Rather than regular plastic drinking straws, what about using the coffee stirrer type straws? They would be more of the size of the original beads. They could be cut, slit length-wise, painted with plastic friendly spray paint, and then put on the netting.
Kate ---- Sharon Collier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For a stage costume, use drinking straws, cut into pieces. They would thread > quickly onto string, (put two strings through a straw piece, then split the > strings and put through another straw piece with strings on either side, if > that makes sense) and you could put pre-made beaded fringe on the bottom for > "movement". > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Sylvia Rognstad > Sent: Friday, July 18, 2008 9:56 PM > To: Historical Costume > Subject: [h-cost] Ancient Egyptian beaded dress > > Speaking of such, has anyone ever come across any fabric that might work for > a stage costume of this? > > > Sylvia Rognstad > Divinity Designs and Emeralds > http://www.d-e-designs.com > _______________________________________________ > 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
