At 05:40 PM 3/1/2009, you wrote:
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
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That's what I used in my last Elizabethan corset. I'm planning to do
a Victorian corset with the same stuff. I like the ones that are 24
or 36 inches long (the longer, the wider and thicker); they are easy
to cut with a pair of craft scissors. Just nip off the sharp edges
to make the tip slightly rounded \___/; I have not had any trouble
with them poking through the coutil. They are a bit thicker than
corset steels, but much lighter in weight. Plus they don't
rust. And I'm not a tiny gal, but I get good support.
Joan Jurancich
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