Ladies 7 Bone Hoop Slip, White Cotton-Polyester. There's a tiny piece of lace at the bottom.
This hoop slip is 144" circumference without ruffles and 160"
circumference with ruffles. It gathers at waist and ties with a drawstring. We suggest a
7 bone hoop for those women that are 5'8" and Taller.
Ladies 6 Bone Hoop Slip, White Cotton-Polyester. This hoop
slip is 144" circumference without ruffles and 160" circumference with ruffles.
It gathers at waist and ties with a drawstring. there's a tiny piece of lace at the bottom.
The ruffle option adds one row of ruffles to cover each bone, which adds to
the fullness. This is what most Sutlers carry. We recommend an over hoop slip
or the ruffle version to not show bones through
your outfit. I highly recommend a over hoop slip with this one.
Ladies 4 Bone Hoop Slip, White Cotton-Polyester.
This hoop slip is 124" circumference with or without ruffles. It gathers at
waist and ties with a drawstring. The ruffle option adds one row of ruffles to cover each
bone, which adds to the fullness. It's not as disastrous to have an over
hoop slip with this one.
Ladies 3 Bone Hoopslip, White Cotton-Polyester.
This hoop slip is 104" circumference with or without ruffles. It gathers at
waist and ties with a drawstring. The ruffle option adds one row of ruffles to cover each
bone, which adds to the fullness. It's not as disastrous to have an over
hoop slip with this one.
The 2 Bone Hoopslip, White
Cotton-Polyester. This hoop slip is 98" circumference without or without
ruffles. It can be used for
day dresses. It is especially good in confined spaces where the larger hoop
slips can get in the way. It is a way for camp followers, wash women, ladies
working in a store to have some fullness without having it get in the way of
everything.
The 2 Bone, 3 Bone, 4 Bone, 6 Bone Hoop Slips
and 7 Bone Standard Hoop Slips are "One size fits
all". Hoop slips of 6 bones or less are NOT recommend for women 5'8" and taller, as they should be in a 7 bone hoop.
See note below if you need to shorten the hoop slip for shorter women.
The 4 Bone or 3 Bone Hoopslips are great for those women that are just beginning.
they can be used while waiting for your corded petticoat. For those that do an earlier impression, just take
the 4th bone, (at bottom), thread the bone to be the same size as the 3rd (above bone), use carpet thread
to tack the casing / tube, so not to open and you will have more of a bell shape.
Over-Hoop Slips: we recommend an over hoop slip for all hoop slips
without ruffles. The Hoop Slips
with ruffles can usually be used without an over hoop slip, saving the
cost of the over hoop slip. Over-Hoop Slips and ruffles help to smooth over
and hide the boning. If the dress is made from an extremely thin and light weight material you
may still need an over hoop slip, even with a hoop slip with ruffles.
Great for washing. Just put in the tub, wash, rinse and hang dry over shower head.
NOTE: No standard hoop will be the right length for everybody. The standard
hoop slips are designed for someone the is about 5' 4" to 5' 6". If the hoop
slip is too long for you, you just need to make horizontal tucks to shorten
it. You can use one or more of these to adjust it to the length you need.
The half apron to the left shows an example of horizontal tucks, though
these were used for decoration and growth let-out.
Height to skirt diameter: For a Small Skirt the
circumference of the bottom should be 50% of the persons height. For a large
skirt the circumference of the bottom should be 70% of the persons height.
Shape: Most of the skirts during 1860 to 1865
were in one of two shapes. They were either Bell Shaped or Pagoda
Shaped. Hoops can be modified into either of these shapes by adjusting
the bones and then tying them in place with carpet thread. You should tie
each adjusted hoop in at least two places for security.
Bell Shaped: This is where the skirt falls in a
slow curve out and then down to the hem. The bell reaches its fullest point
between 1/3 and 2/3s of the way down, from the waist to the hem.
Pagoda Shaped: In the Pagoda Shape the skirt
travels at an angle out from the waist in a straight line, usually to a
point 6" to 1' above the hem / floor. At this point it falls in a straight
line down to the hem. They were normally elliptical in shape with the
furthest point being in the center of the back. To have the elliptical shape
a specially made hoop is required, as the back panels are wider than the
front panels.
