Try the remnant table and the upholstery section at JoAnnes. The damasks and the velvets are good. Also brocades. You can't go wrong with a velveteen, an upholstery velvet( make sure it doesn't have a plasticized back, and stay away from the modern acetate velvets that they sell for dresses) or an antique satin (back it so it has body).
Pictoral sources-- trythe web, print it in color and mail it. There are tons of sources. Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe unlock'd by Janet Arnold has a few pics in color. Most of the other sources would be about Elizabeth I and the Elizabethan era -- try the Library. Hope this helps. Monica -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of REBECCA BURCH Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 1:41 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [h-cost] Pictoral source This may be an odd question, but is anyone aware of a pictoral guide or compilation of fabric designs and colors appropriate for Elizabethan era clothing? I am having a horrible time finding fabric to make a new jerkin for my son to wear this summer. I wanted to have something in cream or off white that he could wear under the burgundy/gold I made for last year. My hope is to also find something green to make him a second suit so he can trade off. I just spent the whole day running around to just about every fabric store in Columbus, Ohio. Frustrated is putting it mildly. Does no one carry anything but quilting fabrics anymore? I knew things were bad in my local shops, but we are so far out in the country I really didn't expect too much. My local choices are Wal-Mart and JoAnn's. I want to ask my mother, who lives in the Washington, DC area to go to E St. Fabrics for me, but I can't explain what I want so that she can understand. If I had a book with pictures she could look at it would make life much easier. She is not comfortable with looking at things on the web, so it would need to be a print source. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Rebecca Burch Center Valley Farm Duncan Falls, Ohio, USA The only twelve steps I'm interested in are the ones between the flat folds and the brocades. --Anonymous Costumer-- _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
