tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post7640782658983203045..comments2022-03-27T04:11:20.650-04:00Comments on Thread-Headed Snippet: The B. in the BonnetThread-Headhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15993301657471657837noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-29389546773332288302013-02-26T23:30:08.199-05:002013-02-26T23:30:08.199-05:00Nancy-
I see absolutely no reason not to try the ...Nancy-<br /><br />I see absolutely no reason not to try the nylon tubing. If it's cheaper than a couple dollar store hula hoops, GO FOR IT! Thrift store belts are good waistbands and adjustable, too. My experience with Costume MacGyvering on anyone besides my lonely self is verrrrry limited, so I don't have a ton of tricks up my sleeve. Liz at The Pragmatic Costumer has some awesome posts on costume improvising, and so does Lauren at American Duchess. <br /><br />And can I say how bloody happy it makes me that someone of my "acquaintance" needs to create 4 farthingales? Livin' the dream.<br /><br />Good luck! I demand updates.<br />AlisonThread-Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993301657471657837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-40771817839722614652013-02-26T15:03:00.266-05:002013-02-26T15:03:00.266-05:00Dear T.H.S.! Thanks for your VERY GENEROUS respon...Dear T.H.S.! Thanks for your VERY GENEROUS response to my query! I really only expected a "well, you could get some hula hoops and duct tape, or I heard of a desperate and lazy costumer once who used busted venetian blinds.." Actually, blinds MIGHT work, if you could put up with the thunderclaps coming from under your skirts when they snapped! <br /><br />Holy C..p! HOW DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE TOURNAMENT OF HORRORS! And it usually is performed in my bathroom in puddles of dripping dyed muslin, not duct tape... Costume MacGyvering should be my motto, and if you haven't grabbed it first...<br />Seriously, I need to create at least 4 farthingales and the less it costs the better, so any tips and tricks you are generous enough to share will make me giddy with glee. Know any reason why reinforced nylon tubing from Lowe's wouldn't do it?<br />THANKS for making me laugh. Dangerous, with food, but fun!<br />NancyAuntieNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202319448791012747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-36656921411485212592013-02-25T17:57:54.333-05:002013-02-25T17:57:54.333-05:00Auntie Nan-
So let me get this straight... you wa...Auntie Nan-<br /><br />So let me get this straight... you want me to help you create an economical, historically accurate reproduction of a hoop-skirt out of readily available materials?<br /><br />That's it... I'm going home.<br /><br />I'm actually in the process of revitalizing my own homemade hoop. It's currently made of 5/8" spring steel and plastic rivets, with canvas duck strips to hold everything together. I made it about two years ago, and it's taught me a great deal. Mainly, that I do NOT need a 160" bottom hoop. (WHAT was I thinking??) Mine is comprised of 4 graduated hoops with the strips suspended from a wide waistband. In its new life, it will be enclosed in a cotton sleeve from the hips-down, with channels sewn for the steel. <br /><br />This brings me to my answer, such as it is: I haven't found the Holy Grail for easy+affordable+accurate crinoline hoops yet. If you go the route I did, you're looking at an investment of roughly $60 for materials, provided you have the tools to rivet the metal strips together. I've seen hoop skirts made of hula hoops, plastic pool toys, plastic wall-trim and just about everything else you can think of. Bottom line is, what's most important to you? If you're on a very small budget, I'd get a plastic hoop-skirt from one of the ebay sellers. Some of them will give a perfectly fine shape and you'll be spared a 2-day tournament of horrors in your kitchen with a roll of duct tape and a stack of hula hoops (or whatever). <br /><br />If you are more concerned with accuracy, your investment will probably increase quite a bit but your results will look better in the event of a sudden wind storm. Please let me know what you decide to make! I love Costume MacGyvering! When I get some of my other projects under wraps, I'll do a post on my own hoop skirt. Hopefully by then you'll be on a better path than I. Thank you for your (always) kind words!<br /><br />AlisonThread-Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993301657471657837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-81838064416380445812013-02-25T15:37:47.614-05:002013-02-25T15:37:47.614-05:00I hope you had as much fun writing this (and makin...I hope you had as much fun writing this (and making it and taking the photos) as I did reading it! True entertainment. And the bonnet is lovely. Deserves to be in a film somewhere!<br /><br />Seeing that you're such a quick hand with improvising materials -- have you ever improvised hoops for a hoop skirt? I need something that will be cheap (not strapping!) and stand up under a cartridge-pleated skirt or two. Any ideas?<br />Thanks a bunch!<br />Auntie NanAuntieNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202319448791012747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-48384623716128325972013-02-24T17:37:19.626-05:002013-02-24T17:37:19.626-05:00Um, I totally love the color silk you used! The bo...Um, I totally love the color silk you used! The bonnet turned out charming! :)Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04543398249049649078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-4671443745195797532013-02-24T15:40:44.983-05:002013-02-24T15:40:44.983-05:00Every one of your posts is a delight to read. The...Every one of your posts is a delight to read. The bonnet is incredibly fun and pretty. I hope to see it on a human head one day! Chelseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00652213021578183789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-40356219337243692312013-02-24T15:35:48.863-05:002013-02-24T15:35:48.863-05:00Natalie-
Thank you!
I am a proud and brazen prac...Natalie-<br /><br />Thank you!<br /><br />I am a proud and brazen practitioner of botanical anachronism. Currently in production is a straw Regency bonnet which boasts an enthusiastic combination of dried wheat, faux-pyrocantha berries and felt poppies. What can I say? I live dangerously.<br /><br />-AlisonThread-Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15993301657471657837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261676034084131707.post-24667275863767391702013-02-24T08:38:00.503-05:002013-02-24T08:38:00.503-05:00Dear Thread-headed Snippet,
Your writing gives me...Dear Thread-headed Snippet,<br /><br />Your writing gives me the giggles. B as in brilliantly funny.<br /><br />All the stuff thrown at the hat ended in a handsome hat! No matter that pussy willows bloom before blueberries are a twinkle in the mama plant's eye: they work!<br /><br />Very best,<br /><br />NatalieZipZiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04088551086336264968noreply@blogger.com