[Artemisia] Rope farthingale

[Linda Yordy]

Ooh, a rope corset is also on my "Someday I'd Like to . . ." list.

I've only made one rope farthingale so far, and that was with the  
1/2" home-dec, piping stuff.  I only used 9 rows of cords with that  
stuff (7 at the bottom about 2-3 inches apart and a couple around the  
knee area).   It's stiff enough to hold out a 130-inch diameter skirt  
made of cotton velveteen, and a slightly larger skirt made of  
upholstery-type fabric.

I don't know if 1/8" will give enough stability.  I'd plan on doing  
more than 9 rows.

The "recipe for a corded petticoat" calls for #16 cotton cord.   
Anyone have any idea how big #16 is?  Maybe #16 is 1/8"?

Muirenn


On Jan 7, 2010, at 9:14 AM, Stapana Catriona Moriarity wrote:

> I just made my first rope corset. I saw a rope farthingale in one  
> of my
> costuming books but I had doubts it would hold my skirts off my  
> legs well.
> How does it hold up? I'm making my hoops now and if the rope hoop is a
> smarter bet, I'll make if of rope instead.
>
> My corset is made of 120 feet of 1/8 inch cotton cord. Do I need  
> something
> else for the rope farthingale?
>
> Tanglcurious
>
>
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