I've used my Viking with an eyelet plate to do lacing holes on a pourpoint for holding armor (1380ish); it's worked fairly well though a few of the holes eventually ripped with use. Still, the holes didn't rip faster than the garment wore out...
Guenievre On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 7:44 PM, <00217...@bigred.unl.edu> wrote: > I'm thinking of buying a 1950's sewing machine with a buttonholer >> attachment, the kind that uses templates to make different size >> buttons. Some of them have templates that make round eyelets, and I'm >> wondering, has anyone used them for lacing eyelets on period corsets >> and bodices? >> > > I've used mine for lacing holes on bodices and gowns; I generally just use > metal grommets on corsets. > > As Suzi recommends, I go around twice. > > Emma > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
