AloeDanielo Report post Posted March 11, 2020 I’m hoping this forum can help as I’ve been searching for weeks now to no avail. It seems impossible to find a non-US supplier of prong rivets and rhinestones. Does anyone know of any European suppliers? The shipping fees for the US companies are extortionate - $60 plus customs and taxes!! I have found suppliers of tubular rivets with backs but don’t like the way these create a bulge. They are also only available in one size unlike US prong rivet sets which are available in a whole range of sizes. Fingers crossed! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted March 11, 2020 http://www.modimex.it/en/catalog/stones-rhinestones-pearls/rhinestones-with-holes-and-legs/ HTH :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AloeDanielo Report post Posted March 13, 2020 Thank you Mike. I contacted them but they only sell to companies that are VAT registered which is a weird stipulation and a bit OTT for a small UK hobby collar maker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredk Report post Posted March 13, 2020 On 3/11/2020 at 8:15 AM, AloeDanielo said: I’m hoping this forum can help as I’ve been searching for weeks now to no avail. It seems impossible to find a non-US supplier of prong rivets and rhinestones. Does anyone know of any European suppliers? The shipping fees for the US companies are extortionate - $60 plus customs and taxes!! Sorry, not UK. I get any I need direct from China. Presently its taking up to 4 weeks for delivery, its usually only 10 to 14 days. altho tbh I've not needed to buy any of these for a long while eg; https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/100x-7mm-Crystal-Rhinestone-Metal-Round-Spot-Spikes-Stud-Rivets-Leathercra-IUC/192955116074?hash=item2ced056a2a:g:xfMAAOSwRAZdCNS7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted March 13, 2020 I might know of one in Paris..and maybe one in London..I'll get back to the thread if I can find them again..They are IIRC mainly studs but I think they do some rhinestones, whether they are "prong" I can't remember, very long time since I used them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikesc Report post Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Parisian supplier of rhinestones ( we call them strass* ) with prongs ( griffes** ) ( and other types of ) fittings for you http://strasstransferts.com/index.php?id_category=33&controller=category *rhymes with glass..said with a Yorkshire accent **griffes actually translates as claws..but in Rhinestones claws usually refers to the way the stone is held into the ring, not to the way it is fixed to the material..The page I have linked to is their range of prong back rhinestones.. I don't know if they speak or read English..I never had need to ask..I deal with all French companies in French. Edited March 15, 2020 by mikesc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
