Wouldn't that be too flimsy? Seems to me that the weight of any garment would crush the extension. I have read somewhere (Godey's) that piano wire was one of the reliable wires for making these cages. I have at least three crins of this period and the wire in them is not quite tubular (think 'linguini and not speggitti).It is flexable but is not bent easily. The originals were fiber cased. One I use for contemporary use ad shed most of this covering in it's long history. I recovered it with white florist tape. This allows it to move freely in its traces and retards the rusting of the steel. Another one has had the vertical tapes replaced with drapery header. I found one that was the width of the original and had the neat tracers that accommodated the wire exactly. Kathleen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon at Collierfam.com" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Historical Costume'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2006 2:00 AM Subject: RE: [h-cost] Re: Cage crinolines: wire/steel hoops and casings query
> I'm not sure if it would work, but can you try using the steel in measuring > tapes? If it's the right kind, you could maybe get it from the manufacturer. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 8:39 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [h-cost] Re: Cage crinolines: wire/steel hoops and casings query > > > I'd do it the way Suzi suggests too. > > I've never managed to find the "watch spring" that the originals were made > from, and am no longer sure if it's made in large quantities any more > (though if > anybody knows otherwise, do let me know!) > > Though last time I used the narrowest flat steel I could find, and encased > it > in bone casing that I had, and ordinary cotton twill tape for the verticals, > > and I hand stitched the hoops in at the intersections, through the casing > and > the tape. I also made the flounce at the bottom separately and attached it > using buttons at regular intervals, so it could be removed for washing (it > was > for a wedding dress to later be used for re-enactment and so likely to be > dragged around a muddy field). > > Would like to do the 'uber-authenitc' type, but it's one of the many things > on my list that I want to make for fun (rather than for customers), that I > never seem to find the time for :-( > > Debs > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
