I don't know, Roxanne. The page opened in Chinese saying that the website is banned and not safe. Is this a political thing or a pirate website? LD
On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Roxanne Price <price_roxa...@hotmail.com>wrote: > > What you are describing sounds a lot like these: > http://hjaccessory.com/ProductShow.asp?PicID=203 > > > > Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:12:06 -0700 > > From: lynndownw...@gmail.com > > To: h-cost...@indra.com > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents > > > > Wow, those embellishments weren't even on my radar. They're lovely. > > > > Unfortunately, no. These look like costume pieces when you get up > > close. The sew-ons I'm talking about had a metal base with grooves > > formed into the back making an 'x' through which you sewed the rhinestone > > onto the fabric. This base wrapped around the glass 'stone.' They looked > > really, really good, very much like the pronged ones do - without the > > backing forcing itself through the fabric. I haven't seen them in years. > I > > had a costume with hundreds sewn to it (it cost a fortune and weighed a > > ton) and am now planning to take them all off to reuse elsewhere. I > bought > > them at Berger's Beads or Bohemian Beads in downtown Los Angeles probably > > 30 years ago - they had millions - and haven't seen them since. > > LynnD > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:53 AM, <lauren.wal...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Whilst I am playing the busybody, are these the sew-on rhinestones you > > > seek? > > > > > > http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=Swarovski-Sew-On > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > > > > From: "Lynn Downward" <lynndownw...@gmail.com> > > > To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:24:19 PM > > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents > > > > > > Are you looking for rhinestone yardage? I have seen that JoAnn Fabrics > > > carries that in the recent past. However, I just looked on their > website > > > and I don't see much. Perhaps you can check at some of the large trim > > > companies - Wright, Westrim, Plaid. I know I've seen it on those > plastic > > > oval trim bolts on the trims wall. > > > > > > Are you actually finding the sew-in rhinestones you don't want? The > ones > > > with the base attached to the stone and four little holes with which > you > > > can sew the whole thing onto your fabric? Where?!? I was told at least > 10 > > > years ago that those aren't being made anymore and to use the prong > jewels. > > > The prongs tear silk taffeta and I don't like the way they snag onto > > > everything near them. Please share your source for the sew-ins. Please, > > > please. I've got some I used on a costume > > > > > > Thanks, > > > LynnD > > > > > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Land of Oz <lando...@netins.net> > wrote: > > > > > > > I want to buy some rhinestone elements to sew onto a dress, but I'm > not > > > > finding what I need. I don't want individual sew-on rhinestones. The > > > > closest I can come to what I want is vintage rhinestone jewelery - > > > > something that looks a little like a tiara only in necklace form. > I've > > > > actually been looking at vintage jewelry for something I can take > apart, > > > > but so far all I've found is too small and/or much too dark unless I > > > start > > > > looking at the really expensive pieces. (multiple hundreds!) > > > > > > > > Modern formal dresses often have a fake buckle or something > resembling a > > > > brooch sewn on the bodice front or back, etc. What do you call these > > > > pieces? Having a few more search terms to use might improve my > google-fu. > > > > > > > > Denise > > > > Iowa > > > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > > > h-costume mailing list > > > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/**listinfo/h-costume< > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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
