If the boning isn't continuous you will find that the garment is going to want to bend where the split is. I am not really explaining this well, but if you bend a long piece of whatever you use for boning it will curve. If you bend a section where there are two pieces butted together it will be a sharp bend. That may be ok in some places, but you will probably be happier getting something that is long enough. I have gotten cable ties a couple of feet long. If that is what you really want to use, check around Lowe's, Home Depot and the like.
Oh yes, you are right about joining them. It would be uncomfortable and would probably show as a bump on your garment. Good luck. Lalah, Never give up, Never surrender --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Subject: [h-cost] Cable ties and corsets Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:32:05 -0500 Hi all, I have a question for those who use cable ties in their corsets. I'm making my first 18th-century corset, and it turns out that because some of the channels run diagonally and the bank is so high, my cable ties aren't long enough. So, I'm wondering, will it really be that bad if the bones aren't continuous? I tried tying two bones together, but they made a lump that looked like it might be uncomfortable. Should I go and buy enough ridgeline to fill in the long channels? Thanks! Tea Rose _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _____________________________________________________________ Netscape. Just the Net You Need. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
