> There has been talk of a set of stays being found in Wales, which are > much earlier in date, and I believe Ian the Staymaker was invited to > look at them. However, to the best of my knowledge, nothing has yet > been published about them. Bjarne mentioned them in a post some time > ago, I think.
I remember that. Again, I haven't heard any further news. > Though I do have a question, hopefully someone where has studied the art of > >making stays; why is it that before the 19thC strips of baleen used for the > >bulk of stays were so incredibly narrow? I'm sure you get more flexibility > >with it but still have a very supportive garment. But is the benefit so > >great for so much more extra work? Was it down to the methods of cutting > >perhaps? > > Can't help with this one - sorry! I wonder if perhaps it was, as with eveyrthing, simply that mass production made it cheaper to go for wider strips than the finer. Thus there is some overlap with thinner and wider strips being used. Michaela de Bruce http://glittersweet.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.1/369 - Release Date: 19/06/2006 _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
