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

[Denise McMahon]

http://www.fabricguru.com//cart/index.php?target=products&mode=search&subcats=Y&type=extended&avail=Y&pshort=N&pfull=N&pname=Y&match=all&q=dupioni&pcode=&cid=0&submit=Search&page=1

Dupioni from 4.95 to one for 17.95 in various colors, most are 60  
inches wide.

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-Rowan B.


On Jun 10, 2010, at 10:18 AM, Bambi TBNL wrote:

> 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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> 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)
>
> Good folk -
>
> 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
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 7:36 AM, Catherine Clark <clothier16c at hotmail.com 
> >wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>   Assuming a full circle cloak for a person over 6 ft tall:  the  
>> fabric
>> alone could be over $600. And that's for plain silk and lining.   
>> And then
>> there is labor....
>>
>>
>>
>> And then there is the care of it....
>>
>>
>>
>> Chrstienne
>>
>>
>>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>> Received: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:18:19 AM EDT
>>> From: Gail <ladysayher at gmail.com>
>>> To: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
>>> Subject: [MR] Northern Principality
>>>
>>>> Hey not fair........there are still those of us who would like to  
>>>> see a
>>>> Northern Principality, but not with polyester.
>>>
>>> Have you priced a full-length full-circle cloak in silk? Lined, of
>> course.
>>>
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