"I have some lovely pictures of the kind of flossing that was used in the late 19th century, but they do not come with instructions. Can anyone point me at a website, or instructions please? Suzi"
Suzi - I've not found anything about how to actually do it on the web or indeed in any books. However, playing around on a couple of corsets I've found that using two or three strands of cotton embroidery floss (since I'm not going to be washing them), secured with a couple of small stitches inside and then building up the design over and through the spiral from the front works. It is /very/ hard on your fingers especially until you get the feel for the spacing between coils but can be very effective. I'm sorry that I can't be more help but if I find anything will be sure to post it here. Katherine S. "A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" - Herm Albright "Are you tugging my squirrel?" "...I will answer your questions but only in the language of a crow..." _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
