tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post8095825466231349761..comments2024-03-25T08:05:49.324-07:00Comments on Bridges on the Body: 1911 - a Warner's 1912-14 corset up closeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-53730576402035496932011-12-23T07:59:28.200-08:002011-12-23T07:59:28.200-08:00Thanks for advice Ryan. I found several sources an...Thanks for advice Ryan. I found several sources and all of them demand different water temperature for silk shrinking - from 30'C till almost boiling water, I'm confused as I've never worked with genuine soft silk.<br />And frankly speaking I don't wanna make some experiments with a piece of cloth that worth a good money - wanna be sure it will survive the first wash not becoming into a wasteMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840187237303038355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-25036023332989626232011-12-22T15:08:14.649-08:002011-12-22T15:08:14.649-08:00@Max - you can hand wash silk, it will likely shri...@Max - you can hand wash silk, it will likely shrink a little and may affect the sheen or the hand of the fabric but since it's a light color you don't have to worry about color bleeding.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848789612409874592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-15895891110240252162011-12-22T13:05:41.111-08:002011-12-22T13:05:41.111-08:00That means I can try twill tape as my casings then...That means I can try twill tape as my casings then. Something I was going to do anyway as I don't have enough fabric to make casings. I'm not normally bothered about authenticity I do feel better now I know it was done in 1912! The shape of the warners corset looks more like mine than the ticking one, even though I'm using that pattern. Weird, no?Munichjoolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14101349480094770856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-32381172183175592932011-12-22T12:19:42.082-08:002011-12-22T12:19:42.082-08:00OK, that means I've choosen the right techniqu...OK, that means I've choosen the right technique - I'm gonna use a combination of pale yellow jacquard silk and herringbone coutil. But I have a thousand doubts. <br />Preshrink. The silk I have is so delicate and soft. Should I go to my local dry-cleaning to prepare it for cutting or I could do something at home?<br />Seams. Of course coutil is a strong fabric but it stretches a little bit anyway. I'm afraid that silk is going to go bad along the seams being stressed. <br />Anyway I have to try this to make conclusionsMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840187237303038355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863349942481317862.post-69788246549281897362011-12-22T12:18:20.368-08:002011-12-22T12:18:20.368-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840187237303038355noreply@blogger.com