Grateful, I suppose

[mmcnealy]

I suppose I should just be grateful that there is brocade fabric out there like that seen in so many of the Lucas Cranach the Elder's paintings

And not be bitching that its $71 a meter with a 10 meter minimum order


Talk about a period-style barrier to copying the fashions of the upper-crust. *big grin*

Of course there's lots of other 'almost good enough' brocades on there for much less, just not the one I want!

Comments

[silverstah.livejournal.com]

But... if you get more than 29 meters, then the price drops down to $67.54! What a bargain! ;)

[joysdaughter.livejournal.com]

Is this place any use? I can't work out the exchange rate at the moment - having a senior moment!

http://www.mperkins.com/

[landsknecht-po.livejournal.com]

That is a great on-line store. I have oggled the fabric there for a while. They are actually based out of Calgary, but unfortunately don't have an acctual storefront.

Interesting though to compare the cost of fabric today with that in period, makes $71/meter seem quite reasonable at times.

[spikywheel.livejournal.com]

La Lame has lots of ecclastical stuff if that is what you are looking for
http://www.lalame.com/html/catalog.html

The cataloge is $5 but if someone reminds me next month I'll dig around for my old copy. Religious stuff doesnt' change that much.

And they have a store in NYC.

[gailsedotes.livejournal.com]

drool black and silver! it's only 35squids to me! still too much!

[aclisto.livejournal.com]

well you know me and pretties. I always at least try to keep an eye on stuff. I have heard that even though Istok lists as silks some of the fabric is a poly silk blend or not even silk at all.
http://www.manhattanfabrics.com/catalogue.cgi?ddisplay=1779
http://www.leandrofabrics.com/newarrivals.html
http://www.iluvfabrix.com/upholstery-fabric/damaskfabric/7-2.htm
http://www.decorativesilk.com/Scripts/default.asp
http://www.luigi-bevilacqua.com/
http://www.e-luxus-fabrics.com/soie_us/index.htm
http://store.schindlersfabrics.com/glsiupwefa.html