tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post3221539174334627643..comments2024-03-14T16:03:32.434-04:00Comments on Gertie's New Blog for Better Sewing: Tutorial: Adding Boning to a High WaistbandGertiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04314542159287533507noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-88556257665929084812012-08-13T09:36:54.820-04:002012-08-13T09:36:54.820-04:00If your looking for cheap rigilene amazon has it t...If your looking for cheap rigilene amazon has it the cheapest...Theres a 50 yard roll for $18 with free shipping Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-16070015934011956182011-11-14T01:13:00.704-05:002011-11-14T01:13:00.704-05:00Thank you so much for this tutorial. My next proje...Thank you so much for this tutorial. My next project is a highwaited button-down skirt and I was considreding adding boning. This is perfect!<br />I do have one question: in my mind I was thinking of lining the waistband (using lining for the facing basically), but is it better to make a facing in the fation fabric instead? What would you recommend (with the boning especially? Thank you in advance!Petite Josettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04214232297194090552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-23377963049569244552011-09-12T15:08:12.300-04:002011-09-12T15:08:12.300-04:00Brilliant! I have a certain high-waisted pencil sk...Brilliant! I have a certain high-waisted pencil skirt pattern that I love to return to. Now it's going to look even better :) Thanks so much for the well-written tute!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-20432571428829118082011-05-28T05:07:25.278-04:002011-05-28T05:07:25.278-04:00How interesting! I wouldn't have thought of th...How interesting! I wouldn't have thought of that. Thank you!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632029883538653574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79586786624899223392011-05-28T00:14:32.654-04:002011-05-28T00:14:32.654-04:00While I'm too much of a beginner to even think...While I'm too much of a beginner to even think of adding boning, I love the ginger skirt pattern. This may have to be my second sewing project. Thanks :D.Lena S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09738912624316739506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-76087297533667077602011-05-27T12:33:34.313-04:002011-05-27T12:33:34.313-04:00Thank you, Thank you!! I am just starting a vintag...Thank you, Thank you!! I am just starting a vintage pattern for a slim skirt that has a built up waistband and I think this will be a perfect technique to use with it!!!<br /><br />Yay!Sewly a Harpisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050121729422658386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-63597447799427658672011-05-27T05:03:40.753-04:002011-05-27T05:03:40.753-04:00I love this, and can't wait to try it out as I...I love this, and can't wait to try it out as I'm going to try it with my Ginger when I make it soon. I just have a couple of questions.<br /><br />1) I'm planning to make the Ginger out of a red seersucker. Does boning work better with a fabric with more substance vs. a light cotton? Or does it even matter? I know with a lot of the vintage, couture gowns from "The Daily Dress" almost all of them have boning of some kind going on, but with the ones made out of chiffon it seems like the inner structure is almost like a building, and the chiffon is just draped on top. What are your thoughts around cotton and boning?<br /><br />2) I feel kind of silly for asking this. I love little belts with high-waisted skirts. Would the boning mess up the fit of the belt? I wanted to make Casey's (Elegant Musings) bow belt in red or aqua to go with my Ginger skirt. <br /><br />I'm very new to sewing, and am just starting to re-vamp my wardrobe with the things I enjoy wearing that make me feel beautiful. So please pardon my newbie-ness.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03824751086238577923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-39952959755345727192011-05-27T02:22:13.228-04:002011-05-27T02:22:13.228-04:00Thank you so much for this tutorial! I attempted m...Thank you so much for this tutorial! I attempted making a boned bodice for the dress I wore to my friend's wedding a few years back, and over the course of the day the boning tore through the fabric (organza, not very wise I admit) and stabbed me in my hips. I think they drew blood. Ha. Can't wait to try again!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00311374399951513220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-71649845600055302102011-05-27T02:20:37.115-04:002011-05-27T02:20:37.115-04:00I use 14" zip ties as synthetic whalebone for...I use 14" zip ties as synthetic whalebone for corsetting, and would also use them for this application, if you want a washable skirt. They're easy to cut with utility scissors, then you just file the ends down with sandpaper (or an old nail file!), and voila! Washable bones that are less likely to warp than rigeline. You can't iron it, though... :)dotted lineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12833251316062787618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-40405912094517554802011-05-26T22:29:00.110-04:002011-05-26T22:29:00.110-04:00This is a brilliant idea! I seriously cannot wait ...This is a brilliant idea! I seriously cannot wait for your book -- I don't think I've been as excited for a book release since... well, since ever, maybe.meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16934496437972189311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-64216354318769403432011-05-26T20:22:15.224-04:002011-05-26T20:22:15.224-04:00Superb superb superb! Thanks a bunch!Superb superb superb! Thanks a bunch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-22020175159803211322011-05-26T18:52:00.667-04:002011-05-26T18:52:00.667-04:00one of the best boning tutorials I have seen, than...one of the best boning tutorials I have seen, thanks.Corrinehttp://sewtopia.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-35710435163857291302011-05-26T18:34:17.871-04:002011-05-26T18:34:17.871-04:00This is an awesome tute... thanks Gertie. I honest...This is an awesome tute... thanks Gertie. I honestly can't wait to get my hands on a copy of your book!poppykettlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-79584518004821192632011-05-26T16:07:05.950-04:002011-05-26T16:07:05.950-04:00Thanx for the tutorial! Like the look of the high ...Thanx for the tutorial! Like the look of the high waistbands but afraid that I am to short waisted for the style to work for me :(Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916537426439097618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-36345008029976124292011-05-26T14:46:45.681-04:002011-05-26T14:46:45.681-04:00Another great tutorial. thanks, Gertie.Another great tutorial. thanks, Gertie.Claire Meldrumhttp://www.clairemeldrum.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-57141940405976827612011-05-26T13:29:12.973-04:002011-05-26T13:29:12.973-04:00I'm with Paula. I've added boning once and...I'm with Paula. I've added boning once and it didn't come out right. Now I know why.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658613964862931960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-32092823419624443672011-05-26T12:36:03.556-04:002011-05-26T12:36:03.556-04:00What a great tutorial - clear instructions and exc...What a great tutorial - clear instructions and excellent photos. I will defintiely put this to use as I recently developed an interest in high waistbands that then turned into a frenzy of seeking out every high-waisted skirt and pant pattern I could find. Boning totally makes sense for those of us whose middles want to slump over the beautiful lines of the garment.<br /><br />Question: if you have a pieced waistband, say 4 front and 4 back, would you incorporate the boning into the seams, or between them? To me it seems logical to enclose them in the seam allowances somehow, but past experience tells me that my version of "logical" does not always result in a nice end product.<br /><br />P.s. When can we get your book? I want it now!Katrina Blanchallehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03300264690284771712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-8058894360896840522011-05-26T12:02:51.250-04:002011-05-26T12:02:51.250-04:00Loved this tutorial! Thanks, Gertie!Loved this tutorial! Thanks, Gertie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-48906188358412187672011-05-26T11:58:03.684-04:002011-05-26T11:58:03.684-04:00Fantastic tute, Gertie! I plan to use this in MANY...Fantastic tute, Gertie! I plan to use this in MANY ways this fall. Those high-waisted styles are neat, but I struggled with trying to layer multiple interfacings to get the stiffness that boning will do so easily. Bookmarking! <br /><br />Glasscannon & Molly: Great tips! So helpful! I've got a bajillion duct ties in toolbox. Cool!Darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936847220360997738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-42229552943574349912011-05-26T11:48:27.589-04:002011-05-26T11:48:27.589-04:00Great tutorial! As someone who has done some sewin...Great tutorial! As someone who has done some sewing on fully-boned corsets, I thought I'd throw out another boning material that's the secret of corset makers everywhere: plastic duct ties/cable ties. They're ever so much nicer than rigilene -- stronger, easy to cut and shape, less likely to warp or poke through the fabric. And you can find them at any hardware store for very cheap. The last package I got was 24 3 foot ties for about $3.50, and I used three of them, cut to length, to fully bone a renaissance bodice. For boning a high waistline you don't need the boning to support the body, but I've found duct ties to be quite nearly as strong as steel boning (that renaissance bodice supports my 30G bust with no trouble).<br /><br />Anyway, thought I'd throw it out there as an alternative!glasscannonhttp://Twitter.com/glasscannonljnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-68533767838713195052011-05-26T11:45:22.100-04:002011-05-26T11:45:22.100-04:00I will totally be bookmarking this tutorial! Thank...I will totally be bookmarking this tutorial! Thanks!biketopushttp://biketopus.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-5416289893592173392011-05-26T11:40:09.658-04:002011-05-26T11:40:09.658-04:00I could kiss you; i've just bought a high wais...I could kiss you; i've just bought a high waisted vintage skirt pattern to make for my eldest daughter! I'd been thinking about the waist fold issue... No more worries :)Suziwong66http://www.suziwongcreations.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-24026861081442783272011-05-26T11:01:29.447-04:002011-05-26T11:01:29.447-04:00I do this too on high waistbands, although not qui...I do this too on high waistbands, although not quite so profusely as here - last time was a pair of trousers and I only used it at the side seams and zipper for comfort.<br /><br />I tend to use rigilene/nylon boning as it's washable but I sew it into pocket channels a) to keep it upright as body heat can cause it to curve and b) so I can remove the boning prior to washing (like the boning tabs in men's collar points). A trim of bias tape finishes the edge and covers the pockets so the boning doesn't escape.<br /><br />I also like the very short lengths of plastic-coated steel boning for real stiffness.<br /><br />For Natalie: Steel bones aren't washable but are dry-cleanable. Spiral boning will rust if left damp. Synthetic whalebone is another washable and dry-cleanable option.Social Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930089762630968441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-66253594978299118922011-05-26T10:56:38.241-04:002011-05-26T10:56:38.241-04:00I think this tutorial will prove essential to me. ...I think this tutorial will prove essential to me. Plus I was just at Anthro yesterday and am already trying to figure out how to knock off a draped bustier they had that featured a peplum with pockets!laphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129728708993920747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259455441759015869.post-4976828640169191772011-05-26T10:08:25.258-04:002011-05-26T10:08:25.258-04:00what a fabulous tutorial! ahhh i think i'm gon...what a fabulous tutorial! ahhh i think i'm gonna have to end up buying the ginger pattern - i've been trying to hold out, but the various tutorials everyone keeps posting are making me itchy (in a good way! haha!). i've always had trouble with high waistbands scrunching up, can't wait to try this! thank you so much for taking the time to make & post it!LLADYBIRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10409560091790703554noreply@blogger.com