Have you tried weed-waker line? It comes in several sizes and is easy to cut and cheap. Paula
> From: manordto...@stthomas.edu > To: h-cost...@indra.com > Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:59:53 +0000 > Subject: Re: [h-cost] artificial whalebone > > In a related project, I once took fairly stiff wire and wound really > flexible wire around it in a tight spiral. It bent as I wanted, but > didn't get weird. It was very narrow. > > On 11/16/11 5:01 AM, "Danielle Nunn-Weinberg" <gilshal...@comcast.net> > wrote: > > >Greetings, > > > >Has anyone had much luck cutting down the white plastic artificial > >whalebone, into much smaller pieces, say length-wise? I've tried > >soaking it in boiling water first to try and soften it up, I tried > >using a brand new exacto knife, scissors, and all I got was a mess > >and sore hands. I'm trying to create doll-sized (22") boning from > >the full sized piece since I can't seem to find anything that would > >make good doll boning in and of itself. If anyone has suggestions, I > >would love to hear them! > > > >Cheers, > >Danielle > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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
