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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 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 ) -
http://www.farthingales.on.ca/lacing_bones.php
But, yes, Hedgehog Handworks has a really good price.
If you will forgive my asking, how long is the front of your corset? (
Just curious/interested. )
Joannah.
the front of my corset is 19 inches in total (I chose this pattern from
Corsets and Crinolines because it was fairly simple but it was long enough
that I could do things like Bustle gowns as well as crinoline fashions) so
if I leave 1/2 an inch at either end that leaves me with an 18" busk so 16"
isn't long enough (though it's 1" longer than Hedgehog Handworks) and they
don't have 1/2" wide spiral steels in pre-cut lengths, and I don't want to
have to deal with cutting up the boning myself.
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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