tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post3191130911513742616..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: What is elastic in the early 19th century?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-4160231954466741362016-11-21T03:36:18.163-05:002016-11-21T03:36:18.163-05:00Love all this information! I have to make a pair o...Love all this information! I have to make a pair of gent's embroidered braces and was researching when elastic was first available. The year of those I am making is 1843 and all the antique braces on the Internet seem to have elastic albeit not as ' elasticky ' as elastic is now. Or maybe the elastic was well worn! Enjoyed this site. ThanksJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673411524192323549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-6085801702102317772014-01-13T19:42:47.565-05:002014-01-13T19:42:47.565-05:00Very interesting information. I stumbled across yo...Very interesting information. I stumbled across your blog while looking for information on the beginnings of elastic jewelry, but am left contemplating what a difference elastic must have made for the ladies of the time. Thanks for posting!HighTideBeadsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-62463388725311989312014-01-08T13:59:38.822-05:002014-01-08T13:59:38.822-05:00This is something I always try to cover in my unde...This is something I always try to cover in my underwear/clothing workshops. People often don't want to believe me, LOL! Isobel Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153722955365985930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-34251250811575579822014-01-08T09:27:55.725-05:002014-01-08T09:27:55.725-05:00Fascinating. I love all the odd little bits of inf...Fascinating. I love all the odd little bits of information that come up here.Lilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-67308161467414618722014-01-08T08:00:00.065-05:002014-01-08T08:00:00.065-05:00Until the vulcanisation process was discovered (Go...Until the vulcanisation process was discovered (Goodyear claims the discovery was in 1839, but the patents weren't awarded until 1844) rubber wasn't the stable elastic thing we know it as. <br /><br />Even the 1837 elastic sided boots given to Queen Victoria, the elastic was metal coils in cotton (for years I thought it was rubber).<br />http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=141906<br /><br />(yes I'm a nerd/geek for clothing and history of things )istahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895947394368909391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-56529967925609899762014-01-08T01:08:45.096-05:002014-01-08T01:08:45.096-05:00"Elastic" in very early 19th century fas..."Elastic" in very early 19th century fashions almost always referred to metal springs inserted into channels. Back in spring 2012 I had the pleasure to re-created a silk corset with an elastic front (from the joconde collection). I've done four blog posts about the construction. It's a very comfy garment, though the mention of 'metal springs' wouldn't indicate that.<br />http://kleidungum1800.blogspot.de/search/label/1801%20Corset%20de%20Soie<br /><br />SabineKleidung um 1800https://www.blogger.com/profile/09187943106849398728noreply@blogger.com