On-line Fabrics

FrauHirsch · Post by **FrauHirsch** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 2:55 pm

I just can't praise http://www.fabrics-store.com enough. They specialize in linens. I ordered linen yesterday at noon and it was delivered by 11 am this morning. I ordered some of the 3.5 oz linen and it looks quite nice. I'd like to find some finer at a reasonable price, but this is ok.

This place has a few decent deals:
http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com

This place has some nice fabrics in a large range that can be used for period fabrics:
http://store.yahoo.com/phoenixtextiles/

Nice Wool flannel and Wool Coatings and silk matka, which is nice for early period "fancy dress".
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com

I've just ordered yesterday from a few of them. I'll update the status regarding service when I get some of my other orders.

-Juliana

Bob H · Post by **Bob H** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:24 pm

Also,

http://www.classactfabrics.com/
Linda caters to reenactors, and has some wonderful fabrics.

http://www.carolinacalicoes.com/
Natural fibers, and huckabuck weave (which can be hard to find except as finished towels)

http://www.libertylinens.com/
Mostly linen

http://www.macpheeworkshop.com/
Some hard-to-find wool fabrics

http://www.honesttomssutlery.com/cloth.htm
Linsey-woolsey, getting hard to find

Rev. George · Post by **Rev. George** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 10:59 am

My favorite wool source (though they did piss me off when they moved to the new warehouse, and left me in the lurch... I had to wait for them to ship the fabric...and it took a long time...but that's a once in a businees experience:

www.trimfabrics.com

My silk source (ahh yes... silk braies...one day i will have them)
http://www.silkconnection.com/products/fabric/silk/habotai/

My hemp source... the stuff is nice... nicer than you'd probably think...but pricey...for some reason they cant grow it in the us... must be a climate thing.. [img]http://www.armourarchive.org/ubb/rolleyes.gif[/img]

http://www.hemptraders.com/cart/shopper.cgi?search=action&keywords=cat_closeout&Template=Templates/_categories.htm

that's the closeouts page, where its more reasonable.

Merry christmas all...
-+G

FrauHirsch · Post by **FrauHirsch** » Thu Dec 25, 2003 2:37 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Rev. George:
My silk source (ahh yes... silk braies...one day i will have them)
http://www.silkconnection.com/products/fabric/silk/habotai/
-+G<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I've used Silk Connection (Rupert Gibbon and Spider) for years. Great company.

Alss Dharma Trading co has nice bulk buys on silk and nice dyes: http://www.dharmatrading.com/

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Sat Dec 27, 2003 2:33 am

FrauHirsch · Post by **FrauHirsch** » Thu Jan 15, 2004 2:08 am

Status:

http://www.fabrics-store.com AWESOME Service. Less than 24 hr delivery for me. Excellent linens. The 3.5 oz white is excellent underclothing weight.

http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com - Took about 2 weeks. Backordered the silk faille. The merino lambs wool jersey fulled up beautifully. You cannot see any indication that it is a knit and the final product ends up stretching just like I would expect the period serge's to stretch. The blue overdyed with brown cuts the "day glow" just enough.

http://store.yahoo.com/phoenixtextiles/
They seem to be out of the wool I ordered. It was a nice rust coating wool, good fulled wool.

Juliana

Bartok · Post by **Bartok** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 4:23 am

Is the 3.5 oz linen sufficiently opaque that a fellow could be clad only in his braies (13th and early 14th century loose cut) and not die of embarasment?

I'm rather keen on being able to strip down without scaring children.

Bartok
SCA: Gilbert the Short

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 12:31 pm

I picked up a used French book on the MA, and it had a picture of a guy, and you could tell how thin the braies were.

Rev. George · Post by **Rev. George** » Sun Jan 18, 2004 2:01 pm

Is the 3.5 oz linen sufficiently opaque that a fellow could be clad only in his braies (13th and early 14th century loose cut) and not die of embarasment?

I'm rather keen on being able to strip down without scaring children.

I wouldnt bet on it. Hell around 5 oz becomes near transparent when wet. So it probly would be ok, but avoid the water or heavy sweating.

(alternately, order a sample)

-+G

Bartok · Post by **Bartok** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:55 am

Thank you. Samples should be on the way [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

I think I will double layer the centre pannel just to be safe. Better to explain that I made a modesty adaptation than to be truely authentic and have R rated demos.

Bartok
SCA Gilbert the Short

[This message has been edited by Bartok (edited 01-19-2004).]

Guy Dawkins · Post by **Guy Dawkins** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 9:52 am

I just ordered 5 yards of the 7.1 oz./yd. linen from Fabrics Store. At $5.40 a yard I'm willing to give it a try.

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Guy Dawkins

FrauHirsch · Post by **FrauHirsch** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:39 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Bartok:
Is the 3.5 oz linen sufficiently opaque that a fellow could be clad only in his braies (13th and early 14th century loose cut) and not die of embarasment?
SCA: Gilbert the Short<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Definitely not opaque. Got it because it was sheer, not super sheer like some, but definitely in the right light, even without being damp.

-J

Wolf · Post by **Wolf** » Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:49 pm

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by FrauHirsch:
 Definitely not opaque. Got it because it was sheer, not super sheer like some, but definitely in the right light, even without being damp.

-J

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my wife bought the 3.5 for her underdress. since you never go anywhere in the 15th cent without an over dress she thought it would be nice and lite under teh wool [img]http://forums.armourarchive.org/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

FrauHirsch · Post by **FrauHirsch** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 12:44 pm

FrauHirsch wrote:Status:

http://www.fabricmartfabrics.com - Took about 2 weeks. Backordered the silk faille.

Got the silk Faille. Not exactly what I wanted, but interesting none the less. This seems to be what I believe is more like 19th c bombazine. Its a raw silk rather than a dupioni type, woven in a fialle. It eats light just like the discriptions of bombazine.

The question is really how close pre-16th c bombazine is to 19thc bombazine. More research required on my part. It might be ok for middle class Southern Europeans or Germans who were known to use bombazine, but I need to research this a bit more.

I will probably save it for a 19th c morning dress however.

-Juliana