merch-fabrics-msg - 6/16/15 Some modern fabric sources. NOTE: See also the files: fabric-ident-msg, fabric-SCA-msg, textiles-msg, silk-msg, hemp-cloth-msg, linen-msg, cotton-msg, velvet-msg, sewng-machnes-msg, sergers-msg, dyeing-msg. 10 Good Reasons to Buy Fabric !!! (source: unknown) 1. It insulates the cupboard where it is kept 2. It keeps the economy moving. It is my duty to support cotton farmers, textile mills, & quilt shops. 3. It is less expensive & more fun than psychiatric care. 4. I'm participating in a contest - the one who dies with the most fabric wins. 5. It keeps without refrigeration, you don't have to cook it to enjoy it, you never have to feed, change it, wipe its nose or walk it. 6. Because I'm worth it. 7. Like dust, it's good for protecting previous empty spaces in the house, like the ironing board, the laundry basket, the dining room table... 8. It's not immoral, illegal or fattening. It calms the nerves, gratifies the soul & makes me feel good. 9. Because it's on sale. 10. Buy it now before your husband retires & goes with you on all your shopping expeditions. ************************************************************************ NOTICE - This file is a collection of various messages having a common theme that I have collected from my reading of the various computer networks. Some messages date back to 1989, some may be as recent as yesterday. This file is part of a collection of files called Stefan’s Florilegium. These files are available on the Internet at: http://www.florilegium.org I have done a limited amount of editing. Messages having to do with seperate topics were sometimes split into different files and sometimes extraneous information was removed. For instance, the message IDs were removed to save space and remove clutter. The comments made in these messages are not necessarily my viewpoints. I make no claims as to the accuracy of the information given by the individual authors. Please respect the time and efforts of those who have written these messages. The copyright status of these messages is unclear at this time. If information is published from these messages, please give credit to the orignator(s). Thank you, Mark S. Harris AKA: Lord Stefan li Rous RSVE60 at email.sps.mot.com stefan at texas.net ********************************************************************** Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 20:55:04 -0500 From: Carol Thomas To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu Subject: Re: Fabric Opportunities Plain pure silks you can dye, and some other fabrics: Rupert, Gibbon & Spider 1-800-442-0455 Prices vary depending on the size of the order, so get friends together to get the "over $70" (for total order) price. So, raw silk at $3.09/yd, 44" wide. Very lightweight silk for chemises & veils is amazingly cheap. My order came this week, so I have to get my friends their portions. Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 02:23:47 EST From: To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu Subject: Re: Fabric Opportunities You might try Timeless Textiles (Ttextiles at aol.com) I just visited their booth at Atenveldt's Baron's War and they had some wonderful fabrics. Silks, linens and wools. Ealasaid nic Shuibhne Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:31:00 -0600 From: KATHARINE WHISLER To: sca-arts at raven.cc.ukans.edu Subject: Mail order fabric sources Here are some mail order sources from my fabric store web page. (http://kentnet.kentlaw.edu/~kwhisler/sca/fabric.htm) For the sake of brevity, I cut out my comments on the stores. --Kathy/Katerina Rupert, Gibbon & Spider P.O. Box 425 Healdsburg, CA 95448 1-800-422-0455 (White and some black silks, ready to dye. Also dye and fabric paint. They have the lowest silk prices I have ever encountered outside a fabric store sale table.) Thai Silks! 252 State Street, Los Altos, CA 94022 1-800-722-SILK (1-800-722-7455) (Silk in colors) Angus International 19/F, 8 Soares Avenue, Kowloon City, HONG KONG. Telephone 011-852-2718-2748. (International number) E-mail: angushk at netvigator.com (Catalog $10. Will have shot silk custom woven in the colors of your choice.) Frost-Line Kits 2525 River Road Grand Junction, CO 81505 1-800-548-7872 (Tent fabric, down filling, kevlar, nomex, you name it. Not period, but if you are making camping gear it might be helpful.) Liberty of London 210-220 Regent Street, London, England, W1R6AH. Telephone: 0171-734-1234 (I think the fabric catalog now runs around #6.) Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc. P.O. Box 415-W, Pierceton, IN 46562 219-594-5852 (Some fabric) Burnley & Trowbridge Co. 108 Druid Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23185 757-253-1644 jasburn at aol.com (Fabric in historical weaves for 17th & 18th cent reenactors-- some are SCA appropriate). Scottish Lion Import Shop 3016 Main Street, North Conway, NH 03860-5115 1-800-355-SCOT (7268) scottishlion at landmarknet.net (Wool tartan for virtually all clans.) Dharma Trading Company Box. 150916 San Rafael, CA 94915 1-800-542-5227 (White fabric: silk, cotton, linen, rayon-- ready to dye, as well as dyes and ready to dye garments.) Vogue Fabrics 623-627 W. Roosevelt Road, Chicago. 312-829-2505 (Mail order swatching service) Fishman's Fabrics 1100 S. Des Plaines Street, Chicago. 312-922-7250 (Mail order swatching service) Ginsco Trims 242 West 38th St. New York, NY 10018 1-800-929-2529 (Trim by mail order-- $6 for catalog. Retail & wholesale. They don't care if you have a tax id for wholesale as long as you are not in New York.) Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:33:54 -0400 From: "Hupman, Laurie" Subject: SC - RE: cook's cote >Now if someone can just tell me where to get good wool in little hounds >tooth for a reasonable price (and a good weight of linen while your at it), >I've been meaning to run up some cooking togs for bear to wear in kitchens. >Margarite Margarite -- Try http://fabrics-store.com/. They have a black & white hounds tooth for $7.86 a yard, 60" wide. Their linen is more reasonably priced, and their service is terrific. Rose From: bronwynmgn at aol.comnospam (Bronwynmgn) Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Date: 05 May 2003 20:50:39 GMT Subject: Re: Pennsic and staying cool In article <-MOcnXSgSaS-My-jXTWcoQ at aros.net>, Bratt writes: >Where in the world can you find 100% linen without breaking the bank? Lots of places. Fabrics.com and fabricstore.com (I think those are the correct URLs; my husband does the buying) routinely sell 100% linen for $6-8/yard. At least one of them will send free swatches for both colors and weights. I've seen it at Jo-Ann fabrics for about $9/yard as well, but you have to know what you are looking for there. My husband and another shire member also just lucked into a sale at the PA Fabric Outlet in Lemoyne, PA; our friend, who is on their mailing list, got a card that was for half off any purchase over $100, and they allow multiple people to make up the purchase price. By doing this, they paid about $4.50/yard for absolutely beautiful linens. Brangwayna Morgan From: gitsh01 at hotmail.com (Shana Gitnick) Newsgroups: rec.org.sca,alt.fairs.renaissance,alt.history.costuming Subject: Re: buying fabric online Date: 24 Dec 2003 11:34:57 -0800 I really recommend getting a fabric swatch before purchasing anything, especially if you've never ordered a similar fabric from that vendor before. Colors tend to look different on a monitor than they do in real life - part of it is the scanning/camera picture process, part of it is the brightness of your monitor. I once ordered - without a swatch - several yards of a 100% silk green twill. It looked a deep forest green on my monitor. When it arrived, the silk was very thin, was very easy to snag and fray, and was a pale lime green shade. I then ordered some silk gauze that I thought was far more opaque then the actual result ended up being... it was practically transparent. Useless for the purposes I had intended. Now I always ask for a swatch first. If the place won't offer swatches - and some don't, you can always order a single yard of the fabric if it really matches your desires, or go some place else. But I've learned the hard way, it's better to order a swatch and cool your heels until it arrives, than blow 40$ on non-refundable fabric that just disappoints when it shows up on your door. That being said, fabrics-store.com has some really nice, cheap linens. And they do free swatches. Some people don't like the slubs there are in the fabric sometimes, so it all depends on what you're planning to use the fabric for whether that is acceptable to you. No affiliation.... Shana From: "Nastasia" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca,alt.fairs.renaissance,alt.history.costuming Subject: Re: buying fabric online Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 14:45:22 GMT "The Bratt" wrote in message news:7vedndNna_NFTXWiRVn-sw at aros.net... > Event season is coming up soon (or at least by the time I get moving it > will be), and I've seen fabric advertised for much less online than I > can buy it at my local stores. Because I cannot touch it, check the > strength of the weave or know the exact color I'm very weary about > purchasing via. web. I was wondering how do the others of you, who > order online, go about this and feel safe about it? > > Brecca Well since 100% linen is virtually impossible to find locally I have to rely on Internet ordering. I have had good results with the following vendors, the first gives free samples, the second offers samples of most of their fabrics for a fee and is my consistent source of cotton broadcloth. http://www.fabrics-store.com/ http://www.fabric.com (which has a referral email if you register, but its not needed, but you can feel free to put mine if you wish) No affiliation with either site other than having bought fabric from them and being happy with my shopping experiences. There is a third site have had good luck with finding odd finds on silk and cottons, but they don't do swatches. www.trim-fabric.com One of my finds was baby whale white cotton corduroy for 1.50 a yard. Good luck and happy shopping, Nastasia Middle kingdom From: "Nastasia" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: buying fabric online Date: Sat, 03 Jan 2004 03:37:08 GMT "P D RUSS" wrote > I'm also going to be buying fabric online for the first time soon. How long > does it take for you to get your fabric? In my shopping experiences usually a week or so, depending on the time of the year, longer at Christmas time when everything is slow, but most ship UPS so its generally pretty quick. > If the color is off from what it said on the web site, is there a return > policy? Each store will have their own policy, so it is best to look it up when you go to the webpage. I know fabric-store.com has a full satisfaction policy but I don't remember on the others. I have never been unsatisfied with any of my online fabrics, so the policies have sorta faded into the back of my mind. (I just remember the one because I was on their webpage today looking at linen and its on the homepage). Nastasia From: Jenn Ridley Newsgroups: rec.org.sca Subject: Re: buying fabric online Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 21:41:08 -0500 pdruss at aol.com (P D RUSS) wrote: >I'm also going to be buying fabric online for the first time soon. How long >does it take for you to get your fabric? Depends where you are in relation to the shipper. Generally allow a couple of days to pull/cut/pack/ship the fabric, and then whatever time it usually takes for a dense package to get to where you are from where they are. >If the color is off from what it said on the web site, is there a return >policy? Most places don't offer returns/refunds unless the fabric is flawed or they made a mistake. If an exact color match is important to you, ask for a sample, or order the smallest quantity you can. jenn -- Jenn Ridley jridley at chartermi.net From: mary_m_haselbauer at yahoo.com (Slaine) Newsgroups: rec.org.sca,alt.fairs.renaissance,alt.history.costuming Subject: Re: buying fabric online Date: 5 Jan 2004 12:44:19 -0800 As mentioned fabric-store.com is great. I've also had good luck with http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/ Once you buy something they automatically send you a selection of swatches every month. (Or you can join the club for $5 year.) Slaine Not affiliated except that I adore the ladies at their retail store. From: "ad4na" Date: Wed Jun 4, 2003 12:09:20 PM US/Central To: Subject: [Bryn-gwlad] Fabric Check out the *fabric* on this site! Wow. I have no idea of the prices, but yum. http://www.mperkins.com/index.htm Kate To: Recipients of SCA-GARB digests Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 05:27:13 -0400 From: Cynthia Virtue Subject: Re: Fabric help, if possible?:) This store has lots of the ecclesiastical brocades that are such fun; either as accents (like sleeves or belts) or as larger pieces if you can affor them. The colors are intense and many of the designs are periodish. Cautions: 1. The seller says "...fabric I had created just for my ebay store!" which is a blatant falsehood. These are available many places. I emailed the seller to ask about this a month or more ago and recived no response. 2. Lots of items have equal-armed fancy crosses with interwoven crowns of thorns -- a very clear high-church Christian symbol, but the seller calls them "celtic crosses" which is misleading. I don't think anyone is going to have a fit if you have these crosses on your clothing, I just believe you should know that's what they are. Many of the selection have no crosses. Also check out the fabrics at http://www.phoenixtextiles.com cv -- Cynthia Virtue and/or Cynthia du Pré Argent To: Recipients of SCA-GARB digests Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 23:04:08 -0600 From: valerie oswald Subject: Re: Fabric help, if possible?:) Fabricguru.com is also on ebay and I have never been disapointed in the fabric I have gotten from him. He ships fast and has lots of good deals in end of the bolt lengths, (some of those can be 10-15 yards) sometimes his discriptions don't do justice to the actual fabric, but just take a look a the actual pictures or you can click on them to blow them up and the patterns show up a lot better. He begins and ends his lists on Sundays, so I usually go in and look arround to see what he has that no one has bid on yet. I have gotten some great fabrics for only a few $$. His co-hort in sales is crabdaddylonglegs.com (I think thats it) with nice stuff as well. Mirianna To: Recipients of SCA-GARB digests Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 09:26:25 -0400 From: Annikki Weston Subject: Re: Fabric help, if possible?:) On Wed, 2 Jul 2003, Cynthia Virtue wrote: <<< This store has lots of the 2. Lots of items have equal-armed fancy crosses with interwoven crowns of thorns -- a very clear high-church Christian symbol, but the seller calls them "celtic crosses" which is misleading. I don't think anyone is going to have a fit if you have these crosses on your clothing, I just believe you should know that's what they are. Many of the >>> I've seen that fabric on lots and lots of people, including myself. Never heard of anyone or experienced any growling about the symbolism. But I do get a giggle out of his use of "Renaissance" AND "Celtic" toge... OOO, fleurs-des-lis fabric! ;) Adele the easily distracted To: Recipients of SCA-GARB digests From: "valerie oswald" To: Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 1:04 AM Subject: Re: [SCA-GARB] Fabric help, if possible?:) <<< Fabricguru.com is also on ebay and I have never been disapointed in the fabric I have gotten from him. >>> Oh, I forgot about them! The one piece of fabric I have that I'm afraid to cut (never been a problem before) is the one I got from fabricguru.com. I'm waiting till I can afford Margo Anderson's patterns before I attempt to cut this one. Laurensa To: SCA-GARB at LIST.UVM.EDU Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:58:46 -0400 From: Hope Greeenberg Subject: Online Fabric sources It's been awhile since I went looking for new online fabric stores. My usual ones are www.fabrics.com, www.fabrics-store.com, Dharma, Thai Silks, and Fabric Club. I found this one today: http://www.denverfabrics.com/ Decent-ish Irish Linen prices ($8-9-10), nice selection of silks, not great wool prices (mostly over $10 whereas I like to find $5 or less!) - Alice To: SCA-GARB at LIST.UVM.EDU Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2003 13:12:21 -0700 From: Stephanie Stewart Subject: Re: Online Fabric sources I've gotten some excellent linen from Denver Fabrics and been very pleased. I've also ordered from Dharma and from fabrics.com and had success. From: Sarah Gutekunst Date: July 21, 2010 8:56:16 AM CDT To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu Subject: Re: [CALONTIR] Denver Fabrics <<< Bon jour, mes amis--is Denver Fabrics a good online source? ~Melisende >>> I have ordered from Denver fabrics, and been very happy with everything I have bought. seraphina From: "Lady Cara Thorsen" Newsgroups: rec.org.sca,alt.fairs.renaissance,alt.history.costuming Subject: Re: buying fabric online Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 01:42:54 -0600 I've had some great success with a few e-Bay vendors that go by the following names: Rennaissancefabrics Fabricmasterpieces Fabricguru They have really good quality fabric at reasonable prices. I have never been disappointed by these vendors. They are very reliable and willing to answer any of your questions. and as for a Velvet vendor, try www.classicfabrics.com They have The most luxurious silky velvet I've found yet. It drapes beautifully and has a shiny silk-blend. Price per yard for this quality of velvet is about $10.00 per yard which I think includes shipping. Might want to check to make sure, but personally I don't buy any other Velvet than this... As far as buying on-line, I do quite often...I look at the photos and read the descriptions very carefully and ask many questions before I make a purchase decision. From: Catherine Kinsey Date: July 21, 2010 8:51:16 AM CDT To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu Subject: Re: [CALONTIR] Denver Fabrics Melisende de la Roche de Lionne 7/21/2010 8:46 AM <<< Bon jour, mes amis--is Denver Fabrics a good online source? ~Melisende >>> I've had good experiences with them, including having to return something that wasn't the color I really wanted. My favorite for linen however is www.fabrics-store.com. Liriel From: Aleksandra von Drachenklaue Date: September 19, 2006 10:04:17 AM CDT To: "'Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.'" Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] period on a budget <<< ...By the way, does anyone know of a good discount fabric warehouse in Texas or Oklahoma? >>> I have used Glick Textiles in Houston to buy Trigger fabric (they call it Champion) at a discount (by the yard at Hancock it is $5-$6 a yard, by the bolt at Glick it turns out to be $3.67 a yard). I have not bought anything other than trigger from them, but have been to their warehouse and they have an amazing selection of fabrics. http://www.glicktextiles.com/ Lady Aleksandra Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:37:50 +1000 From: Karra Corkery Subject: [Lochac] LINEN SHOP To: , Whilst I was doing some research recently I stumbled across this on-line fabric store in the USA, where I worked out that even with a fair size postage cost, you can get nice quality Linen for around half the price you can get it here in Australia. It is a great idea to subscribe to the site for the newsletter, as it can get you a 10% discount on all your buys. Also they are more than happy to post free Swatches to anyone anywhere, So you can check the product before you buy. They also try to cater for renactors, and provide a place for you to show off what you have used there fabric for, if you wish to. http://www.fabrics-store.com/ Gabriella de La Riviere From: "'wela" Date: July 21, 2010 10:04:46 AM CDT To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu Subject: Re: [CALONTIR] Denver Fabrics On 7/21/2010 8:46 AM, Melisende de la Roche de Lionne wrote: <<< Bon jour, mes amis--is Denver Fabrics a good online source? ~Melisende >>> Yes, in my opinion. I've made a couple of purchases from them in the past. Good quality material, good prices, and it arrived in a timely manner. 'wela From: Michael Wilson Date: July 22, 2010 8:56:02 AM CDT To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu Subject: Re: [CALONTIR] Denver Fabrics On 7/22/2010 8:28 AM, honkytonkwoman at gmail.com wrote: <<< From what I understand pure silk velvet is not to be found in the modern world or if it is it is ridiculously expensive. Most items listed as silk velvet have a silk backing and the pile is some other content. Lady Agnes of Coeur d'Ennui >>> This has come up on the Calontir list before -- at the time, I was the one who wanted the period velvet. I was told to go to DistinctiveFabric.com; the actual product was http://www.distinctivefabric.com/fabric.php?product=SILKVELVET1 I don't know whether this meets your wants/needs, but it was perfect for mine. -Francis Bean From: otsisto Date: July 22, 2010 10:27:39 AM CDT To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu Subject: [CALONTIR] Silk velvet RE: [CALONTIR] Denver Fabrics Most silk velvets that you get today are silk blends (usually with rayon) but you can for a high price, get 100% silk. The reason folks use the cotton velvet (and velveteen) is because of the weight of the fabric and the pile is closer to the weight of silk velvet within SCA period. At least that is what I have come to understand. Modern silk velvet weight is created to be drapey for your Faye Wray type of garments. This company http://www.distinctivefabric.com/fabric.php?product=SILKVELVET1 which Francis pulled from the archives, I have a curiosity about it as they claim 100% silk but say it stretches. So is this a knit or is there lycra? If the latter, then it isn't 100% silk. Most folks I know can't afford this company, so I have no reviews. http://www.aurorasilk.com/fabrics/silks_shiny/ALLSILKVELVET.html The one person who bought from this company did not buy velvet but she was pleased with the silk she bought. http://www.thaisilks.com/product_info.php?products_id=1085 Have no reviews http://www.anjooriansilks.com/gallery/thumbs.asp?iCat=154 http://tinyurl.com/2c29glk Mixed reviews silk http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/catalog_items.aspx?TypId=598 cotton http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/catalog_items.aspx?TypId=595 I have ordered fabric from them and once in a great while they are incorrect about fiber content. Currently they are having a sale on some of their cotton velvets at $5 per yard. This is one of my drool sites. It's Amazon. http://tinyurl.com/2eaxf9x I have not purchased any of the embroidered velvets because I am assuming that the prices which are around $112. range is per yard and not per bolt. This is good as I would be buying to much if it were by the bolt. :) De From: Sean Steenrod Date: July 22, 2010 10:51:47 AM CDT To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu Subject: Re: [CALONTIR] Silk velvet RE: [CALONTIR] Denver Fabrics http://www.distinctivefabric.com/fabric.php?product=SILKVELVET1 "which Francis pulled from the archives, I have a curiosity about it as they claim 100% silk but say it stretches. So is this a knit or is there lycra? If the latter, then it isn't 100% silk." Actually, it shows "Stretch: none" in the characteristics table. The description says it has the "look and drape" of "stretch velvet"--not that this fabric has any stretch itself. Just pointing that out for clarity. --Shay From: Catherine Kinsey Date: May 19, 2011 10:22:13 AM CDT To: CALONTIR at listserv.unl.edu Subject: Re: [CALONTIR] Sort-OT: Fabric Selection I've only used the IL090 (doggie bag, for towels :) ). It is a sturdy linen, large thread count. My impression from comparing the stats with 4C22 is that it is a slightly lighter weight, but higher thread count. To me that translates to a nicer linen, probably a little better for garb than the IL090. Liriel >>> Eowyth þa Siðend 5/19/2011 10:13 AM >>> I am sorting through fabrics-store.com and realized that I've only ever purchased the one-type of linen - IL019. However, I need a more durable linen for my project and was looking at the 4C22 and the IL090. I know that these weights are different, but how different? Comparisons/Advice would be much appreciated. :) Eowyth (The non-seamstress. LOL.) Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:27:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Megan Shogren To: Merry Rose , "bmcellis at yahoo.com" Subject: Re: [MR] favorite online fabric suppliers? I like fabrics-store.com for some linen, but I've recently found Burnley & Trowbridge - they're based in Williamsburg, so they cater to the reenactor crowd.? Lovely linen, wools, and silks for good prices. -Kat Ferneley Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:05:54 -0400 From: Sandra Rangel To: Merry Rose Subject: Re: [MR] favorite online fabric suppliers? I agree with fabrics-store.com, they also give free swatches so you know what exact color you need.... if you get on their mailing list you can catch the sales or also check out their "doggie bag" (remnants sale) Also JoAnns and Hancock (and most likely other brick'n'mortar fabric stores) tend to have linen that goes on sale or if you get their mailers a 40% off coupon goes along way. Just need to practice patience and coupon vigilance :P Rohesia Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:54 -0400 From: Guenievre de Monmarche To: Merry Rose Subject: Re: [MR] favorite online fabric suppliers? Another source for reasonably priced, *heavy* linen - of the sort suitable for gambesons or the like - is http://www.graylinelinen.com/home/ - they're good about sending swatches too. Gueni?vre Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:24:09 -0500 From: ". ." To: Subject: Re: [MR] favorite online fabric suppliers? Fabric.com is one of my favorites. I just recently bought silk taffeta from them for just over $6 a yard. Sign up for their coupons and other deals. Another favorite is fabricguru.com. They use to be an ebay seller before ebay's rules changed and a lot of people left. It's mostly interior decorating fabric but you can get some very decent drapery silks to make outfits out of as well as fabric for your tent. Of course, ebay and etsy. Ebay has changed a great deal and you don't necessarily find the deals you did two years ago but they are still there. The norse gown I made for an A&S display this weekend was out of Ebay bought linen. Including shipping, the cost to make the dress itself was a little over $15 and it's all good quality linen. For etsy, make sure you search supplies rather than homemade. Many years ago, denverfabrics.com use to be the place to go online for fabric but they got bought out by fashionfabricclub and it's no where near the same. You can still get some good deals and their fabric isn't bad but I much prefer fabric.com. I've also bought from http://www.fabricsandbuttons.com/, http://www.abrahamslady.com/, and http://www.homesew.com/. Fabrics and buttons has some unique fabric and they do have good customer service. Abraham's Lady is a brick and mortar store at Gettysburg -they do very much cater to the Civil War community- and they have some great notions that can be used for SCA purposes. I love the sewing kit I got from them. Home Sew is another notions store that sometimes has some great trims, buttons, and other things of that nature. With the brick and mortar stores, sign up online for their coupons. I've gotten a lot of 50% off coupons for Joanns via email. -Isabella Edited by Mark S. Harris merch-fabrics-msg 14