Did you try Jim Kindred? Not sure what he has in stock, but he's great to work with: www.milwarehouse.com HTH-- LuAnn in Washington
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 04:07:47 +0000 > Subject: [h-cost] Where Can I Find Plain Flat Pewter Buttons? > > > > Hello, > I am in search of a source for large quantities of plain flat pewter buttons, > both large (7/8 - 1 inch) & small (9/16-1/2 inch) for Revolutionary War > coats. I checked James Townsend & the cost for the amount of buttons for just > one coat is quite high. Does anyone know where I can get larger amounts for a > lower cost? I would really appreciate it. > Sarah Grace> From: [email protected] > > Subject: h-costume Digest, Vol 11, Issue 249 > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2012 12:00:01 -0700 > > > > Send h-costume mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [email protected] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of h-costume digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Stitches in time: Sandy Powell's Oscar-winning costumes > > (Catherine Walton) > > 2. Re: Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is. (Wanda Pease) > > 3. Re: Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is. (Marjorie Wilser) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 21:36:02 +0000 > > From: Catherine Walton <[email protected]> > > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > > Subject: [h-cost] Stitches in time: Sandy Powell's Oscar-winning > > costumes > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > > I thought you might be interested in this aricle by Sandy Powell about > > her career in film costuming: > > > > "She has dressed everyone from Elizabeth I to Shakespeare, from lovelorn > > housewives to gangster dandies. As her work goes on show, Sandy Powell > > explains the tricks of the trade." > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2012/oct/17/sandy-powell-oscar-winning-costumes > > > > It's a pity I lost the item when it came out, two or three weeks ago, > > but at least I've found it and sent it now! > > > > With best wishes from Catherine Linda Walton, > > (in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, U.K.). > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 21:30:10 -0700 > > From: Wanda Pease <[email protected]> > > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is. > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > > > I tend to find these at my local Thrift stores too. Frequently the pants > > have gotten separated from the rest of the outfit (found one pair in > > pajamas!). Sometimes they never show, but the tunic is long and full > > enough that I wear it as a dress and scarf anyway. Since I no longer have > > to conform, i. e. I can be excentric, I can wear it to work and get > > compliments from the young folk. I'd say you have parts.of a Salwar/Kameze > > outfit. > > You could make pants for it. The pants don't always match in color > > says my friend from Pakistan. > > Wanda > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > On Nov 1, 2012, at 8:25 AM, Marion McNealy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > And here are some other ones, http://www.utsavfashion.com/lehenga > > > > > > - Marion > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Marjorie Wilser <[email protected]> > > > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thu, November 1, 2012 2:16:50 AM > > > Subject: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is. > > > > > > In the interest of historical costume, modern version: > > > > > > I have a great thrift store outfit I purchased some years ago in the > > > South Bay > > > (San Jose) area. It looks like a typical woman's "Punjabi suit" > > > consisting of > > > tunic, shawl, and pants-- except there are no pants. There is a long, > > > even on me > > > (5'10) flowing skirt. It's obviously dressy attire. There is gold (?) > > > bullion > > > embroidery on the front of the tunic, and tiny gold seed beads stitched > > > all over > > > the skirt and shawl (wider than the typical Paloo of a sari). Fabric is > > > an > > > abstract print in warm brown and golden tones on a lightweight silk. > > > Lined > > > throughout. It was a very lucky find for me because I am tall and had > > > only to > > > steal fabric from a seam to add a bust room gusset under the arms. > > > > > > Anybody care to hazard a guess as to this outfit's origins? I'm > > > definitely > > > voting for the Punjab because of the tunic, and thinking perhaps it might > > > be > > > some very formal outfit due to the heavy embroidery. I don't think this > > > list > > > takes attachments, but I do have a pic to post. . . somewhere, or send to > > > whomever is interested. > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > ==Marjorie Wilser > > > > > > @..@ @..@ @..@ > > > Three Toad Press > > > http://3toad.blogspot.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 > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 23:46:27 -0700 > > From: Marjorie Wilser <[email protected]> > > To: Historical Costume <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Indian? Pakistani? Not sure what it is. > > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; > > delsp=yes > > > > Thanks, Wanda! I was lucky in that the outfit matches itself: scarf, > > tunic & skirt, which is amazing since it is long enough for me, and I > > am tall. > > > > I have a choli cut out to go with lovely sari that came unaccompanied, > > but have not made it. I took the pattern from a thrift store find > > which (again, amazingly) fit my actual bust, even though it was worn > > out and barely usable when found. > > > > I found my first sari in the "curtain" department of the thrift store. > > They soon learned better! > > > > ==Marjorie Wilser > > > > @..@ @..@ @..@ > > Three Toad Press > > http://3toad.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > On Nov 3, 2012, at 9:30 PM, Wanda Pease wrote: > > > > > I tend to find these at my local Thrift stores too. Frequently the > > > pants have gotten separated from the rest of the outfit (found one > > > pair in pajamas!). Sometimes they never show, but the tunic is long > > > and full enough that I wear it as a dress and scarf anyway. Since I > > > no longer have to conform, i. e. I can be excentric, I can wear it > > > to work and get compliments from the young folk. I'd say you have > > > parts.of a Salwar/Kameze outfit. > > > You could make pants for it. The pants don't always match in > > > color says my friend from Pakistan. > > > Wanda > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > > > End of h-costume Digest, Vol 11, Issue 249 > > ****************************************** > > _______________________________________________ > 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
