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 can't see
that an extra piece has been added. At least not the way I do it. I
have some old spoon busks which are way too short, but work fine
when I tape the extra piece on.
Suzi
Suzi,
Can you describe the way you attach an extra busk piece, as it must
be different to the method Deredere has seen if one is obvious and
the other isn't. I'm assuming you would have to use gaffer tape (AKA
duct tape) for the strength and I'm wondering how you would get the
requisite strength in the join without creating lumps in the finished corset.
Thanks,
Elizabeth
I use electrical tape, which is sturdy and much finer than duct tape.
I have a collection of old spoon busks which I use, but they are
barely 10" long, so my husband cuts a modern busk to make the length
I need, making sure that there is as much spare steel as possible
below the bottom stud and loop. Then I just bind them together with
the tape. It may be a difference in construction technique as well.
The corsets I make for VictorianEdwardian are single layer, with the
front busk edge and the back lacing edge both faced with the same
material (broche). I use twill rape sewn over the seams to hold the
bones. I have made corsets for a lady with an FF bust, and still use
narrow spiral steels, but use two laid side by side in each tape.
This gives plenty of support and means I don't go looking for wider
steels. I make corsets all the rime, and have never used wider steels
for any of them, no matter what size.
Hope this helps.
Suzi
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