The previous post talked about
using vintage patterns to sew with, now you'll want to find vintage fabric
or reproduction fabric. As previously mentioned finding enough
yardage to sew a garment is difficult. If you do find enough chances are the
fabric will be expensive. Try searching on Etsy for vintage fabric if that is
what you want to use.
If you are looking for feed sack or
bark cloth
for 50s style dresses you’ll find many many choices on reproduction fabric
sites. If you are sewing a 30s day dress you may want to use a cotton solid or
a feed sack. There was been such a revival in vintage dressing and sewing find
reproduction feed sack is easy. Aunt Grace, Marcus Brothers, Darlene Zimmerman,
Moda, and P&B are just a few lines of feed sack. There are so many pretty
feed sack lines, be prepared to love almost all of them. Finding bark cloth
isn’t as easy but it can be found. I’ve found bark cloth here and
at this site,
it tends to run about $10.00 to $20.00 a yard of apparel bark cloth. Make sure
you are buying apparel bark cloth and not upholstery bark cloth because it
comes in both kinds. A good article on bark cloth can be found here at Retro
Renovation. A good place for apparel bark cloth is Tonic Living.
Depending on what you are sewing you may want to use organdy,
organza, chiffon, and velvet ribbon. All of those things can be found on Etsy.
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