New source for canvas!!!

[Barb T]

When I ordered the last of what The Sewing Place had of Tailor's Pride, they sent me a sample of their Hymo Heavy, which is fabulous and which I had actually used a number of years ago but had lost track of where to buy it. It's heavier than Tailor's Pride and looks like the following - very distinctive with the tan stripes. The fiber content is viscose and polyester (no hair, apparently).



Although The Sewing Place sells it for $15.95/yard and doesn't offer discounts, B. Black and Sons in LA sells it at $9.95/yard and 72" wide (about half the price of Tailor's Pride). The style # is T-15EE. Here's their web site:

http://www.bblackandsons.com/sewing-...-68_80_92.html

[Shanntarra]

I love B. Black and Son's. They have helped me out many times when needing solid color wool items.

[Bugbear]

Yay! Thanks, Barb. That site has a bunch of interesting stuff, too.

Glad it's all going to be OK.

[raibeart_dubh]

Thanks for the excellent news!

[Tartan Hiker]

Thanks Barb! You're my hero!

[sydnie7]

Thanks for bird-dogging this specific product, and for the website link -- just what I needed, another place where I can get in trouble. . .

[Bugbear]

I've been looking at some of the other stuff they have there. There's some neat fabric.

[Rex_Tremende]

Barb, what property did the actual hair impart? How will this heavier synthetic version perform, comparatively speaking?

Regards,
Rex.

[Wompet]

Thanks, Barb - I've marked this thread for when I use up the last of my Tailor's Pride.

[vorpallemur]

the hair involved was typically horsehair from the main and tail. Long, fairly coarse, and stiff. I'm not familiar with any of the varieties Barb has talked about, but generally, horsehair canvas has had a spun fiber warp (the length wise direction), historically linen or cotton, but these days often something else (a synthetic blend, wool, etc). A single horse hair is used as each weft. Hair, being a protein fiber, is fairly non-stretchy. so the fabric has some stretch in the warp direction, but little along the weft. Hair, of course, also does a good job of shaping with steam and heat. (Think about curling irons...) Depending on how the horsehair is orientated in the clothing piece, you can achieve different effects. (I don't know how it's used in kilt making; i'm awaiting my copy of Barb's book...) For instance, in a (good quality, expensively made) suit coat, there is a piece of hair canvas in each front piece. The weft is arranged horizontally, so the jacket has stiffness from the buttons to the side seam, but is reasonably pliant vertically. A good tailor will put allowances in such that they minimize bulges, and make the coat hang right.

there are also hair canvases made of worsted goat hair, instead of single fiber horse hair. They're not as stiff (and, thinking about it, the only sort I've ever seen in a mainstream fabric shop, so might be what's being discussed now.)