I want to make something clear: The company Historical Clothing Patterns is
not associated in any way with Historic Costume Patterns. I have asked them
to change the name and they've ignored me. I don't want their reputation for
customer service and quality of product being confused with mine.
Thank you, Melissa, for all these
references. I've learned something I didn't know before. Very useful.
Joan Jurancich
Sutter's Fort Docent
At 08:33 AM 10/2/2011, you wrote:
I'm sorry to come so late to the discussion - this may now be
irrelevant. I believe Nancy Rexford was right, these
I have not done what you're describing, but I just checked with a friend who is
a jewelry maker. She says the stones would survive dry cleaning, but the color
may change. She said she wouldn't risk it.
I've sewn beads (glass pearls) onto fabric with a standard beading needle.
Claudine
I would think they would dry clean just fine. They are a rock, after all.
You're not supposed to dry clean pearls, because the chemicals damage the
nacre.
Sharon C.
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I just received in a mail (from India) a large multiple strand of little
citrines, pretty but almost certainly not of the highest gem quality.
If nothing else the stringing is awful and I hate the clasp, so they'd
need to be restrung. But, they are essentially beads, a teardrop shape
with a
I have sewn Indian garnets and (horrors!) thousands of 2nd grade rice pearls
onto a forepart. The forepart was dry cleaned several times over a few years
of wear and I had no problems with either; however, I used to have a very
special dryclean company that has since gone the way of all good,
It depends on the stones. Diamonds rubies are very hard to fracture.
Opals, pearls emeralds very easy. I accidently laundered my tanzanite
ring when I left it in the pocket of a pair of jeans. It did color change
slightly. Worse, the setting got scratched. Check the Moh's hardness scale
for
I have used real stones and know of several others that have as well. Have
not had any problems with them going through the dry cleaners as long as you
have a good dry cleaner!
Traci
On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Sharon Collier sha...@collierfam.comwrote:
I would think they would dry clean
As some one who does a great deal of beadwork, several things come to
mind. First, use the correct thread, not regular sewing thread. Beading
thread comes in different thicknesses. Second, if there is an area of
the fabric to which you are going to multiple stones, some sort of
interfacing is
Many gem stones are dyed or treated to enhance their color. I would test
both cleaning methods on a few of these stones before sewing them to
anything permanently. They might come out clear at the other end.
Denise
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Instead of trying to sew them directly on to hte dress, why not make a
really over-the-top beaded collar with them?
I am tempted to take up jewelry making, since I am fascinated by the
colors of stones. I have what is probably an illusion that all I need is
wire, pretty but low-grade
Claudine wrote -
I have not done what you're describing, but I just checked with a friend
who is a jewelry maker. She says the stones would survive dry cleaning,
but the color may change. She said she wouldn't risk it.
Claudine's jeweller friend has the right of it.
As a gemmologist,
Cin, quartz is very hard. Try a good dry cleaner.
Sharon C.
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Sent: Monday, October 03, 2011 4:03 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Has anyone here beaded garments with
My mom does jewelry making, using jump rings, push-settings, chain, etc. No
soldering. If she wants to attach a piece of fused glass to a pendant, or
earring blanks, she uses epoxy.
Sharon C.
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