sew_through_time | Making an 1860 cage crinoline for under 100 dollars!? costuming on a budjet @sewthroughtime | Uploaded January 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
In this video, I make a cage crinoline on a budget. The same methods can be used for the regular hoop wire that is actually meant for making these hoop skirts. this way of constructing a hoop allows you to easily sew the hoops onto the cotton tapes so that you need less tape to make the crinoline and the hoops stay in place with more volume at the back if that is wanted. Mine is slightly larger at the back requiring skirts to be 2" longer. this shape was most fashionable at the very last years or 1850s to the first year or two of the 60s, after that the hoops would have much more emphasis on the rear.

flat sewer rod can be found here:
amazon.com/Cobra-Products-61000-4-Inch-100-Foot/dp/B0000DGARO

for a hoop wire version
venacavadesign.co.uk/section.php/8/1/boning_continuous_steel_corsets_crinolines_etc

cotton tape at any local craft store or online

the flat cotton lacing cord I use is from here but any wide enough for the wire will work
venacavadesign.co.uk/product.php/475/22/cotton_corset_lacing_continuous

my video on the corset I'm wearing with this:
youtube.com/watch?v=HE30gIADjts



Music by Orchestralis at elements.envato.com