That's why you line with cotton, so the plastic doesn't touch the skin. Better than foam, or polyfill, which is , after all, plastic too.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan B. Farmer Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 7:46 AM To: Historical Costume Subject: RE: [h-cost] ideas on making body-shape suit or adding weight toanactress Quoting "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > You could use those air filled plastic bladders they use as filler for > packages. They are very lightweight, and if you keep a layer of cotton > between the body and the bladders, it should be ok. I just got some > today in my box from Amazon. You could blow up zip lock bags and get > the same effect-more sizes, too. They're so lightweight you can just > use gaffers tape to hold them in place. Plus they're super cheap. But wouldn't all that plastic be rather *hot*? Susan ----- Susan Farmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Tennessee Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology http://www.goldsword.com/sfarmer/Trillium/ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
