"blew delicately into place" <snerk!> Now, that is well said. :)
And yes, if I wasn't clear, I meant that the boning is at the closure edges, so that they meet when the garment is closed. Claudine ----- Original Message ---- > From: Cin <cinbar...@gmail.com> > To: Historical Costume <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Mon, October 18, 2010 11:01:38 AM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Hooks & bars problem > > Well said, Claudine. Your additional detail describes almost exactly > what I've done. (One difference: I bone the lining layer at the > closure.) > When worn, the undergarments take all the strain, the lining section > of the bodice keeps the garment fastened and the outer layers can look > like they just blew delicately into place. That's the trick. It > should look effortless even tho' we all know it takes 100s of hours to > accomplish the feat. > --cin > Cynthia Barnes > cinbar...@gmail.com > > On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 9:37 AM, <cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I thought of a third option, which I used on a Victorian evening bodice > > recently, that encompasses Cyn's suggestions. Tell me if this is clear: > > > > When I made up the lining, I turned the center front and made a casing for a > > bone. I then set the lining in by hand, and stitched the hooks and eyes in >after > > (I stitched a strip of grosgrain along the edge where they're attached, to >give > > them something more to grab on to than just the lining fabric). The > > stitches >for > > the hooks and eyes don't go all the way through to the outside fabric >because > > the bone is in between. Result: the strain is on the seam that holds the >bone, > > and there's no strain on the fashion fabric. The fashion fabric is also >slightly > > wider at center from than the lining, so that it covers up any gap. > > > > This bodice would've been a perfect application for hooks and eyes set > > into >the > > seam, but I didn't think of it at the time. Wish I had, so that the inside >of > > the bodice would look tidier. > > > > Claudine > _______________________________________________ > 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
