Another place you all might try is Dharma Trading in Berkley, CA. I know they sell white silk and velvet for dyeing (as that is their main thing)
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:38 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant) Dawn, Joann's and Hancock are not exactly known for quality merchandise, and I have no idea about Hobby Lobby. Its name suggests not much. I'd go online to look. The last cotton velvet I found was (improbably) at Wal-Mart in the 1990s. I bought all I could in 3 colors. it's still ripening for a project ;) == Marjorie Wilser (who doesn't shop Wal-Mart any more) =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= "Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Jan 18, 2010, at 4:39 PM, Dawn wrote: > I had a most disappointing shopping trip today. I was searching for a > nice blue-green cotton velvet and was surprised at the lack of > options. I went to Hancock's first, they had NO fashion velvet of any > kind. They had 3 rolls of upholstery velvet, nice stuff, in black, > brown and red. > > Hobby Lobby had no upholstery velvet, and cheap acrylic fashion velvet > in black, navy and red. I found some medium turquoise on the clearance > rack and bought that. It might work, and it was cheap enough. > > Joann's had the requisite cheap acrylic velvet in red and black, and > no upholstery velvet. Lots of chenille, no velvet. > > So what is it with velvet these days? The acrylic stuff just gets > crappier and crappier and I can't find simple cotton anywhere. > > > > Dawn > > _______________________________________________ > 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
