On 9/8/05, Suzi Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am sorry to disagree with you, but whalebone for corsets is totally > flexible. I inherited a gross whalebones from a corsetiere - they are > maybe from the 1940's or 50's. Interesting. What a completely different experience. Wish you were even in the same hemisphere so I could have a look. How thick are the bones in the corset? (Do they differ throughtout the corset?) The various ladle handles were .75 to 1 square cm, too thick for corsetry. I believe the Sothebys guy said they'd been heated to meld them into decorative twists. Perhaps there is a processing difference. Oh boy, another bit of curious minutia to track down. If I had a nickel for every bit of minutia... --cin Cynthia Barnes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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