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And it has very sound annotations where relevant! (which I'm not just saying because I agree with them kdjgdf)

The site is very javascript heavy and a bit of a chore to navigate (though much much better than the previous version of the site), but it's all worth it when you find something good. Here's a link :D

a. She’s 5′ 11″ and can never find pants long enough for her legs or shirts long enough for her arms.

b. She hates synthetic fibers as much as I do and it’s difficult to find natural fiber clothes that aren’t made of cotton

c. She’s a biologist and would physically fistfight microplastics if given half a chance

So her gift from mom and dad for her birthday was a sewing machine. Not a super expensive one but a good solid serviceable one.

And recently she asked “So where do I GET wool or linen and thread that isn’t polyester” and mom was like ‘go ask your sister’

“Bets, u know I’m a 15th degree blackbelt of buying shit on the internet”

cotton and Silk thread; https://redrockthreads.com/

Linen thread and wool fabric; https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/ (they’ve got wool stuffs and worsted wool fabric for $15 a yard! I just got three yards of navy worsted wool I’m making a constellation winter skirt from)

More linen thread and wool; https://wmboothdraper.com/ (just ordered wool broadcloth to make a coat)

Silk fabric (THE best place to get silk lining fabrics and raw silk fabric):https://www.dharmatrading.com/

A varying assortment of wool and silk and cotton and even some leather, use coupon code  spring2020 for 50% off your full order, worked yesterday when I bought some stuff there; https://metrotextilesnyc.com/

The Linen Lab has a variety of weaves, weights, and colors available

I hate synthetic fibers and it’s difficult to find natural-fiber clothes that are made of cotton if you’re not looking for t-shirts.

It’s. It’s really really hard to find denim jeans that aren’t at least 5% spandex. It’s hard to find cotton shirts. It’s hard to find socks or underwear that aren’t poly-blends. Vests? Blazer? Sweater? Hahahaha. Oh, and many clothing websites won’t let you filter by fabric material, or at least won’t let you filter by “ONLY show me stuff that’s 100% cotton, or at least has no polyester.” (If you search amazon and try to filter for cotton, you will get clothes that have “cotton-like feel” in their descriptions.) (Don’t get me started on looking for silk.)

I need to dig out my sewing machine (or get a new one; it’s been buried in the Misc Whatever pile long enough that there’s a chance something’s been damaged) because I am 5'2" and I can never find off-the-rack clothes that fit right.

aaaand now that you’ve got places to get good fabric, you need something to make with it: