Hi Rebecca, have you considered purchasing fabric online? Most of the places now will do swatching. I use the following all the time:
http://www.denverfabrics.com/ http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/ (you do not have to be a member) http://www.designerfabrics.to/shop/scripts/ Even if you don't want to buy like this, you could probably direct your mom to some examples.... I don't know of any books which will "put it all together" for your mom to look at - especially in the area of fabric weaves and patterns. I know there is something which describes colors, but can't remember it right now...QEW Unlocked maybe? But a fairly safe rule is what colors you can get from "natural dyes". We use this book to show folks in our group. http://tinyurl.com/2tgpaz http://www.amazon.com/Dyers-Garden-Growing-Natural-Fibers/dp/1883010071 Sg -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of REBECCA BURCH Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 10:41 PM 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
