Tubular Crinoline (aka “Crin”), or Swiss Stretchy Ribbon, is a unique material with profound unexplored potential as a crafting/costuming component. So far it’s only found wide use in the construction of “cyberlox”
(a dread-fall likehair extension) but we see a brighter future ahead for this unique accent material which has wonderful visual and interactive properties.
Over the next season our Craft-O-Lution Lab will be experimenting with a long list of ideas which utilize this resource. In addition to costumes we will also investigate accenting home decor, combinations with light sources (such as E.L.-Wire), interactivity explorations, and generally redefine the boundaries of what this captivating material can be used to create.
We understand if you aren’t interested in waiting for our results to start using this in your own projects so here’s everything we discovered about obtaining it via online sources:
Because we wanted the best price, we went through Tatum Ribbon, 
everything was delivered quickly and as advertised. Be forewarned however that there’s a minimum order amount of $100, they require a business Tax ID, their web “catalog” utilizes an archaic image-viewer technology, and the names in the catalog don’t match perfectly with the names on the ordering list! All of this makes putting your order together time-consuming and more than a little frustrating. Since their prices are practically half-off the other sources we found, we were willing to put up with the inconvenience.
Even though we went through Tatum, we still utilized the color charts at I Kick Shins. While Shins is more expensive, they allow smaller orders and don’t require a Tax ID plus their ordering process is MUCH more user friendly.
Don’t miss the imminent follow up articles featuring the results from our Crinoline experimentation labs! Click on the links to the right and stay connected!