Hopefully I can take advantage of the wide body of knowledge out there to help me source this item.
I'm looking for the type of belting that was used inside garments to cinch the garment tight to the body. The examples that I have from vintage clothing look to be a heavy woven silk with raised ridges - very much like gros grain ribbon, but heavier. Quite often the name of the company was either stamped or woven into the band. Like ribbon it's non-ravel on the lengthwise edges I've looked through various tailoring sites - and have found heavy loomed cottons - but nothing close to what I'm looking for. I'd even be happy cutting and sewing my own if I could find yardage approximating what I'm looking for. I've thought of the possibility of sewing two layers of gros grain together - but would rather have something already made up to work with. Thanks for any help you can give. Janyce Hill VPLL www.vpll.org _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
