http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/ Costume discussion, questions, and posts. Costumes Clothing Fashion Sewing Crafts Theatre Theater Needlework Makeup Dress Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:17:58 GMT fossil73 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11389 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11389 ... In addition to those plastic wire wraps for boning and to make high collars and the like stand up.......you might also consider using FOSSHAPE. If you're Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:23:09 GMT Curtis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11388 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11388 ... It was also mentioned here...a long time ago (I'm pretty sure it was two or three years ago...it was a relatively old tip when I finally got around to Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:49:14 GMT Barbara Mount http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11387 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11387 Tutu.com is where I purchase mine from, but under poor planning, I have gone to the hardware store and purchased the large zip ties! Caryneska [Non-text Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:48:48 GMT geneiak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11386 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11386 guess i really didn't read your question- sorry retshopbuyer Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:12:26 GMT catslave54 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11385 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11385 Wait... some theatre does "Annie" EVERY YEAR? And I thought the annual remounts of "Best Christmas Pageant Ever" were gonna kill me.....wow.I have it easy Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:49:01 GMT geneiak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11384 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11384 is this what you mean ? http://www.atthefront.com/us_boots_shoepac.htm retshopbuyer Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:44:29 GMT geneiak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11383 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11383 we tried the plasti dip from the hardware on the cut ends of bones but didnt have great luck with that- but it did work in a pinch- the tip solution we were Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:32:16 GMT Tara Maginnis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11382 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11382 Re: [TheCostumersManifesto] Re: Star Wars costumes Near as I can tell from my multiple failed attempts at making a Jedi costume, it's hit and miss on what you Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:56:25 GMT Keith http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11381 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11381 Can anyone please tell me where on the net I can find a pattern or at least a picture of the shoe-pack/shoepac? Thanks. Regards, Keith. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:55:58 GMT Candice http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11380 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11380 i am 29 actually and yes have ties here.. want out and hope that in the next year to year 1/2 will be out.. my partner is not quite ready to leave the nest Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:55:29 GMT Fionna O'Leary http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11379 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11379 I use Grannd Garb, www.grannd.com. She's a small town woman who has built her business from the ground up. She has always been helpful and prompt. Fionna Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:55:28 GMT tumorfarmer http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11378 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11378 Someone on Sew what's up mentioned that at Home Depot (or Lowe's) you can get heavy duty plastic wire wraps for boning in making corsets and such. I thought Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:26:56 GMT NJgardner@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11377 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11377 www.classactfabrics.com has steel stays in 1/4 and 1/2 inch (approx.) widths. She also sells the 1/2 inch in 12 yard lengths for making hoop skirts. pat Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:01:28 GMT geneiak http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11376 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11376 right off the top of my head- greenberg and Hammer in NYC- Richard the Thread- i can find other sources for you tomorrow when i can get to my rolodex- Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:17:44 GMT Tara Maginnis http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11375 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheCostumersManifesto/message/11375 Nobody does "bone" stays. Original "whalebone" stays are actually made from baleen, a kind of fibrous plate found in quantity in the mouths of certain whales,