Hi everyone, I've been looking at some cotton hoopskirts on ebay (http://stores.ebay.com/ANGELS-BRIDAL-SHOP_5-HOOP-6-HOOP-MEGA-FULL-SLIP_W0QQ ssPageNameZVIStoreHeaderLinksQQtZkm?) for much less than it would cost me to buy the boning. But they only have 6 hoops, whereas the Simplicity pattern for mid 19th century hoops (#7216 but it's been discontinued) has 13 hoops. My 16th century farthingale only has 5 hoops and I've had no problems with it but it's much narrower than a 19th century hoop. So in short has anybody had success in using a readymade hoop? If I bought a readymade hoop I would obviously reduce the size (as a 168" hem is far too large) and replace the drawstring with a real waistband. But I'm not sure if 6 hoops could cause problems with either the bones showing through the skirt (I'd hope to only need one or two petticoats between the hoop and the dress) or the bones collapsing? As a student I'm long on time and short on cash so making modifications is not something I'm concerned about, but buying something cheap that's going need replacing after five minutes is false economy. thanks Elizabeth -------------------------------------------- Elizabeth Walpole Canberra Australia ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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