> Hi Carol, > Yes i know it would be best with cotton or linnen, but really for > reenacting will it really be worned this much? > > Bjarne
I haven't reenacted much lately, but three years back I was wearing the stays I made 15 and 20 years ago. With the older set, I reinforced the binding under the arms and repaired them a few times. Yes, we wear them quite a lot! I don't know how much your client will be wearing her stays. A dance once a year, or 30 weekends per year, or somewhere in-between? I've seen originals bound in linen tape (late 18thC) but I have not seen any bound with silk. -Carol _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume