At 01:52 13/03/2008, you wrote:
If the lady lives near London the answer is BOROVIC Street and Borovic Fabrics. This is in the theater district or close to it.
The shop is called Borovick's, and it is in Berwick street. It is just off Oxford Street, not in the theatre district. I is no longer quite as big as Wanda thinks, and really doesn't have a great selection of wool. There are many specialist fabric shops in Berwick Street, one which simply sells cotton and linen fabrics, (good for Regency), and one which sells fabric for men's wear in particular, suitings, coatings and so on, called something I cannot remember at this hour of the morning. Ha, remembered - "Textile King".
As I don't know what a "Russian coat" actually is, I cannot recommend specific fabric shops, but Abimelech Hainsworth http://www.abimelech.co.uk/ has the best selection of wools in England in my opinion. They are expensive, but many of them can be left with raw edges when making Regency coats for men, just as the originals were.
Otherwise I suggest using my Links page for information on suppliers. http://www.suziclarke.co.uk/links.php
Suzi
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