Help with VINYL. Please!

By Static. 01/03/09, 02:57 pm

Putting this here because it' not really critique, and not really a plug...

Okay - so I need pvc vinyl for a number of costumes, and you can't actually buy it in wellington anymore. I am greatly displeased by this, but it would appear that it is just tough sugar honey iced tea. I would really, really, really like somebody who knows (and I will resort to bribery, flattery even) to tell me WHERE in the country it can be bought and if they would be so kind (otherwise I will mission out if at all feasible) to grab some on my behalf and I will pay them for it, plus postage, plus probably a small offering of baked goods :)

I need wet-look vinyl in black, white and bright yellow, for Sailor Star Healer and Faye Valentine. 1m of the yellow and white, and probably about 3m black. This is the 4-way stretch wet-look PVC that everyone and their mums uses and suddenly is only available in duroseal-esque holographic horrible in pink and blue in Welly. Gross, dudes.

...also, thanks to Kotone I checked out the stuff at Arthur Toyes on Willis - they have white, but it isn't stretch, and thus my bootcovers will be that much harder. I would like to avoid using it if at all possible.

SO YEAH! Anybody feeling generous and kind=hearted, or simply craving baked goods? puppyeyes

Many thanks in advance!

**Guest** Guest

Have you tried para rubber

The closest one i know of is levin (correct me if im wrong it has been ages)

By Static. 01/03/09, 03:03 pm

Hah, closest I know is in New Plymouth. I am talking about fabric though, not sheeting or anything - I want to sew with this stuff, not make a shield Razz

By Icarus. 01/03/09, 03:08 pm

The only places I know are in Palmerston North (Spotlight & Arthur Toyes).

I know Arthur Toyes has white, black & gold stretch vinyl, but I haven't seen any bright yellow stuff.
but then again it's in Palmy, so if you're willing to travel 8D

By Static. 01/03/09, 03:09 pm

JP YOU HAZ CAR AND I HAZ PETROL MONEY LET'S GOOOOOO

By Icarus. 01/03/09, 03:13 pm

Oh hang on, last time I checked at AT(didn't really take note of the vinyls) I'm not sure if there's any black stretch vinyl left...

ah never mind, Spotlight should have it though, lol

**Guest** Guest

Ha! My mate in Aussie is using Yellow and black vinyl for her Silk Spectre II costume...lol timing...lol She just finished making her thigh-high boot-covers...she says they are a be-ach to make...lol

hmm, I haven't looked in the spotlight here...might have a gander while I job search tomorrow...

SS

By Static. 01/03/09, 03:17 pm

yeah, the "should" word is a good one. Grrrrr.

By Icarus. 01/03/09, 03:29 pm

Static wrote:: yeah, the "should" word is a good one. Grrrrr.

LOL, don't worry they will have it,
if not I'll give you whats left of my vinyl from last year's costume.
(there's nearly 90cm of it left Very Happy

)

By Static. 01/03/09, 03:41 pm

Oh yay! Black, right?

By Icarus. 01/03/09, 03:46 pm

Yups~~

By KotoneVersus. 01/03/09, 04:10 pm

YEAH. THESE BOOTCOVERS ARE STUPIDLY DIFFICULT. D<

But I shall persist. T______T

Sorry I couldn't have been more help~

By Cassiel. 01/03/09, 11:24 pm

Have you tried fabric warehouse?

I've not been myself, but apparently they stock things that Spotlight and AT don't. ~~Like Pleather. WTF is up with this scarcity of Pleather?~~

And bootcovers do suck. You have my sympathy

By Static. 01/03/09, 11:43 pm

Ugh. I just typd out a reply, went to change my avatar, came back and realised I forgot to hit 'send'. Fail...

Anyway. Kotone - bootcovers are waaaay easier if your fabric is super-stretchy. You might have to tape them to your soles, but that is why duct tape exists (in many colours!) and also you can't see it, so who cares?

And Icarus - THANKYOU!! I will try to grab some of my own before pheefing yours, but thankyouthankyouthankyou chuu~!

By **Rowan**. 02/03/09, 01:31 am

(I was just thinking hahaha sucks to be you people who have to make boot covers, when I realised that I have to make some as well OTL. And I have to use cotton so it matches my jacket D: oh well, I guess interfacing is my friend.)

I've never actually seen PVC (or pleather!) in a shop ever! Then again, I guess I haven't really been looking for it...

**Guest** Guest

Abit late it seems, but I was in Spotlight today and they have wet-look Black Vinyl at $24.99p/m...

Just thought I would say...as I saw it and thought of you...lol

SS

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