Ball gowns and tin-snips!

Kate Dicey · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 86

Manic panic ball gown making - the Simplicity Gone With The Wind thing,
in gold, complete with 50 yards of frills, made in 12 days for a mad but
lovely customer!

Needed to buy tin snips for cutting the hoop steel, which wasn't strong
enough, so her hoops are made from double glazing conduit!

So... What do *you* use for hoops, and how do you cut it?
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Bratt · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 24

1/2 filled with 1/4 poly tubing.. the stuff they use for ice makers. and
just a pair of garden snips

Kate Dicey wrote:
> Manic panic ball gown making - the Simplicity Gone With The Wind thing,
> in gold, complete with 50 yards of frills, made in 12 days for a mad but
> lovely customer!
>
> Needed to buy tin snips for cutting the hoop steel, which wasn't strong
> enough, so her hoops are made from double glazing conduit!
>
> So... What do *you* use for hoops, and how do you cut it?

romanyroamer · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 6

I use an angle grinder! When I can't get hoop steel, I have in desperation
used the plastic "stuff" used in Roman blinds.You can get it in huge lenths.
I join it together with a "cloth" type sticky tape (added strength).
The plastic "stuff" can also be threaded through the material channel double
(2 pieces) for added strength.
It will retain it's shape as long as it's looked after and the crinolene is
stored flat. If it is hung for a long period it goes eliptical.
"Kate Dicey" wrote in message$0$32397$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader02.plus.net...
> Manic panic ball gown making - the Simplicity Gone With The Wind thing,
> in gold, complete with 50 yards of frills, made in 12 days for a mad but
> lovely customer!
>
> Needed to buy tin snips for cutting the hoop steel, which wasn't strong
> enough, so her hoops are made from double glazing conduit!
>
> So... What do *you* use for hoops, and how do you cut it?
> --
> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
> http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk
> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!