Check with Maritabeth. There is a shop that sells saris in the Dallas area. I have seen the trim there when shopping with MB but I never can remember the...
Try EBay - there are a couple vendors who have 'stores' there that carry a wide variety of trims - Heritage Trading and Sumyonacouture are ones that I've...
... jacquard trim similar to this for a costume? http://www.calontirtrim.com/ Calontir trims has a lot. He doesn't have a Sari trim option, but all the...
Last time I was in New york City I saw several stores with the trim for sale - at outrageous prices (ie $6/yd for 1/4" silver on silver trim - the gold on silk...
Try Heritage Trading on ebay, I have bought some lovely trim from them. Here is the link <http://stores.ebay.com/Heritage-Trading> Hope that helps... Kelli...
Thanks, Cat. I ended up tacking everything down after the glue dried (Allene's Ok to Wash It). I'll post up a pic if I get any good ones at the party ^_^ Just...
Thanks very much for all the suggestions, everyone! :) Anna M.C. -- 2009 North American Discworld Convention http://www.nadwcon.org The Turtle Moves!...
Thank you everyone for the tips and leads previously when I asked about bias tape. ^__^ Finally decide to just go for the 20mm one available here and use it...
they look to me like half-circles or something... Think of the seamline as a resilient wire you can bend a bit... imagine that you have this wire in a normal...
I have just about finished with a pirate outfit for my 12 YO daughter. You can see pics here: http://web.me.com/leafbyniggle/Harp/Costume_Projects.html#grid ...
I love it Denise! What a great way to upcycle fabric! And the pieces look lovely! Sheree Life may not be the party we hoped for... but while we are here we...
Hello everyone, I am in the market for a good, hardworking sewing machine in the or under $2,000. I do a lot of corsetry sewing and my current machine can't...
I recently was able to get hold of a Viking #1, new in box, which was at or near the top of the line 15 or so years ago when I got my Viking 1050, which has...
BERNINA !!! This is by far the sturdiest of the good European machines. I sew all day everyday, everything from delicate silks to costumes made with...
I'd say a good place to start would be a sewing machine repair place (we have local Viking, Bernina, Pfaff, and Janome dealers) that sells used high end...
... Used is the way to go. A great machine can be found for well under $500. I've got some articles on shopping for and buying used sewing machines: ...
Thank you so much everyone! Silvara ... ============= ... Used is the way to go. A great machine can be found for well under $500. I've got some articles on...
Hi all- I had a quick question. I've been dying to make a Tudor-style costume, but have been hesitant to do so, but I noticed recently that Simplicity came out...
Hi Jilly, I found fabric for my tudor at a great place in Atlanta called Forsyth Fabrics. They have a big discount clearance room that is great to dig...
... <snip> Any suggestions as to where I can buy the fabric online instead of going to JoAnn's? There are all sorts of online fabric options. The difficulty...
OMG! Look at all those links! I need to go hunting! One more place to look online is etsy.com. Do a search for fabric under supplies. Most of it is quilting...
does anyone know where to buy leather? dyed is ok but I haven't had any luck at all. Megan ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
One I can pull up real quick is Tandy Leather online. They have different grades,thickness,splits and types of animals hides.And they have dyes and studs for...
I would love some leather sources too! The only place I know of is Tandy Leather. They are pretty expensive and have closed most of their retail stores in my...
I get all my leather from Oregon Leather here in Eugene. I'm not sure if they have a web-site, but they are very costume-oriented people and are very helpful. ...
Thank you for the links! I've been searching lately for spandex — after looking at prices for swimsuits I decided to do my own. Amusingly enough, at G ...
http://www.maryjos.com/ in Gastonia, NC. I used to live in NC and this store is pretty unbelieveable if they still carry what they used to carry. Of course...
gstreet has an okay selction when it comes to knit wear - spandex or other stretch but you should also check out some of the local places in langley park if...
oh and when i say "okay selection" i mean for the price - don;t get me wrong - they have some amazing fabrics, but i hat paying 5 times as much wwhen i could...