merch-fabrics-msg - 11/29/99 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, cotton-art, velvet-msg, sewng-machnes-msg, sergers-msg, dyeing-msg. ************************************************************************ 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 Stefanšs 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@email.sps.mot.com stefan@texas.net ************************************************************************ Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 20:55:04 -0500 From: Carol Thomas To: sca-arts@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@raven.cc.ukans.edu Subject: Re: Fabric Opportunities You might try Timeless Textiles (Ttextiles@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@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@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@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@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.) Edited by Mark S. Harris merch-fabrics-msg 3