[Ansteorra] Fw: hoop petticoat

[Traci]

I have made both SCA hoops & farthingales as well as Victorian bustle cages
and more.  I prefer to use the plastic coated hoop steel but have
experimented with many a means of support.

Here is a link that I've tucked away in my travels; it shows some great
'alternative' examples of supplies you can get for support garments from
your nearest Home Depot:
http://www.modehistorique.com/elizabethan/homedepot.html

I tried the polyurethane tubing for a recent farthingale and it worked
great.  Getting the correct length in each layer took some fiddling but it
worked out in the end.  :)

Hope that helped!  :)

Elizabeta


On 1/31/08, Sher M <runa.herd at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> If I remember correctly mine had some type of plastic in it.  Why couldn't
> you use the stiff, slice your finger if you're not careful, plastic straps
> that are used to secure boxes.  The ends are glued/fused together.
>
> Runa of the Thundering Herd
> http://thethunderingherd.net/
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stefan li Rous" <
> >
> >> Thank you for the comments, Aethelyan.
> >>
> >> It hadn't occurred to me that the hoops could be done in a spiral
> >> pattern or even with a more flexible material like rope.
> The  discussions
> >> I'd seen before were all about the boned hoops and  possible modern
> >> substitutions. And how to wash them. One of the  substitutions
> discussed
> >> was the metal bands used to strap boxes and  such for shipping. But
> since
> >> they rust, this makes the outfit  difficult to wash.
> >
> >
>
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