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I've been meaning to try...in addition to some stiffening agent like starch or hat lacquer...zig-zaging some fishing line to the edge of the ruff. If you're attaching some lace to the edge with a narrow zig-zag, why not do it over some medium strength fishing line? If you get the right gauge, it could greatly help in achieving smooth, "bouncy" 8's. But I haven't tried it. It's as invisible as that nylon thread they sometimes do blind hems with, but it needs to have more body than the thread.
I've seen this done, and by itself, it doesn't work very well. You get a fairly good shape on the edge, but the body of the ruff just collapses--kind of like doing a farthingale with only a single hoop at the bottom. As you suggest, I think you'd have to combine it with another stiffening method to get a good result. You'd also have to tack the figure-eights together where they touch unless you're using something really sturdy to stiffen (and even then, you'd have to pin or clip them together while drying). I don't think starch could withstand the sproing factor of fishing line unless it was really lightweight and you mixed the starch really strong.
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