Seriously, Boning Tips?

cosmoblue Global Moderator Hostess "Go by all means, my dear; only put on a white gown; Miss Tilney always wears white." Posts: 1,119	Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 1:48:07 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 1:48:07 GMT -5 Can't a girl get a break? How on earth do you get you u tips to stay on your bones? I am about to scream my head off! I don't think I like making stays much.
	Cosmo "It is something for a woman to be assured that in her eight-and-twentieth year, that she has not lost one charm of earlier youth." Anne, Persuasion. I totally agree, I only hope it feels the same at nine-and-twenty.

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Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 10:55:49 GMT -5

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Post by Mme de Beaufort on Feb 1, 2008 10:55:49 GMT -5

cosmoblue said:

Can't a girl get a break?

How on earth do you get you u tips to stay on your bones? I am about to scream my head off! I don't think I like making stays much.

:::hugs:::

Hot glue? Works wonders on bonnets. :::smirk::::

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Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 11:13:20 GMT -5

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Post by dawnluckham on Feb 1, 2008 11:13:20 GMT -5

Are you using these instructions?

www.farthingales.on.ca/bone_instruct.htm

Are these the type of bone tips you are using? (First image on the page)

www.farthingales.on.ca/bonetip_instructions.html

I’ll try to take some photos of the technique later today if you let me know if these are the items you’re struggling with. It’s not that hard once you understand what you’re supposed to do.

cosmoblue Global Moderator Hostess "Go by all means, my dear; only put on a white gown; Miss Tilney always wears white." Posts: 1,119	Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 11:17:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 11:17:02 GMT -5 Yes those are the bones and those are that is the technique.
	Cosmo "It is something for a woman to be assured that in her eight-and-twentieth year, that she has not lost one charm of earlier youth." Anne, Persuasion. I totally agree, I only hope it feels the same at nine-and-twenty.

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Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 13:59:33 GMT -5

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Post by Val on Feb 1, 2008 13:59:33 GMT -5

These are the same boning tips that my instructor put on my boning. She was clamping them down by hand with pliers. Except some of them came off, and when I had to pull two bones out to replace them with shorter ones. the tips came off inside the channels, so I had to work them out. I'm buying some shorter bones this weekend and will just buy ones the exact size I need and don't need tips. What a pain!
I've heard of a machine that crimps them, similar to putting pics on flower stems, but none of us have seen one.

cosmoblue Global Moderator Hostess "Go by all means, my dear; only put on a white gown; Miss Tilney always wears white." Posts: 1,119	Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 14:54:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 14:54:14 GMT -5 This machine looks like what you a re talking about. www.farthingales.on.ca/bone_tip_machines.html
	Cosmo "It is something for a woman to be assured that in her eight-and-twentieth year, that she has not lost one charm of earlier youth." Anne, Persuasion. I totally agree, I only hope it feels the same at nine-and-twenty.

Mme de Beaufort Administrator Founder RSA, ORS "You have no compassion for my poor nerves" Posts: 1,563	Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 15:44:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Mme de Beaufort on Feb 1, 2008 15:44:59 GMT -5 I just pinched them on with my husband's pliers. I hope that's enough to keep them on.
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cosmoblue Global Moderator Hostess "Go by all means, my dear; only put on a white gown; Miss Tilney always wears white." Posts: 1,119	Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 16:55:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 16:55:55 GMT -5 I lost one of the tips it just fell off. Then because I was trying not to lose anymore I pinched one so hard that it split down the side. I now have to go buy more tips.
	Cosmo "It is something for a woman to be assured that in her eight-and-twentieth year, that she has not lost one charm of earlier youth." Anne, Persuasion. I totally agree, I only hope it feels the same at nine-and-twenty.

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Seriously, Boning Tips? Feb 1, 2008 16:56:40 GMT -5

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Post by dawnluckham on Feb 1, 2008 16:56:40 GMT -5

I've just posted a photo heavy "tutorial" of sorts on how to clamp the tips to the end of the boning.

I don't often have the ends come off. I've never had anyone bring something back to me saying the ends came off.

I don't need to add super glue as I once read as a suggestion to ensuring the ends stayed on.

That just sounds plain messy to me and a potential for disaster!

I hope it helps! 8-)

P.S. The machine is expensive!

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Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 1:48:07 GMT -5

Post by Mme de Beaufort on Feb 1, 2008 10:55:49 GMT -5

Post by dawnluckham on Feb 1, 2008 11:13:20 GMT -5

Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 11:17:02 GMT -5

Post by Val on Feb 1, 2008 13:59:33 GMT -5

Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 14:54:14 GMT -5

Post by Mme de Beaufort on Feb 1, 2008 15:44:59 GMT -5

Post by cosmoblue on Feb 1, 2008 16:55:55 GMT -5

Post by dawnluckham on Feb 1, 2008 16:56:40 GMT -5