On Sunday 13 April 2008, Robin Netherton wrote: > Relaying a request from a friend: > > Can anyone recommend, ideally from personal experience, a good supplier of > medieval (say, 14th-15th c.) belts and/or buckles? My friend is familiar > with Revival Clothing, which sells Talbot's leather goods, but would like > to know his range of options before purchasing.
I've never bought a belt from Raymond's Quiet Press, but I've bought other jewelry from him over the years, and can vouch for his courtesy, the quality of his goods, and the reasonableness of his prices. What follows are some sites I'm familiar with but, because I don't do 14th c costume, I've never dealt with personally or vetted. These people will actually do the assembly work for you; the catch is that their buckles, strap-ends and mounts are pewter: http://www.billyandcharlie.com/ Fettered Cock Pewters used to make up belts, but now they only sell strapends and buckles. I think theirs are pewter, too. http://www.fetteredcockpewters.com/page_belts.htm Other vendors include The Inner Bailey: http://www.theinnerbailey.com/belts.htm Jelling Dragon mostly sells Viking period stuff, but has a "Norman/medieval" belt option. Their fittings are bronze, and their prices higher: http://www.jelldragon.com/medieval_belts.htm I'm ignoring, of course, the places that sell "medieval ring belts", as though there were such a thing. :-) I wish your friend luck in finding what he needs! -- Cathy Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "You affect the world by what you browse."-- Tim Berners-Lee _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
