I know all the reasons why they
don’t exist in small towns any more – but it is just not on when I want
something and would have to travel a long way to buy it! J
Someone had a photo of their tarot
reading set-up and had a really lovely soft velvet blue cloth on a small square
table and I thought it would be excellent to get one.
I want a really sumptuously soft
royal blue or purple fringed one and have been searching online for hours
checking out scarves, square shawls, tablecloths etc. trying to find one, or
even the material so that I can possibly make one - although that would mean
having to dig the dreaded sewing machine out of hibernation in the loft to add
the fringing.
But I have had no joy whatsoever - I
think I really need to check out car boot sales etc. although I would never be
up in time to go to one. We used to have haberdashery type shops or
stores around to buy material but they all seem to be long gone.
I
suppose I could check out local markets or go to a big town and try a
department store. But do I want one that much???!!! Especially as they may not even have what I
want when I get there.
I have found some heavy
velvet/velour material on eBay for curtains or dressmaking but I am not sure
that will actually be the thick soft plush velvet I am thinking of, although
they probably don’t even make that type of fabric any more as it is too
expensive and everyone wants the thinner stretchy velour type material now.
I just hate sewing at the best of
times so would much prefer to buy it already made especially as my sewing
machine has this nasty habit of chugging nicely along, teasing me into thinking
all is well, and then it suddenly jams and totally annialates the fabric by
bunching it all up and getting the cotton all knotted up in a huge bundle.
This then takes me an hour to unpick, then
check the machine that always seems to look all innocent with nothing wrong,
and then having to try it again with fingers and toes crossed just hoping it
will get to the end without ruining it any more.
I don’t even know why I am that
bothered about getting some velvet material as I already have some perfectly
good black velour material that has silvery white specks on it that I use (no
fringing though) that looks really good with the tarot cards.
I originally bought this from my belly
dancing teacher with the idea of making a hip scarf with it for doing my belly
dancing, but it just sat in the drawer for ages as I bought a couple of
ready-made satin ones with coins on to jiggle and shimmer nicely instead. I do love the material and it is perfect, but
it would be lovely to have the sumptuous velvet fringed one as an alternative.
I do wonder though if they even
still make what I have in mind without it costing an arm and a leg plus only
being available in very elite stores.
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