I found a great deal (well not so great for the seller) on eBay for 36 5/8" pearl and gold buttons. I really scored on this one. No one outbid me on them, so I paid virtually nothing for them. They will look great on the false gold sleeves.
Evidently this seller sells a lot of buttons, so he looks like he would be a good e-Bay supplier. His name is mario_sbarn.
I also finally decided on the type of silk I wanted for the sleeves. Evidently habotai is a rather sheer fabric, and would not have worked. I found out that China Silk (charmeuse) is like satin and has a shiny finish. I got a higher silk count, 16 momme. The habotai I was looking at was 6, so I think I'm really glad I did my homework before buying! It retails on e-Bay for $12.99/yard, with free shipping from India. (Only thing I didn't like about it is that it's 45" wide.) Try getting silk that cheap in the U.S. Fabric here has gotten so overrated that I will buy from any country just to get a decent price. Same thing with trim., It's not like I'm really taking business away from American fabric stores, because whatever stores are left sure don't have these materials!
The seller's name for the silk is 1188mall. The silk is coming from Hong Kong. (Appropriate, right? Might as well eliminate the middle man and go straight to the country of origin!)
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