Nylon Plastic Continuous Boning – 10 Meters – (6mmW)

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When placed inside corsets (which are right beside warm skin), this material naturally follows the shape of the body, regardless of the wearer’s body type. MMAs (methyl methacrylate adhesives) have a much higher peel strength and temperature resistance compared to epoxy adhesives.

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These stays feature all of the same construction details of our current stays, but with 6mm synthetic whalebone in place of steel. This link also includes more details on the John Cavanah dress which is pictured at the top of this blog post and dates back to a road trip to the Symington archive that I made with friends around 5 years ago. As ever, I present no pre-conceived conclusions and encourage experimentation at every step of your sewing journeys which is why it's no secret that I do not agree with the statement "plastic boning is better than steel". A few blog posts on How to make a dress foundation in several projects by me - including a post where I use rigilene boning in partnership with steel boning to make a moulded bust curve - a technique which I still use in some of my corsetry projects today. I’d extend the boning as far as the bodice continues, so that the whole thing has the same kind of structure.Plastics bonded through adhesives benefit from lightweighting, improved aesthetics, corrosion protection, high bond strengths, weathering resistance, lack of sharp edges and quicker assembly times.

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Here is another example of a dress foundation boned with spiral steel, and I am particularly interested in this one because it has toile panniers which I have been fascinated about ever since hearing about them from my showgirl friend and vintage couture conniseur, Immodesty Blaize who found them in the vintage wedding dress she wore to her civil wedding ceremony in France.

to my knowledge there is NO evidence that steel was used as primary boning material in any stays or corsets up until mid-late 19th century. German plastic bones are far superior, in our opinion, to Rigilene and other plastic bones found at North American retailers. Keep an eye out for opportunities to view extant garments (historical clothing that has survived to the modern-day), whether they be from museum viewings or from displays from clothing collections.

Synthetic Whalebone (German Boning) -6 sizes | Boning

You could add them directly to the wrong side of the main layer of the bodice, although it’s better to create a separate layer underneath and insert the boning to that. In technical terms, corsets refer to a type of garment that is ‘worn to hold and train the torso into a desired shape.This is a smooth, white, plastic boning that provides medium support in corsets, and firm support when used in a bodices. The bodice is not only smoothing the wearers body, it is also supporting those petticoats and panniers and the whole thing will then support the heavy satin dress that goes over the top of it.