I have used the thicker lids of ice cream containers as inners for caps. It
cuts well and you can actually put the odd stitch into it. It stood up to kids
and has a nice firm maliability. Milk jugs here are now way too thin to be
useful to me, and they break down into sharp bits quickly in the sun - I used
then as garden cloches for vege plants.
Diane
Someone suggested to me once that cutting strips from a milk jug makes
wonderful boning for smaller projects, like dolls. I haven't had time to
test it myself, but it seems like a pretty good idea. You can always
double up on layers if you need it a bit stiffer too.
Natalie
>> ________________________________
>> From: Danielle Nunn-Weinberg<gilshal...@comcast.net>
>> To: Historical Costume<h-cost...@indra.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 3:01 AM
>> Subject: [h-cost] artificial whalebone
>>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Has anyone had much luck cutting down the white plastic artificial
>> whalebone, into much smaller pieces, say length-wise? I've tried soaking it
>> in boiling water first to try and soften it up, I tried using a brand new
>> exacto knife, scissors, and all I got was a mess and sore hands. I'm trying
>> to create doll-sized (22") boning from the full sized piece since I can't
>> seem to find anything that would make good doll boning in and of itself. If
>> anyone has suggestions, I would
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