These are similar, they have a metal backing--but are a bit thinker seeming than I remember getting, I like the type you're describing too:
http://www.dreamtimecreations.com/product/8682/sew-on-rhinestones-in-settings-crystal-round-ss16-380-400-mm-foiled/?gclid=CJHHw-CzmbACFQjf4AodYl0ZWw On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:12 PM, Lynn Downward <lynndownw...@gmail.com>wrote: > Wow, those embellishments weren't even on my radar. They're lovely. > > Unfortunately, no. These look like costume pieces when you get up > close. The sew-ons I'm talking about had a metal base with grooves > formed into the back making an 'x' through which you sewed the rhinestone > onto the fabric. This base wrapped around the glass 'stone.' They looked > really, really good, very much like the pronged ones do - without the > backing forcing itself through the fabric. I haven't seen them in years. I > had a costume with hundreds sewn to it (it cost a fortune and weighed a > ton) and am now planning to take them all off to reuse elsewhere. I bought > them at Berger's Beads or Bohemian Beads in downtown Los Angeles probably > 30 years ago - they had millions - and haven't seen them since. > LynnD > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:53 AM, <lauren.wal...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > Whilst I am playing the busybody, are these the sew-on rhinestones you > > seek? > > > > http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=Swarovski-Sew-On > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Lynn Downward" <lynndownw...@gmail.com> > > To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:24:19 PM > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents > > > > Are you looking for rhinestone yardage? I have seen that JoAnn Fabrics > > carries that in the recent past. However, I just looked on their website > > and I don't see much. Perhaps you can check at some of the large trim > > companies - Wright, Westrim, Plaid. I know I've seen it on those plastic > > oval trim bolts on the trims wall. > > > > Are you actually finding the sew-in rhinestones you don't want? The ones > > with the base attached to the stone and four little holes with which you > > can sew the whole thing onto your fabric? Where?!? I was told at least 10 > > years ago that those aren't being made anymore and to use the prong > jewels. > > The prongs tear silk taffeta and I don't like the way they snag onto > > everything near them. Please share your source for the sew-ins. Please, > > please. I've got some I used on a costume > > > > Thanks, > > LynnD > > > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Land of Oz <lando...@netins.net> > wrote: > > > > > I want to buy some rhinestone elements to sew onto a dress, but I'm not > > > finding what I need. I don't want individual sew-on rhinestones. The > > > closest I can come to what I want is vintage rhinestone jewelery - > > > something that looks a little like a tiara only in necklace form. I've > > > actually been looking at vintage jewelry for something I can take > apart, > > > but so far all I've found is too small and/or much too dark unless I > > start > > > looking at the really expensive pieces. (multiple hundreds!) > > > > > > Modern formal dresses often have a fake buckle or something resembling > a > > > brooch sewn on the bodice front or back, etc. What do you call these > > > pieces? Having a few more search terms to use might improve my > google-fu. > > > > > > Denise > > > Iowa > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > h-costume mailing list > > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/**listinfo/h-costume< > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > -- Katy Bishop, Vintage Victorian katybisho...@gmail.com www.VintageVictorian.com Custom reproduction gowns of the Victorian Era. Publisher of the Vintage Dress Series books. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
