Thanks everyone for all of the great advice!
Teena
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I just bought an 80/20 Linen Wool blend from the outlet store in Meulebeke
Belgium for 8 Euros/yard it is at least 60."
Even if you just buy linen, the quality is fabulous
http://www.thelinenhouse.com/EN/AboutUs_TheStores.htm
This isn't that far a drive from England these days and is totall
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com is probably your best bet for price &
selection, but be warned of a couple of things. First, I've watched the
owner as he takes a brief look and feel of unlabelled fabric before deciding
what to sell it as--100% wool ain't always 100% wool. Scary, no? He may
"Suit weight" can be worsted or woolen. I've had modern tabby-woven
woolens full an awful lot--something like 30%--in the wash. Worsted is
much less likely to full.
Jen/pixel
On Fri, 28 Sep 2007, Audrey Bergeron-Morin wrote:
They won't full, or I'd be surprised if they moved more than very
For the 14th c. I would go with a gabardine or worsted twill, actually,
unless you can find a lightweight woolen. Layers, rather than one heavy
garment, are the way to go here (and accurate for the period!).
For Fashion Fabrics Club, keywords are "100% wool" and then "suiting",
"gabardine",
They won't full, or I'd be surprised if they moved more than very
slightly. Modern fabrics, especially those types of fabrics, are
treated so they don't full in the wash.
(Now, I know there's a difference between worsting, fulling and
felting, but I don't think it's relevant to the present
convers
For the suit weights, would they need fulling first, since they're so smooth?
Soffya
Dawn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Beteena Paradise wrote:
> I'd like to make some roughly 14th c stuff... gothic fitted dress for me
> and a cotehardie or cotte for my husband.
>
> The problem is that I
Beteena Paradise wrote:
I'd like to make some roughly 14th c stuff... gothic fitted dress for me and a cotehardie or cotte for my husband.
The problem is that I am not sure which modern fabrics to choose. If I were to look somewhere like fashionfabricsclub.com, on what types of fabrics
I still get paid in dollars, so I'd rather purchase from the US if I can. That
means I am fairly limited to online sites or where my MIL can go. But I need to
explain to her exactly what I need as she doesn't sew. But not knowing what
type of wool fabric is preferred is a big problem for both sc
At 10:31 28/09/2007, you wrote:
I've never had to make garb for a cool climate before, but now that
we live in England, I think switching to wool might be a good idea.
:) Especially as it was 42 F yesterday morning. Brr!
I'd like to make some roughly 14th c stuff... gothic fitted dress
for
I've never had to make garb for a cool climate before, but now that we live in
England, I think switching to wool might be a good idea. :) Especially as it
was 42 F yesterday morning. Brr!
I'd like to make some roughly 14th c stuff... gothic fitted dress for me and
a cotehardie or cotte fo
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