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Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 6:32 AM
Subject: [h-cost] Cable ties and corsets
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
I've had some luck with taping cable ties together for extra length but I
can only get my hands on the skinny ones (I've found two skinny cable ties
per channel is sufficient in a fully boned corset [i.e. no gaps between the
bones] and I'm about a size 18-20 and a DD cup so it's not like there's
nothing to hold in) so I had 3 layers with the joins at different places
like bricks in a wall. Of course if you use tape that would probably mean
you couldn't wash it, but you really shouldn't need to wash a corset anyway.
This diagram is intended to show what the bones look like from the side
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HTH
Elizabeth
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Elizabeth Walpole
Canberra Australia
ewalpole[at]tpg.com.au
http://au.geocities.com/e_walpole/
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