[MR] RE pricing a full length cloak (was Northern Principality)

[Bambi TBNL]

Isabella, 
how wide is your silk?
 Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL 


I am made for great things by GOD
and walk with Pride!!!!
Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
see me dance 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0 




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From: . . <lizmaekate at hotmail.com>
To: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 11:00:13 AM
Subject: Re: [MR] RE pricing a full length cloak (was Northern Principality)


  Wow!  Where do y'all go that dupioni is that expensive?!?  I just got 20 yards of super dark green shantung off of Fabric.com for $1.97 a yard (hence why I got 20 yards of it!).  Ebay and Etsy are both great places to get fabric.  Fabric.com normally sells their silk for around $9~11 a yard.  Granted, it's dupioni but I think some of us might still remember the great silk taffeta they had last year on sale.  You could get it for about $4 a yard if you had a coupon.  

Yesterday, I bought 5 yards of silver silk taffeta from Denver Fabrics online for $5.95 a yard.  Heck, I can go to Joanns and get some really great and lovely silk dupioni (they have COLORS now at my Joanns!) for $20.  I typically use my 50% off coupons for their silk.  They, unfortunately, just raised their prices.  It used to be $16 a yard.  Still, not bad if you really need a couple of yards to finish a projects.  

-Isabella

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> From: Bambi TBNL <hippy_dippy_dancer at yahoo.com>
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>     Principality)
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> 60' dupioni silk is still farily readily available? in retail stores and on line?when you look through the upholstery sections. it runs somewhere in the neighborhood of 25-30 bucks a yard . one might discuss with ones 'service provider' how much is needed for a custom job , what the labor 'bid' would be and then find the fabric on one's own, paying the price one is comfortable with to then add in the taylor's price. you might just??find that works better for all concerned .?Bambi (To be named ater) TBNL 
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> I am made for great things by GOD
> and walk with Pride!!!!
> Walladah bint al Mustakfi c 1100ad
> see me dance 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HMtOoXtMs0 
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> From: Grey Goose <ggoose1 at gmail.com>
> To: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Thu, June 10, 2010 9:05:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [MR] RE pricing a full length cloak (was Northern Principality)
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> Good folk -
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> I beg to differ -
> 
> I spent $45 on 10 yards of blue silk by careful shopping on ebay.? Out of
> this I made a pair of half circle heraldic cloaks for our barony. These are
> of a rational length for an item to see regular use, therefor *not* floor
> length. Add an additional $25 for the silks used for applique and throw my
> labor in for free as I made these for love, not money.? Reasonable care has
> kept them from needing to be cleaned for 4 years.
> 
> So ....? making a silk cloak is not so out of reach as you might think!
> Now about that principality.
> 
> Janina
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