You are reading my mind--I was just wondering:  were there different
sizes of hoops, or styles of hoops worn--i.e. the hoops I"ve seen
patterned for ball gowns were very round and wide;  were the hoops that
might be worn at home narrower or different?

And do you have a link or a photo or diagram of your hoops from that
period, so I could see what the configuration is, that they would fold up
so easily to sit down?

Yours in costuming, Lis aA

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:21:38 GMT "R Lloyd Mitchell"
<[email protected]> writes:
> One thing about period hoops is that they fold gracefully when you 
> sit; no pop-up or sticking out.? I have my great-grandmother's set 
> and people have been amazed at how flexible they actually are. The 
> shape is elipticle and length about 36" from the waist.
> kathleen
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