Peacock feathers make great cat toys too! they love them! Silvara
> [Original Message] > From: Land of Oz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 7/25/2007 11:47:53 AM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] hat makers (or other people who use feathers) > > > There's always a market for these feathers. FIrst check to see if the > > opera, theater in your area might want them for costuming. They would > > want a bunch but not necessarily hundreds at once. I don't know how > > long you've been collecting them. Check here, of course. I know there > > are millinary lists, but I don't know where they are. > > > Thanks! I'll check out ebay to see what kinds of things are offered and > what kinds of prices are to be had. We've had peafowl the longest, so we > have several years' worth of those, and they get longer and more profuse > every year. The Lady Amherst and Golden and __?___ pheasants are starting > to produce some extraordinary feathers, but never very many at a time. Even > the turkeys (Bourbon Red) have interesting feathers, although they don't > have the "splash" and drape of the pheasants. > > If anyone here wants to write me privately to see about purchasing, feel > free! I don't think this is the place for flat-out selling, but if you know > of a list where it's welcomed, send info on that too, please. > > Denise B > Iowa > > _______________________________________________ > 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
