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German plastic bones are sold by the meter (39”) and are excellent
quality. They are far superior, in our opinion, to Ridgelene.
They come in four different widths, can be sewn through
and are easily cut with
scissors. The cut ends do not fray and any rough bit
can easily be removed with the swipe of an emery board.
They are unaffected by water,
which allows them to be used in swimwear or hand washable
garments. German plastic bones come into our shop packaged
in 100 meter coils.
Due to this, plastic bones will remain coiled after we
cut it. It is important for you to remember to slide
these bones into the casing
alternating the curve or arc of the bone. If you slide
all the pieces into their channels with the curve going
in the same direction you
will get a warped garment, to avoid this alternate the
direction of the curve of each bone.
Plastic bones are often thought to be inferior to any others corset
bones, however, the quality of these plastic bones makes
them an exception. Number 50-8125-05 has been
popular with corset makers and milliners, it is a very
fine light plastic bone that works
well in
detailed work. Number 50-8125-07 is 7 mm wide, about
1/4" and is suitable for corsets, especially for anyone with
a “C” cup
or less. Number 50-8125-11 has been used by many
for Renaissance corsets, this is a wider thicker and
very supportive plastic bone.
The advantages of using this bone is the fact that you
can shape the ends. You can cut the ends at any angle
to fit the shape of your casing,
allowing bones to get right to the end of your center
front points. It also makes for a light weight yet heavily
boned bodice that will
maintain its shape, despite body heat. A customer used
this German plastic boning in a Renaissance bodice that
she wore for 10 straight
days in extremely hot weather. When she arrived home,
she threw it in the washing machine, not caring whether
it survived or not. She
was amazed to discover it came out in perfect condition!
While, I do not recommend washing any boned garment in
a washing machine it's good
to know the potential is there.
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50-8125-05
5mm (3/16") wide, best used for doll corsets or millinery
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50-8125-07
7mm (1/4") wide, Standard product for beginner corset builders and
for swimwear or lightly boned garments.
Depending on the size of the woman, these are
perfectly adequate for wedding dresses.
Not recommended for "heavy wear" garments.
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50-8125-11
11mm (7/16") wide, offers more support than above and can also be
used for doll hoops.
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Calash - Example of German Plastic Bones in use
German plastic boning is a versatile product designed
for lingerie and swim wear but excellent in light corsets, bridal and
evening wear bodices and even in hats! Order some to experiment with
in any of your structural projects.
A calash is a type of bonnet designed in the mid 1700’s
to cover but in no way interfere with the elaborate wigs of the time.
The calash bonnet looked somewhat like an accordion, functioned like
a hood and was held out from the head. Not resting on the head but
supported by cane or whale bone strips. The early calashes could fold
flat.
Ours is in half scale and only has three rows of 5mm
German Plastic boning but originals had as many 10 bones supporting
them.
Original Calash
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