Skirting the Issue

Petticoats By Kass Mc Gann History Possibly the most ubiquitous female garment in every time period is the skirt. Allied so closely to femininity, “skirt” became a slang term for women in the 1930s. But it was not always so. At its beginning, the word “skirt” didn’t refer to a female garment at all. The…

By Lisette BC Abbott Linen. The word alone can be intimidating if you’re not a seamstress or tailor. It conjures up exotic locales, perhaps with the ocean’s waves lapping at the coastline, while the sun brilliantly illuminates the pearlescent white caps of the waves. Or, at least that what it does for me. I come…

By Lisette BC Abbott Let me ask you a question: what do you think of when you’re dressing in the morning? Do you think of whether or not your outfit matches? Or whether or not it becomes you? Or whether or not you’d like to lose some weight so you can wear a smaller size?…

By Masha Karpushina To freely explore the oceans of the past, tell the story of vast forgotten cultures, filter the richness of ancient knowledge through my own vision, to introduce myself to intricate delicacies of historical detail, which on any other occasion would have remained closed- feels tempting. By all means, bear with me, as…

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We just received a shipment of 4C22 in Bleached Softened, Natural and Bleached not softened! These are heavy weight 100% linen fabrics, made out of short staple threads so they have more linen slubs and have the genuine home spun look. This fabric can be used for jackets and pants, upholstery, drapes, fighting tunics, sailors’…

For the last days of September, from the 26rd to the 30th – all colors in the Serenity collection have been put on SALE! This means you can get all of the most popular colors this season with incredible savings. Just think – Halloween costumes, Thanks giving table linens, linen bags for holiday gifts, bed…

If you recall, for 3-days only we were selling 16-yard pre-cut rolls of this delicious linen fabric, in your choice of 24 vibrant colors and they simply flew out the door! So why was the response so overwhelming? Well, for one, this linen fabric is an absolute joy to work with. It washes well, it’s…

Fabrics-store.com Summer is here and it is time to freshen up our designs. How you ask… Go Crazy with the Yarn Dyes! The beauty of these fabrics is their multicolored thread weave that can spice up even that plain shirt pattern you have laying around somewhere. Any old clothing pattern you have made, use a…

We have just received the IL019 Ginger that so many have been waiting for. This medium weight fabric can be used for clothing, re-enactment and interior design projects alike. The subtle color of this fabric is great as an accent piece or as the main color in your article, it won’t take away from the…

Is it true that you can’t make historically accurate garments that fit a modern body? That’s exactly what I asked a historical specialist Kass Mc Gann and this is what she had to say : Once upon a time, when I first got interested in historical clothing, someone told me that you couldn’t copy existing…