Oh, and for my living history friends who always wanted real unbleached linen canvas, Dharma carries 100% hemp linen canvas, $14.95 a yard

Sounds like the title of some slash fiction or bodice ripper in the grocery store, but no, its just me telling you about a couple of different sites for ribbon.

Since I can't find silk satin ribbon in the stores here, I'm guessing others can't as well. I was first introduced to it in Seattle, and have wanted a source for it since. Thank goodness for Google!

Silk satin ribbon, 9mm - 50mm wide, $1.59- 4.98 a yard

Dharma carries silk habotai ribbon by the yard , and silk sewing thread by Gutterman

Dharma also has a nice selection of cotton lace which I shall have to remember if I ever want to make Victorian somethings.

M&J Trimming also carries some chains by the yard that would work really well for replicating the chains seen in German portraits 16mm chain, 17mm chain