Using a fitting pattern (available from any fabric store) and the plastic
hobby mesh you can create a form fitted mount for the item.  The plastic
mesh does not contain PVC and you place a layer of batting muslin over it.
If you need to suspend it you can run a plex rod through the form.  Very
cheap--Looks great!!

If you want more details let me know.

Kathy Dickson, Director of Museums
Oklahoma Historical Society
2100 N. Lincoln
Oklahoma City, OK  73105-4997
405-522-5231
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My biggest problem is mounts. The objects are shirts, skirts, pants, and
chaps. I can't use our regular Victorian-looking mannequins, and I'd rather
not use mannequins anyway, because we aren't showing whole outfits, just
pieces. I would like to make these mounts as invisible as possible. The
space
is a roped off corner platform with some kind of fancy wooden flooring which
I'd rather not destroy. The idea now is to suspend the clothing from the
ceiling, so that they are "layered" horizontally and vertically. I worry
that
the clothing will "sway" (these will not be in a case). I also worry that
the
leather items, which are rather heavy, wont get enough support without a
bulky ugly mount.  Any ideas on this?

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