Fabric and Sewing Notions Suppliers

Vintage Victorian
P. O. Box 9
Nahant, MA 01908

www.VintageVictorian.com

Vintage Dress Series books, including period dress and hairstyles, costume reproductions and costuming advice.

The Commonwealth Vintage Dancers

CVD has an 1860’s man’s stock (necktie) pattern
available for $2.00, contact Katy Bishop at

Keezer’s
140 River Street
Cambridge, MA
(617) 547-2455

www.keezers.com

Used and new men’s formal wear, excellent prices.

Past Patterns
PO Box 60299
Dayton, OH 45406-0299
866-738-8426

www.pastpatterns.com

Highly recommended publisher of patterns taken from original period garments; they are highly accurate, good detailed instructions.

Folkwear
2000 Riverside Drive #3
Asheville, NC 28804
1-888-200-9099

www.folkwear.com

Supplier of historical and ethnic patterns that are quite accurate and easy to use, has catalog.

Patterns of Fashion, vols. 1 and 2
by Janet Arnold
Drama Book, ISBN 0 333 13607 1 (volume 2)
Has historically accurate 1/4 scale patterns for gowns, taken from actual garments, has evening gown patterns for many periods, volumes I and II cover styles ranging from 1660 through the 1940's.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Patterns of History
30 North Carroll Street
Madison, WI 53703
608-264-6428

http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/patterns/

A line of historical patterns which is also quite good.

Laughing Moon Mercantile
2131 51st Street Sacramento, CA 95817-1506

www.lafnmoon.com

Publisher of patterns for period garments including 1890’s and 1910’s evening wear.

Dover Publications Inc.
31 East 2nd Street
Mineola, New York 11501-3582
http://store.doverpublications.com/
Publisher of period catalogues, books, and costume reference books, has catalog, no phone orders, also available in most bookstores.

R. L. Shep Publications
(707) 964-8662
Attn: Fred Struthers,
P O Box 2706, Fort Bragg, CA 95437

http://www.rlshep.com/

Republishes original manuals on tailoring and dressmaking from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Greenberg and Hammer Inc.
24 W. 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
(800) 955-5135

http://www.greenberg-hammer.com/

Supplier of sewing notions, including corset supplies, has catalog.

Alteryears
P.O. Box 98
Rosemeadl, CA 91770 Phone: (626) 569-9919

www.alteryears.com

Supplier of a wide variety of patterns, supplies and books, they carry patterns from most historical pattern companies, has catalog.

Amazon Dry goods
2218 E. 11th Street
Davenport, IA 52803
1-800-798-7979

www.amazondrygoods.com

Supplier of a wide variety of patterns, supplies and books, carry patterns from most historical pattern companies, has catalogs.

Thai silks
252 State Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
(800) 722-7455 -- (800) 221-7455 in California

www.thaisilks.com

Supplier of silks, in many styles, about half the price of retail stores, has price list and sample sets.

Oriental Silk Co.
8377 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
(213) 651-2323

www.orientalsilk.com

Silk supplier, a little more expensive than Thai silks, but they carry some linens and wools and Kwong Chow silk satin, an excellent lightweight slipper satin, has price list and sample sets.