Just sew on the back first, using an "X" stitch, without the stone in it. The back will be attached, but not going through the fabric. Then set the stone into the prongs. Sharon C. -----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Lynn Downward Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 12:12 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents
Wow, those embellishments weren't even on my radar. They're lovely. Unfortunately, no. These look like costume pieces when you get up close. The sew-ons I'm talking about had a metal base with grooves formed into the back making an 'x' through which you sewed the rhinestone onto the fabric. This base wrapped around the glass 'stone.' They looked really, really good, very much like the pronged ones do - without the backing forcing itself through the fabric. I haven't seen them in years. I had a costume with hundreds sewn to it (it cost a fortune and weighed a ton) and am now planning to take them all off to reuse elsewhere. I bought them at Berger's Beads or Bohemian Beads in downtown Los Angeles probably 30 years ago - they had millions - and haven't seen them since. LynnD On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:53 AM, <lauren.wal...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Whilst I am playing the busybody, are these the sew-on rhinestones you > seek? > > http://www.firemountaingems.com/shopping.asp?skw=Swarovski-Sew-On > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Lynn Downward" <lynndownw...@gmail.com> > To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:24:19 PM > Subject: Re: [h-cost] rhinestone accents > > Are you looking for rhinestone yardage? I have seen that JoAnn Fabrics > carries that in the recent past. However, I just looked on their > website and I don't see much. Perhaps you can check at some of the > large trim companies - Wright, Westrim, Plaid. I know I've seen it on > those plastic oval trim bolts on the trims wall. > > Are you actually finding the sew-in rhinestones you don't want? The > ones with the base attached to the stone and four little holes with > which you can sew the whole thing onto your fabric? Where?!? I was > told at least 10 years ago that those aren't being made anymore and to use the prong jewels. > The prongs tear silk taffeta and I don't like the way they snag onto > everything near them. Please share your source for the sew-ins. > Please, please. I've got some I used on a costume > > Thanks, > LynnD > > On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Land of Oz <lando...@netins.net> wrote: > > > I want to buy some rhinestone elements to sew onto a dress, but I'm > > not finding what I need. I don't want individual sew-on rhinestones. > > The closest I can come to what I want is vintage rhinestone jewelery > > - something that looks a little like a tiara only in necklace form. > > I've actually been looking at vintage jewelry for something I can > > take apart, but so far all I've found is too small and/or much too > > dark unless I > start > > looking at the really expensive pieces. (multiple hundreds!) > > > > Modern formal dresses often have a fake buckle or something > > resembling a brooch sewn on the bodice front or back, etc. What do > > you call these pieces? Having a few more search terms to use might improve my google-fu. > > > > Denise > > Iowa > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/**listinfo/h-costume< > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume> > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
