At 15:35 05/04/2007, you wrote:
So was elastic used for women's stocking garters in the 1800s? If
not, how did they keep them up before garters were attached to corsets?
On Apr 5, 2007, at 7:45 AM, Sonja (LS-LAMP) wrote:
Does anyone know when elastic was first used in clothing and how?
I believe Thomas Hancock developed elastic for gloves in the early
1800s and did a separate patent for the machine to make the elastic
in the 1830s. I found this link: http://www.bouncing-balls.com/index2.htm
They used ribbons tied around under the knee. Some of Rowlandson's
more risque cartoons show this quite clearly. Some late 18th century
garters are beautifully embroidered, with mottoes and flowers.
Suzi
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