[h-cost] Corset flossing

2006-05-17 Thread katherine sanders 

I have some lovely pictures of the kind of flossing that was used in 
the late 19th century, but they do not come with instructions.  Can 
anyone point me at a website, or instructions please? Suzi

Suzi - I've not found anything about how to actually do it on the web or indeed 
in any books. However, playing around on a couple of corsets I've found that 
using two or three strands of cotton embroidery floss (since I'm not going to 
be washing them), secured with a couple of small stitches inside and then 
building up the design over and through the spiral from the front works. It is 
/very/ hard on your fingers especially until you get the feel for the spacing 
between coils but can be very effective.
 
I'm sorry that I can't be more help but if I find anything will be sure to post 
it here.
 
Katherine S.
 
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Re: [h-cost] Corset flossing

2006-05-17 Thread Suzi Clarke 

At 07:50 17/05/2006, you wrote:


I have some lovely pictures of the kind of flossing that was used in
the late 19th century, but they do not come with instructions.  Can
anyone point me at a website, or instructions please? Suzi

Suzi - I've not found anything about how to actually do it on the 
web or indeed in any books. However, playing around on a couple of 
corsets I've found that using two or three strands of cotton 
embroidery floss (since I'm not going to be washing them), secured 
with a couple of small stitches inside and then building up the 
design over and through the spiral from the front works. It is 
/very/ hard on your fingers especially until you get the feel for 
the spacing between coils but can be very effective.


I'm sorry that I can't be more help but if I find anything will be 
sure to post it here.



Katherine

Thanks for that - I have actually done fairly simple style flossing 
with proper flossing silk - bought in a charity shop many years ago!! 
But I would really like to do it properly. And yes, I agree, it is 
hard on the fingers - and the needles - bent at least two trying to 
fight one through a space that wasn't there!


Suzi 



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