I've used both Fettered Cock and Billie and Charlie's. Nice stuff. FC pieces are generally a bit heavier than B&C's. Excellent customer service from both, very nice work. Mark de Gaulker's work is stellar (he's a fellow An Tirian). He puts out a lot of jeweler's quality work as well, a little pricey at times but so worth it!
Belt questions: I have a very nice long leather belt that I bought from one of our local merchants. I'm going to use saddle soap to soften it up, but it is quite stiff--is there anything else I can do, short of having my dogs chew on it? Also, how long would a medieval lady's belt be? I need to trim it but am unsure of how much to take off. Thanks! Arlys On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:41:07 -0500 (CDT) "Pixel, Goddess and Queen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Fettered Cock, which others have recommended. > Billy and Charlie's, which others have recommended. > > I would add Gaukler's Medieval Wares to that list: > http://www.medievalwares.com/ for bronze belt hardware. He is > extremely > knowledgeable, and often his pieces are direct casts of originals in > his > collection. > > I would add some other notes on 14th c. belts--frequently the belt > hardware *was* pewter. Much of the belt hardware in Dress > Accessories, for > instance, is various pewter alloys. > > Also, Historic Enterprises: > http://www.historicenterprises.com/cart.php > although again, no leather, just the hardware. > > Tandy Leather for undyed belt blanks: > http://www.tandyleatherfactory.com/index.asp > > Yours, > > Jen/pixel/Margaret > > > On Sun, 13 Apr 2008, Robin Netherton wrote: > > > Relaying a request from a friend: > > > > Can anyone recommend, ideally from personal experience, a good > supplier of > > medieval (say, 14th-15th c.) belts and/or buckles? My friend is > familiar with > > Revival Clothing, which sells Talbot's leather goods, but would > like to know > > his range of options before purchasing. > > > > --Robin > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
