Re: [h-cost] Re. leather and stays
I would not use those for binding corsets. I do bookbinding as a hobby and those skins are vegetable tanned and very stiff and non stretchy as that is the qualities useful in bookbinding. I believe washing skins are alumtanned or something like that. At least they are much softer and pliable that bookbinding skins Tania E House <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: By the way, I've seen kidskin for sale as a bookbinding supply--in fact, at the moment there's some up for sale on ebay: http://stores.ebay.com/LEATHER-OUTLET (click on kid skins under the store categories on the left) It's about the same cost as buying a similar amount of chamois. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume - Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. - Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re. leather and stays
well as the normal listings. There's a shoeseller who's retiring from the > business and is selling off his inventory (id: parkridge101) Mmm, I wish I was there! A few years ago, a shoe making factory here inMmelbourne closed down and all was being sold. People walked out with great machinery and tools and many businesses bought up a lot of the leather stock before auction they thought may be useful. At the bottom of the leather racks, unpurchased until I came along, was all the stock they thought would never be of use...1960s and '70s fashion leathers in pretty good condition: hot pink patents, '70s muscle-car-purples, maroons, crazy lizard prints, bright orange, flame effects, blue suedes... You get the picture. I still have some but I am never using it because it is mine, mine, ALL MINE!! -C. This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re. leather and stays
I looked around a bit more on ebay, and there's several other sellers offering it--do a search for kid skin, and be sure to check the stores as well as the normal listings. There's a shoeseller who's retiring from the business and is selling off his inventory (id: parkridge101) who has a cream colored hide and a partial white hide, both big enough to get several stays worth of binding. It's a pity that I don't seem likely to have time anyday soon to make 18thC stays--I'm all in the mood, now! -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re. leather and stays
Oooh, check out those metallics!! I didn't see any white, but then again I didn't look past the first page. It would be worth contacting the seller to find out how thin the kid leather is. At one point, the Silly Sisters (18thC clothing makers & merchants) had stay binding leather available in a 1/2" strip, sold by the foot. I'm not sure if it was kid, but it was definitely thin enough to sew. I hate the idea of cutting up antiques, but there are kid leather gloves around where the hand is about 2" across and they would only fit ET. Or if you can find them as single gloves (unpaired) or damaged. -Carol > By the way, I've seen kidskin for sale as a bookbinding supply--in fact, > at the moment there's some up for sale on ebay: > http://stores.ebay.com/LEATHER-OUTLET > (click on kid skins under the store categories on the left) > It's about the same cost as buying a similar amount of chamois. > > -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
Re: [h-cost] Re. leather and stays
By the way, I've seen kidskin for sale as a bookbinding supply--in fact, at the moment there's some up for sale on ebay: http://stores.ebay.com/LEATHER-OUTLET (click on kid skins under the store categories on the left) It's about the same cost as buying a similar amount of chamois. -E House ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
[h-cost] Re. leather and stays
The leather that I've seen binding the edges of 18th century stays is smooth on the outside and rough on the reverse - like a pair of dressy gloves. (as mentioned -kid gloves) This looks to be the same leather that was also used on 19th century corsets I've seen. Though I can't swear to their animal origins, I suspect kid. That was definitely called "wash leather" in the 19th century. If you want to see the crescent pad under the arm go to the Kent State site. Two of the ones there have this feature, though it's easier to see on one than the other. http://dept.kent.edu/museum/costume/bonc/4subjectsearch/lingerie/lingerie18t h/lingerie18.html on the first stays - "colonial brown quilted" - you can see it best in the profile view. It's quite small and looks to be twisted. on the sixth stays you can see it best (the ones right after the busk.) The Museum of the City of New York has a set of stays with this underarm shield made up of several layers of linen rather than leather. My question - does anyone know the proper name for this underarm piece? Martha ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
