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One of the ladies I know wove TW ties for her dress. The ties were somewhere around 6 cards wide (maybe 4) and she had finished them off with aglettes (I think that's how its spelled) Kes, the lady who runs the Fettered Cock, makes her belt ends out of pewter, and is usually willing to make up special orders. I've got a lovely wolf bookmark that I think was originally designed for a garter, which is about the right size for many of my bands. My brother has also made similar buckles etc. (and if you need yet another hobby, pewter casting isn't all that difficult, and the materials are fairly inexpensive) You may also consider looking through your local thrift shop - shoe buckles, straps on old clothes etc. - you never know what you may find. In Toronto there is a store that sells leather and hardware called Capital Findings - I've also purchased buckles from them. rob schweitzer always willing to suggest Canadian stores to people who live waaaay out of town. On the other hand, wait a year until the ROM (royal ontario museum)finishes its renovations, in particular a floor dedicated to textiles, and it may be worth the trip. (and maybe someone else can convince the curators the difference between tablet woven bands and inkle woven bands) Send private reply to "Robert Schweitzer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----------------------------------------------------------- To stop receiving tabletweaving (not tabletweaving-digest), send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: unsubscribe tabletweaving. To stop receiving tabletweaving-digest, see the end of a digest.
