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ways_back_room2007-12-08 06:55 pm
gethenian.livejournal.com) wrote in ways_back_room2007-12-08 06:55 pm
Shout-out to anyone here who needs costume or clothes-making supplies!
There's a place near where I live that's just shut down their custom costume shop and are letting people come by appointment to buy their surplus supplies and costumes.
I went there today with my sister. Basically? It's a giant fucking WAREHOUSE of costumes and assorted buttons and fabrics. But mostly costumes. I mean THOUSANDS of costumes. And they're going CHEAP.
So I'm gonna share the wealth.
If anyone here needs costume pieces, drop me a line and I'll go hunting when my sister takes her LARP friends there in a few days/next weekend, or whenever she does it. They have everything. I mean EVERYTHING. They have period military, circus costumes, bomber jackets a la Charles Lindbergh, fur suits, Teletubby costumes, men's suits, TONS of medieval-type gowns and tunics, Colonial stuff, gothy leather shit, really just ANYTHING. They have a selection of gloves, bolts of cloth in various colors and textures, SHELVES of buttons and zippers, sewing machine thread, trim with lace and sequins and whatnot, hats of all descriptions... anything you can imagine being in a costume workshop, they're probably selling. Also patterns. Boxes and boxes and BOXES of patterns.
Here's the one catch: a lot of the premade stuff is in need of repair and may be strangely sized. BUT... it's fabulous costumey stuff, AND IT'S CHEAP. Really cheap.
So here's the deal:
You E-Mail me a list of stuff you need, and how much you're willing to pay for it. Basic price range for just about everything in there SEEMS to be $40-$100, sometimes less for single shirts or collar ruffs or whatever. As I said before, I can't guarantee any SIZE, but I wear about a size 16/17, so if you tell me you wantstuff larger/smaller, I can use my own measurements to guess. I'll get larger if possible, as my sister tells me it's easier to take things in than do the opposite.
I'll take the list of stuff and go with my sister the next time she goes there. I'll mail you the clothing, and you can reimburse me once you get it. Depending on how many people take me up on this, I may have to charge for shipping, as I have nocash! and cannot afford to pay $3+ to ship stuff to 15 different people.
As for payment, my first choice would be for you to send me a check through the mail. If you prefer not to do that, Amazon gift cards work, too. I can't use PayPal, but if neither of those methods work for you, we'll work something else out. :)
My E-Mail is eigrefeht@gmail.com
Write if you have any questions and I'll tell you what I can. But write ASAP. They're opening the costume warehouse to general sale eventually, but before they do, this is a totally word-of-mouth offer to sell things off REALLY cheap to designers and students by appointment only before they price everything else to sell to the public.
I went there today with my sister. Basically? It's a giant fucking WAREHOUSE of costumes and assorted buttons and fabrics. But mostly costumes. I mean THOUSANDS of costumes. And they're going CHEAP.
So I'm gonna share the wealth.
If anyone here needs costume pieces, drop me a line and I'll go hunting when my sister takes her LARP friends there in a few days/next weekend, or whenever she does it. They have everything. I mean EVERYTHING. They have period military, circus costumes, bomber jackets a la Charles Lindbergh, fur suits, Teletubby costumes, men's suits, TONS of medieval-type gowns and tunics, Colonial stuff, gothy leather shit, really just ANYTHING. They have a selection of gloves, bolts of cloth in various colors and textures, SHELVES of buttons and zippers, sewing machine thread, trim with lace and sequins and whatnot, hats of all descriptions... anything you can imagine being in a costume workshop, they're probably selling. Also patterns. Boxes and boxes and BOXES of patterns.
Here's the one catch: a lot of the premade stuff is in need of repair and may be strangely sized. BUT... it's fabulous costumey stuff, AND IT'S CHEAP. Really cheap.
So here's the deal:
You E-Mail me a list of stuff you need, and how much you're willing to pay for it. Basic price range for just about everything in there SEEMS to be $40-$100, sometimes less for single shirts or collar ruffs or whatever. As I said before, I can't guarantee any SIZE, but I wear about a size 16/17, so if you tell me you wantstuff larger/smaller, I can use my own measurements to guess. I'll get larger if possible, as my sister tells me it's easier to take things in than do the opposite.
I'll take the list of stuff and go with my sister the next time she goes there. I'll mail you the clothing, and you can reimburse me once you get it. Depending on how many people take me up on this, I may have to charge for shipping, as I have nocash! and cannot afford to pay $3+ to ship stuff to 15 different people.
As for payment, my first choice would be for you to send me a check through the mail. If you prefer not to do that, Amazon gift cards work, too. I can't use PayPal, but if neither of those methods work for you, we'll work something else out. :)
My E-Mail is eigrefeht@gmail.com
Write if you have any questions and I'll tell you what I can. But write ASAP. They're opening the costume warehouse to general sale eventually, but before they do, this is a totally word-of-mouth offer to sell things off REALLY cheap to designers and students by appointment only before they price everything else to sell to the public.
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I have no idea where to begin to ask.
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what kind of fake-armor is there? or gauzy fabric, or headdresses?
*trying hard not to drown in own drool*