What do you need it for? Sometimes you can find old leather coats at Good Will or the Salvation Army. I am in search for one myself! LOL!! Perhaps a...
I have used the "theLeatherguy" on ebay with positive experiences for undyed hides and Tandy Leather for dyed-check to see if you have one of their Leather...
Hi everybody - just had a quick question. I just bought (hopefully it went/goes through) some dark brown upholstery weight microsuede, and I was planning on...
... backing fabric I'll second that. Back whatever you use. All in all, I think about fabric would be MUCH safer especially since if you're dealing w/ a real...
thanks! i will have to wait until fabric gets here. i think i might embroider it on different fabric, then transfer it to the microsuede. and I'll def back it...
... line it of course. :) thanks again! Flat line the microsuade. It will give it better body and make it at "real" -Cat- [Non-text portions of this message...
Whoops. I started embroidering something using a traced pattern on Solvy and basted it on jacquard fabric. The jacquard itself isn't backed though. Is the...
Well, I've finally got around to dying the frog for my cloak that I wrote about several months ago. The cloak is finished now, except for attaching the frog....
You can dye it again. But what fiber is the frog made of? If it's a synthetic, it won't take the dye well or not at all, depending on the fiber and the type...
did we already suggest magic marker? S ... wrote about several months ago. The cloak is finished now, except for attaching the frog. The only problem is that...
Hello everybody, I'm a 25-years-old LOTR-fan from Germany, I love sewing costumes and my favourite character is Éowyn. If you are interested in my costumes, ...
it depends on your fabric, if it's sturdy enough you don't have to back it but I always do, just seems to stabilize it, especially if you have to go back at...
Thank you for the suggestions. Since overdying has been recommended I think I'll try that first. Buying another box of dye is cheepter than buying the one navy...
There are dyes that will work with nylon, though I haven't used them in many years -- Dylon hot water dyes. I've had success getting pale to medium intensity...
... a ... 4 yards of the trim just sold on ebay by this seller http://myworld.ebay.com/1stcdotnet/ They may have more. You only need about 1/2 yard of this...
My main concern with the marker is that it might bleed onto the fabric, especially when it is washed. Does anybody have any experience with this? Sarah M. ...
... the ... They make special markers that will go through the wash and not bleed. You have to check and I'm not sure if they come in colors. Standard Sharpie...
I just wanted to update you that I was able to get one of the ink marks out but only partially and unfortunately though it did not change the color of the...
I haven't been on here in ages and ages, but I thought I'd pop in to share something I just found... This site has a "Venice Lace" in a raspberry color that...
For anyone who remembers this thread of the Beardsley print, and might be interested to see what I've done to it (yikes!), I've started doing LiveJournal and...
... Thank you! The process is fairly simple. I printed out the pic from teh web and started blowing it up on the copier. Once it hit 8x11, I tried to take it...
... web and started blowing it up on the copier. Once it hit 8x11, I tried to take it to the overhead projector and trace it onto paper the size of my working...
I bought a man's tux longcoat which I am going to convert into a pirate longcoat. I want to take out the lining to try to make it a little cooler to wear at...
oy, if you haven't finished taking out the lining, I'd advise leaving it in. It's not going to make the coat more comfortable, only harder to get on and off,...
... Whoops! yeah, there's a lot of inner structure in men's coats. That's probably Hymo or some similar tailor's interface -it's fused on so best leave it...
Topic reminder folks... while we're always glad to discuss general sewing techniques anyplace... F-costume ( http://groups.yahoo.com/group/F-Costume/ ) is a...
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