Plastic Bones
German Plastic Bones
These plastic bones are sold by the metre and are of 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 a swipe of an emery
board. They are unaffected by water which allows them to be
used in swim wear or hand washable garments. German Plastic
bones come packaged in 100 metre spools and coil up naturally
due to this. When sliding these bones into a casing, alternate
the direction of the arc/curve. If you slide all pieces into
their channels with the curve going in the same direction
you will get a "warped" garment, to avoid this effect alternate
the direction of the curve of each bone.
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German Plastic Bones
50-8125-05
5mm (3/16") wide, best used for doll corsets |
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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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50-8125-13
13mm (1/2") wide, both wide and thick, strongest of the
four. |
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Plastic Whale Bone
Plastic whale bone is meant to be a reproduction of the
original thing, however, an authority on the subject feels
it falls short of the mark. Despite this it does have it’s
uses. It cannot be sewn through although it can be cut with
scissors, it is more rigid than the German Plastic and like
the German Plastic it comes on spools and should be slid into
casings alternating the curve. It makes for a light weight,
hand washable stiff garment and the plastic does not twist
with the application of heat. Several customers have used
these with great satisfaction for re-enactment projects.
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Plastic Whale Bone
These are the “strongest” plastic bones
91-8142-06 6mm x 2.5mm thick
- very strong
91-8140-07 7mm x 1mm thick |
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91-8140-10 10mm x 1.5mm
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Calash
Example of product 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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