Help to find wool fabric...help? help!
I have no idea who reads this. Not a clue. But I know there are a lot of crafty people whose lj's I read who sew and know where lots of great fabric finds are. And I was hoping that someone might be able to point me in the right direction.
I'm looking for a wool melton in heathered medium grey. A real grey, not a tannish or brownish grey. Steely grey is what I"m looking for. But heathered.
If you spin, I'm looking for that gorgeous blue-grey that Gotland sheep's wool can be.
Believe me, I've considered spinning my own yarn and weaving my own damned fabric. But I just want to make the coat already, so I'm looking to buy some wool.
I've tried:
Woolrich (looks kinda grey-oatmeal)
fabric.com - I've had so many bad experiences with this place...
Military Heritage - I've had my eye on their medium grey melton for a while, but it also looks pretty oatmealy-grey, and the samples are $40, so before I buy that, Id' thought I'd ask.
Osgood's in Springfield, MA - the owner doesn't know much about fabric, I don't care what he says. It's always hit or miss, and in the world of heathered medium grey actual melton, it's miss.
Dorr Mill's site (NH) - although their wool melton looks absolutely dreamy, they don't have heathered grey (I might email them, though)
One other thing: I really really really really really want as close to 100% wool as possible. Real melton. 14oz/yd2 or more (fabric.com is calling 11oz/yd2 heavyweight, which seems more in the realm of a heavyish flannel to me...)
Thank you so much in advance!
I'm looking for a wool melton in heathered medium grey. A real grey, not a tannish or brownish grey. Steely grey is what I"m looking for. But heathered.
If you spin, I'm looking for that gorgeous blue-grey that Gotland sheep's wool can be.
Believe me, I've considered spinning my own yarn and weaving my own damned fabric. But I just want to make the coat already, so I'm looking to buy some wool.
I've tried:
Woolrich (looks kinda grey-oatmeal)
fabric.com - I've had so many bad experiences with this place...
Military Heritage - I've had my eye on their medium grey melton for a while, but it also looks pretty oatmealy-grey, and the samples are $40, so before I buy that, Id' thought I'd ask.
Osgood's in Springfield, MA - the owner doesn't know much about fabric, I don't care what he says. It's always hit or miss, and in the world of heathered medium grey actual melton, it's miss.
Dorr Mill's site (NH) - although their wool melton looks absolutely dreamy, they don't have heathered grey (I might email them, though)
One other thing: I really really really really really want as close to 100% wool as possible. Real melton. 14oz/yd2 or more (fabric.com is calling 11oz/yd2 heavyweight, which seems more in the realm of a heavyish flannel to me...)
Thank you so much in advance!