hi! i love your blog, and you've inspired me to try my hand at historic costuming. i'm really sorry if you've already answered this (and feel free to just delete this if you have), but is there anywhere/any store in particular you recommend getting fabric from? or just any sewing supplies in general? thank you for your time!
First of all: I am extremely happy that I could inspire you to do historic costuming! Go for it, it is SO much fun!
And don't worry, I have not made a post about this before.
One post I have made, and that you can find here is about what kind of equipment is needed for historical sewing. And as you will see, it is not a lot!
Needles, scissors, thread and chalk should be easy to get in any kind of fabric/crafts store (thead might be more tricky to find linen thread, not every store has it)
The fabric question is more tricky, because idk where you are based. I am living in Norway at the moment and personally buy most of my fabric from swedish traders that I know, and that are in the medieval scene. My favourites are:
Historiska Rum (sorry for the FB link, they are most active there) and The Historical Fabric Store (ships internationally)
Both of these shops are run by people who do reenactment and who know a lot about fabrics. Their fabrics are high quality and I can absolutely recommend them. They are also very nice people!
But in general, if you have a fabric store close to you, they should be able to have fabrics that can be used, you just have to make sure that they are not polyester blends (not something you want to wear if you are close to an open fire), but 100% wool or linen. To check (if the label is unclear, or you dont trust it) that you can usually ask the staff to help and do a burn test. This means taking a small piece of the fabric and burn it with a lighter.
Wool should smell like burnt hair and burn off, linen should smell like burnt paper and the ash should be white/grey and light. If there is polyester or any other plastic in the fibre, it will melt, and you can see it (and smell burnt plastic).
I would actually recommend to first try and go look at fabric in person, so you can see and touch it. There are different materials for different purposes and online it can be hard to figure out what is good for what, when you can't see or feel it.
I really hope this helps somewhat :)
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