[h-cost] Silk Vevet Seller in the U. S.
In looking through the colors offered, I notice that some say 100% silk and others do not. Also some appear from the photos to be distressed, and others do not. Some have a characteristic silk sheen, others--well, you get the picture. So I suspect that the seller is offering a collection of what they have been able to obtain from various wholesalers in various colors. I am tempted by some of the colors, but I would certainly obtain a swatch of the specific fabric I wanted, and test it before I bought. Jane In No VA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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At 16:11 17/01/2009, you wrote: In looking through the colors offered, I notice that some say 100% silk and others do not. Also some appear from the photos to be distressed, and others do not. Some have a characteristic silk sheen, others--well, you get the picture. So I suspect that the seller is offering a collection of what they have been able to obtain from various wholesalers in various colors. I am tempted by some of the colors, but I would certainly obtain a swatch of the specific fabric I wanted, and test it before I bought. Jane In No VA My spy has reported back that she spoke with the very helpful Silk Baron, who said that the silks were in fact silk pile and rayon ground. As I have not heard it this way round, I assume that in fact they are a silk ground with a rayon pile, the same as is available in England. I will not be buying from the Silk Baron only because, by the time I have paid postage and VAT, I could trot up into the centre of London and actually finger the available silk velvets for myself, which would be roughly the same price. Thanks to everyone for their input. Suzi ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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Were you looking at the Silk Baron's sight? When I talked to him last week, he said that his velvet was silk pile with viscose backing. Since I prefer the sturdiness of cotton velveteen, I don't know a lot about silk velvet. Anne in Eastern VA -Original Message- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Jane Pease Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:12 AM To: h-costume@mail.indra.com Subject: [h-cost] Silk Vevet Seller in the U. S. In looking through the colors offered, I notice that some say 100% silk and others do not. Also some appear from the photos to be distressed, and others do not. Some have a characteristic silk sheen, others--well, you get the picture. So I suspect that the seller is offering a collection of what they have been able to obtain from various wholesalers in various colors. I am tempted by some of the colors, but I would certainly obtain a swatch of the specific fabric I wanted, and test it before I bought. Jane In No VA ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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I mostly just lurk and learn things from all of your conversations but I need some help. I need help on resources for Researching 3rd century roman clothing and don't really know where to start. Book website and other general recommendations would be very much appreciated. I did find a few things but my google fu is off. Thanks in advance for all your help Yolanda ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
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On Saturday 17 January 2009 11:03:24 pm Yolanda wrote: I mostly just lurk and learn things from all of your conversations but I need some help. I need help on resources for Researching 3rd century roman clothing and don't really know where to start. Book website and other general recommendations would be very much appreciated. I did find a few things but my google fu is off. Try this one for a start; it discusses third century costume and later in the Roman provinces: Croom, A.T. Roman Clothing and Fashion. Tempus Publishing, Ltd., 2000. ISBN 0 7524 1469 0. There's some more generalized information about the Roman textile industry that late in the Empire here: Rogers, Penelope Walton, Jorgensen, Lise Bender Rast-Eicher, Antoninette, eds. The Roman Textile Industry and Its Influence. Oxbow Books, 2001. ISBN 1 84217 046 5. The bibliographies of both books should help also. Good luck. -- Cathy Raymond ca...@thyrsus.com If someone offers you a dead dog for lunch, you don't stick around for the pudding. --Ben Yahtzee Croshaw ___ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
