Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening
I believe "Stiffy" is essentially white glue. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of cc2010m...@cs.com Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 8:17 AM To: h-cost...@indra.com Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening In a message dated 5/25/2012 1:00:40 PM Central Daylight Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: > From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening > Message-ID: > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:18 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell < > rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu> wrote: > > >There is a product called "Stiffy?( used by crafters who "do" lace > >figurines). I think it has a plastic ingrediant that may work..? > > > It's water soluble, so you'd better make sure you don't wear your hat > in the rain! I wouldn't risk it... > Ooh! That is extremely important to know. In that case, Stiffy does not sound like the right stuff. Thanks for the tip! Henry Osier ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening
In a message dated 5/25/2012 1:00:40 PM Central Daylight Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: > From: Audrey Bergeron-Morin > To: Historical Costume > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 8:18 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell < > rmitch...@staff.washjeff.edu> wrote: > > >There is a product called "Stiffy?( used by crafters who "do" lace > >figurines). I think it has a plastic ingrediant that may work..? > > > It's water soluble, so you'd better make sure you don't wear your hat in > the rain! I wouldn't risk it... > Ooh! That is extremely important to know. In that case, Stiffy does not sound like the right stuff. Thanks for the tip! Henry Osier ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening
In a message dated 5/24/2012 1:04:18 AM Central Daylight Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: > From: "R Lloyd Mitchell" > To: "Historical Costume" > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening > Message-ID: <201205232018863.SM161423@[209.131.91.28]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > There is a product called "Stiffy?( used by crafters who "do" lace > figurines). I think it has a plastic ingrediant that may work..? Other wise, > try > edging the brim with hat wire or 18 guage wire which is whipped on the edge > by hand...unless you are adept with a zigzag on your sering machine. > Tedious, but sure. Stiffy sounds like a possibility. Thanks for the suggestion! Henry Osier ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening
In a message dated 5/23/2012 6:52:53 PM Central Daylight Time, h-costume-requ...@indra.com writes: > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Brim Stiffening > Message-ID: <8cf074d036907fe-15fc-39...@webmail-d090.sysops.aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Is it felt? You can buy hat sizing that you brush on. Do you mean hat Starch? And, yes it is standard felt. Henry Osier ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
