Re: [h-cost] Not tying your bonnet strings ?
Thank you for sending this information, it's very enlightening! Now that I can see it as 'vain' rather than 'proud', it makes a lot more sense. (I'll write to my sister at once, so she can add the idea to her family history record.) -Linda On 13/11/2011 22:29, Carol Kocian wrote: Interesting — in 18thC reenactment, I heard that you did not tie anything under your chin unless you had a chin to hide. I don't know if it came from an 18thC source, because various folksy things are shared in reenactment. -Carol On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Linda Walton wrote: As the list is so quiet, I'll take this opportunity to raise a point that has always puzzled me, and hope that it will not be off topic. My great-grandmother lived in the North of England, (north Lancashire), at the end of the Victorian era, and I know very little about her, except that she was considered a very proud woman because she wouldn't tie her bonnet strings. It's bothered me all my life, and of course I should have asked my older relatives, but I've left it too late now, and they are all gone. So: can anyone explain what that was about? Awaiting all suggestions with interest, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] artificial whalebone
Oh, I hadn't thought of that! Thanks! Cheers, Danielle At 12:43 PM 11/16/2011, you wrote: 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 + 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] artificial whalebone
Oh, that sounds like the perfect width I will have to look into those too! It sounds like I need to take a trip to the hardware store. Thank you!!! Cheers, Danielle At 12:47 PM 11/16/2011, you wrote: 1/8 wide zip ties, though they only come in short lengths. Long enough for corsetry, though (yeah, been there, done that). Claudine 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
Re: [h-cost] artificial whalebone
Thanks, that is worth trying too. Cheers, Danielle At 11:59 AM 11/16/2011, you wrote: 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
Re: [h-cost] Subject: artificial whalebone
It was not my intention to suggest using the milk jugs for human use. The original poster said she's working on dolls, and I suggested it for small projects like dolls. Perhaps my wording could have been better, but clearly it is too thin to use for boning for humans. Natalie On 11/17/2011 4:57 PM, lynlee o wrote: I have used the thicker lids of ice cream containers as inners for caps. It cuts well and you can actually put the odd stitch into it. It stood up to kids and has a nice firm maliability. Milk jugs here are now way too thin to be useful to me, and they break down into sharp bits quickly in the sun - I used then as garden cloches for vege plants. Diane Someone suggested to me once that cutting strips from a milk jug makes wonderful boning for smaller projects, like dolls. I haven't had time to test it myself, but it seems like a pretty good idea. You can always double up on layers if you need it a bit stiffer too. Natalie From: Danielle Nunn-Weinberggilshal...@comcast.net To: Historical Costumeh-cost...@indra.com Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:01 AM Subject: [h-cost] artificial whalebone 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 ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Not tying your bonnet strings ?
Interesting. I wear a bonnet at the Dickens Christmas Fair and I often do not tie my bonnet under the chin, but rather lower down. I do this purely for practical reasons---it makes the bonnet so much easier to get on and off. We have to be going from inside to outside, depending on where we are at the fair and just being able to pop it on without struggling with the ribbons is so much easier. I will add that mine is balanced so that I do not need the ribbons or a hatpin to keep it on. Sharon C. -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Linda Walton Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 11:40 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Not tying your bonnet strings ? Thank you for sending this information, it's very enlightening! Now that I can see it as 'vain' rather than 'proud', it makes a lot more sense. (I'll write to my sister at once, so she can add the idea to her family history record.) -Linda On 13/11/2011 22:29, Carol Kocian wrote: Interesting - in 18thC reenactment, I heard that you did not tie anything under your chin unless you had a chin to hide. I don't know if it came from an 18thC source, because various folksy things are shared in reenactment. -Carol On Nov 13, 2011, at 5:04 PM, Linda Walton wrote: As the list is so quiet, I'll take this opportunity to raise a point that has always puzzled me, and hope that it will not be off topic. My great-grandmother lived in the North of England, (north Lancashire), at the end of the Victorian era, and I know very little about her, except that she was considered a very proud woman because she wouldn't tie her bonnet strings. It's bothered me all my life, and of course I should have asked my older relatives, but I've left it too late now, and they are all gone. So: can anyone explain what that was about? Awaiting all suggestions with interest, Linda Walton, (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). ___ 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
