In a message dated 6/23/2006 9:12:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You can do what I did for my doublet gown, use buttons as decoration and use hooks and eyes to close it. ********************* That was my idea too. I'm sure they did this in the period as well. A lot of buttons close together looks good but can start to get expensive. I have a doublet with plastic buttons [that really button] that look like fancy 3-D carved bone but cost very little so the 17 down the front wasn't that expensive. I also made a doublet with a gazillion buttons down the front, so close they were touching, but the real closure was hooks and eyes. And they were large round beads not "real" buttons. You might see what's in the beading section of your local craft shop. I also saw a designer when I was in collage unstring and use some fancy beads from some costume jewelry she got at a department store. Looked great! _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
