Hi Wanda I would recommend you track down what I've heard called 'artificial whalebone' - it comes in several different widths, from 4mm up to 12mm, has no ridges (like ridgeline)and when you sit down, it doesn't stay bent up at the front like ridgeline does. You have be able to find it quite cheaply if you are in the US - the supplier's I've contacted over here vary considerably. You can get it from either
http://www.geocities.com/staymaker/index.htm http://www.venacavadesign.co.uk/ or from the manufacturer at http://www.wissner.de/eng/ I just noticed you can get it from Farthingales as 'German boning'. It's not as cheap as cable ties but it is as close to real whalebone as you'll get without that rather brittle tendency that sometimes happens. You can see how good it looks since it is used in The Staymaker's gallery of work. HTH Katherine (who's saving up for it right now) "A positive attitude may not solve all of your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort" - Herm Albright ___________________________________________________________ To help you stay safe and secure online, we've developed the all new Yahoo! Security Centre. http://uk.security.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
