Hi. I’m new to this site and I love vintage patterns and western themes. I was wondering if anyone could tell me if they know of any good fabric stores or websites that sell vintage fabric or nice western them apperal fabric?
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I don’t know of any websites that sell strictly vintage fabric, but I buy most of mine from ebay & estate sales. I suggest starting there.
http://www.rickrack.com/fabric1.html
http://warmbiscuit.com/fabricsall1.html
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/ItemList–Marcus-Happy-Trails-Vintage-Western-Quilting-Fabrics–m-3138
Have you tried your local thrift stores? As well as donated yardage, you can also score some incredible vintage fabric if you’re willing to cut up a garment. If you go that route, look for something with as few seams and darts as possible to maximize the amount of usable fabric you’ll be able to salvage.
I have ordered from onestopwesternshop.com. They have a bunch of vintage looking western print fabric. I especially love the 1950′s looking ‘at the ranch’.
Urban Burp, in San Francisco has exactly what you describe. http://urbanburp.com
I have bought many beautiful fabrics from this store.
Good luck!