Source of Frogging for a Smoking Jacket

[Sator]

Does anyone know of a source where one can buy frogging of the sort used for smoking jackets or military uniforms?

Any help would be much appreciated.

[DougNZ]

I'm interested, too!

[a tailor]

try vogue fabrics.

[Joel]

What is frogging?

[Sator]

The trimming used in place of buttons on this smoking jacket:

[Zingari]

They are actually called 'Gimp' buttons - if you mean the rope and toggle fastening.

[rip]

The trimming used in place of buttons on this smoking jacket:

I believe true frogging is a great deal more elaborate than that shown on this jacket, usually being braid formed into a cloverleaf pattern on both sides of the lapel, not unlike that on a military uniform from the 19th century.

[Sator]

Frogs can be simple or more elaborate:

http://www.mjtrim.com/Catalog/Category/894510.aspx

Either way they are frogs.

[Zingari]

Here is detailed frog work

[Sator]

For those interested, after cross posting a bit (in the hope someone would know something!) I learned of this site:

http://www.ascuteasabutton.com/frogs.html

Here is another useful link:

http://www.mjtrim.com/Catalog/Category/894510.aspx

And those really keens ones around here can even make their own:

http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/cr_sewing_b...376352,00.html

[alaric]

I have a black velvet smoking jacket with frogging similar to this style, except the the cording is tripled, i.e., three pieces of cord sown into a flat braid (smooth single cord on the outsides and a flat braided cord in the middle). the net result is braiding that looks far more elaborate than it actually is.

alaric