Marjorie Wilser wrote:
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.
You're absolutely right, but unfortunately those are my choices here in
the midwest. And as recently as 5 years ago I could get
I'm no longer up there, but Kayta or Cin Barnes will know.
== Marjorie Wilser
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On Jan 18, 2010, at 11:57 PM, Sharon Collier wrote:
There is a place in San
Dawn,
at least you *have* fabric stores to go to. There is *one* real fabric
store in our tourist town. It's high-end and mostly I don't like their
colors _or_ prices. There's a home dec store which claims to be
discount but it's still high. And there's a hobby store that has quite
a few
This is one online site that I've bought some 100% cotton velvet from before.
You can buy swatches to check out before ordering if you need. They seem to
carry the same basic colors regularly.
http://www.syfabrics.com/Browse.aspx/100--Cotton-Med-Light-Weight-Velvet/258
I don't see any
There IS a hancock online which is quite helpful. I've never
understood if it was the same one as the chain.
== Marjorie Wilser
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Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW
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On Jan 19, 2010, at 9:46 AM,
If you travel to Bakersfield, then don't go in the late spring to summer
seasons, when yes it will be very hot in our valley. Or days of fog in the
winter. I live in Fresno, but visit Bakersfield on occasion, usually to visit
their large warehouse fabric store (FM Fabrics). But I would rather
Santa barbara area. It's home. . . but the fabric prospects are grim :)
== Marjorie Wilser
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Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement. --MW
http://3toad.blogspot.com/
On Jan 19, 2010, at 9:54 AM, Kimiko Small wrote:
If you travel to
Wow, I'm always looking for cotton velvetg, even when i don't need it just
because it's so hard to fid. Thanks, Kimiko. I've never seen this place
before. too bad their color selection is so limitged, though.
MaggiRos
Maggie Secara
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Sorry, haven't been following this thread real well but has anyone delt
w/these folks?
http://www.aurorasilk.com/fabrics/silks_shiny/ALLSILKVELVET.html
or
http://www.distinctivefabric.com/fabric.php?product=SILKVELVET1
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Aurora has very nice stuff and I've heard good things about them from
a few people on various lists.
The other, I don't know.
On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 1:44 PM, otsisto otsi...@socket.net wrote:
Sorry, haven't been following this thread real well but has anyone delt
w/these folks?
I have dealt with swatches from the second company. They will tell you that
their producers tell them it is 100% silk velvet. But do a bleach test and you
will find as I did that the velvet is a regular silk/rayon velvet. I told them
that, and they still wrote back that they stand by what their
I've had good luck with Aurora for dyestuffs.
-Original Message-
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On
Behalf Of Audrey Bergeron-Morin
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:53 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone
Renaissance Fabrics (online only) regularly carries cotton velveteen:
http://www.renaissancefabrics.net/cgi-bin/showAll.cgi?section=V
Of course, colors are limited, but if you want something specific, send owner
Diana an email, she might be able to find it for you.
Claudine
I'm quite taken with the olive green embossed velveteen. Anyone know how
heavy it is?
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
On 1/19/2010 12:25 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com wrote:
Renaissance Fabrics (online only) regularly carries cotton velveteen:
:36:15 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
I'm quite taken with the olive green embossed velveteen. Anyone know how
heavy it is?
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
On 1/19/2010 12:25 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com wrote:
Renaissance Fabrics
] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
I'm quite taken with the olive green embossed velveteen. Anyone know how
heavy it is?
Fran
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Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 12:36:15 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
I'm quite taken with the olive green embossed velveteen. Anyone know how
heavy it is?
Fran
Lavolta Press
http
: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
I'm quite taken with the olive green embossed velveteen. Anyone know how
heavy it is?
Fran
Lavolta Press
http://www.lavoltapress.com
On 1/19/2010 12:25 PM, cw15147-hcos...@yahoo.com wrote:
Renaissance Fabrics (online only) regularly carries
: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
Fran
Could you please send me the links for the linen velvet? I'm very interested
in
it.
Ginni Morgan
Sacramento, CA
Lavolta Press 1/19/10 12:48 PM
Great. That's what I wanted to know. That would be a nice fabric for
1880s
weight, it may be
useful for something costume-related.
Claudine
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To: Historical Costumeh-cost...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 1:08:01 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
Fran
Could you
[mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] 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
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
silk and velvet for dyeing (as that is their main thing)
-Original Message-
From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] 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
...@indra.com
Sent: Tue, January 19, 2010 1:08:01 PM
Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has all the velvet gone? (rant)
Fran
Could you please send me the links for the linen velvet? I'm very
interested in
it.
Ginni Morgan
Sacramento, CA
Lavolta Press 1/19/10 12:48 PM
Great. That's what I
knowledgeable employees do
not understand cotton velvet. I think it is something like $12 a yard.
Hancock Fabrics on line may also have it if you search for velveteen.
-Kathy
From: the3t...@gmail.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:31:17 -0800
Subject: Re: [h-cost] where has
has all the velvet gone? (rant)
I'm no longer up there, but Kayta or Cin Barnes will know.
== Marjorie Wilser
=:=:=: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 11:57 PM, Sharon Collier wrote
I don't think anyone has mentioned this place yet:
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/
They have a big selection of cotton velvet, although stretch velvets, printed
velvets and upholstry velvets are all mixed in the same spot. Anyone for pink
and taupe plaid velvet? Their prices are
FWIW, I was in Target (oh, pardon me, I mean Tar-zhay!) :-) today and
admired some lovely robin's-egg blue 100% cotton velvet curtain panels (made
in China, of course). I wondered what I could make out of them. $14.99 for a
panel 40 x 84 (I think) doesn't work out too badly. Hope this helps!
On
I gave up too and shop online, for the cotton velvet.
I got some super soft rose color cotton velvet at Fabric.com and also some nice
black cotton velvet on sale for $5.75 a yd.
Might see what they have up.
melody
--- On Mon, 1/18/10, Dawn d...@reddawn.net wrote:
From: Dawn d...@reddawn.net
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
, 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
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