone's fair game. I
can even recommend a shop.
--cin
Cynthia Barnes
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