RFI: fabric

[curgoth]

Anyone know where I can get lots of black flannel? I have a sewing project in mind for which I want something that will hang well, yet be warm. I've checked the Queen West fabric stores and had no luck. I'm trying to avoid dyeing white flannel or similar, since I am fairly lazy.

I've found polar fleece in black, but that's too heavy for what I have in mind.

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[much-ado.livejournal.com]

the next time you're in KW during business hours, try Lens Mill Store in waterloo; they generally carry it as a staple.

i can try and get in to check it out this afternoon or tomorrow before class and report back to you. if not, i'll go friday.

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

Len's Mill is very close to here (i.e., I can see it from my bedroom window, or could if the building across the road weren't in the way) - if you want, curgoth, I can wander over and check this morning. How much do you need?

[curgoth]

I haven't done the exact measurements yet, but I'm planning to make a hakama out of it, so I'll need a fair bit - I'm guessing 5-6 metres. If you happen you stop by and they have some, let me know how much it costs per metre.

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

KK - I need milk anyway, so I'll go within a couple of hours. :)

[the-nita.livejournal.com]

Flannel hakama.

I sincerely hope you're going to be somewhere without central heat while it's cold outside with that on...

[curgoth]

Yup. They're intended as camping wear for Kaleidoscope - last year the temperature dropped hugely overnight, so at 2 am sitting on the beach, I was shivering even with a hoodie and a running sweater, partly because I was wearing lightweight wrap pants on my lower body. I figure flannel hakama should keep me warm. I'm hoping to combine them with some polar fleece arm-warmers with finger pockets and possibly some kind of polar fleece vest/jacket of non-Japanese design.

[the-nita.livejournal.com]

Good idea.

[corbet.livejournal.com]

*g* I guessed you were making Fest wrap pants!

Hmmmm...that's not a bad thought, actually...

[curgoth]

They *are* for fest, i just decided that I wanted something other than wrap pants. :)

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

I went by, the closest I could come was black flannelette (which doesn't seem all that different to me?), for 4.39/m.

If you want it, let me know and I'll go back over tomorrow (I'm too bagged for another trip today), and get what you need. It'd be under $30, so I don't mind advancing the money til we can meet up. :)

[curgoth]

w00t! I'll firm up the measurements tonight and let you know. (the pattern i have gives the fabric requirement in multiples of the person's measurements...)

[curgoth]

Calculations suggest that I need exactly 5 yards, lengthwise. Let's go to six metres/yards (whichever they sell in) to be safe. Widthwise I'm probably better off if they have it in 150 cm width instead of 100 cm.

[poeticalpanther.livejournal.com]

It'll be metres - six metres, preferably at 150cm. I'll go down later this afternoon.

[curgoth]

Thank you! You rock!

[djinnthespazz.livejournal.com]

OMG. May I say, HubbaHubba!!!!

http://www.kimpacific.com/martial_arts_supply/images/hakama.jpg

Hope I get a chance to see this on you. Pictures, maybe?

[curgoth]

There will likely be pictures. I will probably wear a shirt though, unless the weight loss goes better than expected. :)