10mm Steel Corset Boning with Plastic Coating - by The metre or Cut to Custom Length

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A rigid bone made of nylon coated spring steel. 1/2″ or 1/4″ (6mm.) wide. Coating prevents rusting and is highly resistant to washing detergents, and other fluids. Moderate flex in one direction only. Figure 2: White Steel Boning The principal substitute for whalebone is horn. This is chiefly manufactured in France from South American horns, and the stuff is imported cut into narrow strips ready for use. […] nothing has yet been found so good as the whalebone or the horn.’ ( A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods, 1892) Boning helps smooth out the lines of a bodice. It holds the seams straight and keeps them from wrinkling.

Spiral steel boning for corset making - OXFORD SCHOOL OF CORSETRY

People often use it in corsets that are like lingerie, or in clothes where moving comfortably is more important than strong shaping. Personally I prefer the smoothing properties of steel particularly at the front of the corset where I like a flat appearance rather than the rounded tummy of authentic Victorian style corsetry, however I do know of modern makers who do prefer SW over steel. It's really down to personal choice and as ever - experimentation. SW is around the same cost as steel so it's not an economical choice at all. Pin down your straps, and sew down the top facing. When finished, fold the fabric up and stay stitch your facing.

Antique stays and corsets from the 18th century, Victorian era and Edwardian era were usually stiffened with whalebone. Baleen is a filter-feeding system inside the mouths of whales. Whalebone was flexible, stiff and lightweight and could be shaped with heat and moisture. Therefore over time corsets with whalebone adapted to the curves of the body and they could also be steam-molded. If you want to make a modern corset, corselette or similar shapewear, it depends on the intended use.

Boning for Corset - Etsy UK Boning for Corset - Etsy UK

You love to wear easy knits. Now you can give them a personalized and lighthearted upgrade with hand stitching. Featherbone was made from the quills of feathers and it was more pliable than whalebone. Therefore it was used less for corsets and more for dress bodices, belts and as collar supports. Figure 13, Measure the seams where you want to add the boning, and cut the boning to match the seam lines. You’ll need one piece of boning in its casing for each seam. (Figure 13)It is what is inside 'twill covered boning' and in this formation serves a similar purpose to Rigilene boning. Glue stiffened fabric, stiff rope are alternatives that can be considered. A long strip of glue-stiffened fabric is usually used on the edges of petticoats. Boning is long, flat and stiff and is inserted inside the garment to give it stiffness and structure. Such plates, when separated, are scraped with a wiry-edged knife till sufficiently thin, and are then rubbed with a woollen cloth dipped in charcoal dust and water, then with rotten stone, and lastly polished with horn shavings. The horn may be dyed by boiling it in infusions of various colored ingredients.’ ( The American Cyclopaedia, 1873) Reed & Wood