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Some time ago i made a post inquiring about cage crinolines; the reason for this being that our designs for the mainstage show The Illusion featured two such petticoats, and as is so often the case, historical construction is the best starting place for research and development of materials and techniques.
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koshka_the_cat was a wonderful help in pointing me toward the resource of Wooded Hamlet Designs' Cage Crinoline Kit, including links to images and video of her own experience building with the kit (including process shots here), which comes with an instructional DVD and all the requisite supplies. The Wooded Hamlet site also has a page of comparison research photos, illustrating components of an original cage crinoline circa 1850 and corresponding components on their own repro kit.
By a stroke of fortuitous luck, we also received a donation of impeccably-preserved historical garments from Ms. Helen Tibbo (the subject of this post here) that included a bustle cage constructed in the same fashion.
( Lots of cool photos and more! )
koshka_the_cat was a wonderful help in pointing me toward the resource of Wooded Hamlet Designs' Cage Crinoline Kit, including links to images and video of her own experience building with the kit (including process shots here), which comes with an instructional DVD and all the requisite supplies. The Wooded Hamlet site also has a page of comparison research photos, illustrating components of an original cage crinoline circa 1850 and corresponding components on their own repro kit.By a stroke of fortuitous luck, we also received a donation of impeccably-preserved historical garments from Ms. Helen Tibbo (the subject of this post here) that included a bustle cage constructed in the same fashion.
( Lots of cool photos and more! )
