Sarah Juniper is a DREAM!!! YEars and YEARS ago...let me stt is ust have beenabout 15 or so yers ago I was in England and ran into this woman at a Cavalier reenactment. I ordered shoes from her tht I have literally worn out...they were not !8hundreds shoes but she can do anything...and they hold up like noboies business and are of course repairable if they wear out...its just that 15 years welll..when you wear them at least 200 days a year....is gonna wear ANYTHING out completely..I highly recomend her nomatter what the price is now...she is a genius.! Bambi
Gilbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I don't know whether this site will help or not, but yum: http://www.sarahjuniper.co.uk/index.html. If anyone could make you period shoes and boots, I bet this woman could... Marjorie Marjorie Gilbert author of THE RETURN, a historical novel set in Georgian England www.marjoriegilbert.net http://historicalfictionbooks.ning.com/profile/MarjorieGilbert ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynn Downward" To: "Historical Costume" Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 2:30 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1830s-40s Boots and Shoes > The last time I tried to get a catalog from Amazon Dry Goods, they sent me > a > 3 year old catalog and wouldn't give me my money back when i called to say > that I already had that catalog. Maybe they've finally updated their > catalog > and improved their customer service. > > YMMV, > LynnD > > On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 11:27 AM, Deb Salisbury, the Mantua-Maker < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > Can anyone recommend a good maker of 1830s-40s ladies' boots or shoes? >> Accurate ones seem to be a very hard to come by thing! >> >> I haven't heard lately, but Amazon Drygoods used to have a great >> reputation for period shoes. http://www.amazondrygoods.com/ >> The Shoe Catalog >> Amazon Drygoods has been supplying the footwear need of the entertainment >> industry - films, stage, TV, Opera and ballet - for years. This catalog >> has >> 162 styles of historic reproduction shoes from all periods, in all sizes >> and >> colors for men, women and children. >> THE SHOE CATALOG: $5.00 >> >> To receive our catalogs send the correct amount (US funds only) for each >> catalog to: >> >> AMAZON DRYGOODS >> 411 Brady Street >> Davenport, IA 52801-1518 USA >> Phone: 1-800-798-7979 >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Happy sewing, >> Deb >> >> The Mantua-Maker >> www.mantua-maker.com >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL I am made for great things by GOD and walk with Pride!!!! Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 900ad (please correct me if i have the date wrong!) --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
