Corset bones, that is...
I could never see why so may of my renfair and other corset making pals were using cable ties instead of real boning, and saying how wonderful they were, so I thought I'd try some and see...
Reading through the comments, I was struck by someone who said spiral steel boning by-the-yard was hard to come by. ??? I have several suppliers saved to my bookmarks.
Well, that's what *I* thought... As most of the sensible folk I know here and on Sewbiz could get it, what was the problem? Seems a lot of folk would rather use the cable ties than go to the bother of researching and getting the right stuff. When you put so much into a garment, why not go that little bit further and use the best boning available?
I could understand it for students on a strict budget, but not for anyone actually doing this with the time and income some of them seem to dedicate to it.
And so far I'm not convinced...
Those ties are sold in Home Depot stores, which are almost everywhere now. So I imagine the people who are using them are those with needs for immediate gratification. Run to Home Depot, buy lightbulbs, coat hooks, and cable ties.
Our police carry those cable ties for extra handcuffs in case of larger numbers of arrestees. ;-)
I think ours do too...
I still can't imagine wanting to use them as corset bones by choice.
I remember hearing that during the first Gulf War enemy combatants wishing to surrender had to bring their own zip ties.
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