I had made many corsets with duct ties. There's a big difference in stiffness between duct ties and zip ties. Duct ties are with the air conditioning stuff at home depot. They're about 1/2" wide and I usually buy the ones that are 36" long. I love working with them because they're easy to trim with scissors, inexpensive and easy to obtain at my local home depot. I really have nothing but good things to say about my experience using them. If you're worried about them poking through I have melted the edges with a lighter to smooth them for use with thinner fabric.
-Robin On 3/1/09, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a zip-tie corset: > http://anvil.unl.edu/emma/clothing/images/undies2large.jpg > http://anvil.unl.edu/emma/clothing/images/undieslarge.jpg > > I find zip ties to be a little bulky, and I've had problems with them > wearing through the fabric pretty quickly. However, I've only just now made > my first coutil/steel boning corset, so they may be no worse than anything > else. > > Note: if you don't run a line of stitching on the top of a boning channel, > zip ties can creep, due to the one-way teeth that makes zip ties work. It's > very odd to have a bone suddenly coming over your shoulder through the > strap. > > I have not had any problems with the boning remembering shape. At the end > of the day, they're still straight. > > Emma > ________________________________________ > > > There is an interesting topic on the USITT costume designers email list > about using zip ties for stays in corsets. Has anyone tried this? Here is > a URL for an example: > > http://s214.photobucket.com/albums/cc94/CaraGreenleaf/Chain%20and%20Dresses/?action=view¤t=Corsetbonesuncut.jpg > > The professors say that it works very well. > > Penny Ladnier > Owner, The Costume Gallery Websites > www.costumegallery.com > 11 websites of fashion, textiles, costume history > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
