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#109
60"  97% worsted wool 3% lycra fine worsted twill suiting.
a shade of gray called
Mineral Sage
$7.00/yd
only 3 yards left
$7.00/yd

#1112
60" woolen coating
A magnificent, luscious, soft wool that you want to pet forever. I haven't had a chance to test it or ask my jobber about the content because he sent it to me in the middle of War  (I love my jobber;-)  This is a medium tending to heavy weight but quite warm coating.
warm Brown

$14.25/yd

I had this one at Pennsic but no sample washed.

#1106
58" 100% woolen
From Carleton Woolen Mills which closed last year.
A beautiful wool. I haven't  washed a piece in cold water yet but check the shrinkage rates of the other Carleton woolens and you can get an idea.
Camel

$13.45/yd

#1039B
60" 100% worsted wool
very fine twill satin-weave .....almost a sateen or satinette
brown and off-white stripe
 
$10.00/yd

#1050
59" Alpaca
thick, plush and wonderfully soft!
This fulls in hot water and agitation (approximately 31% shrinkage in the warp and 23% in the weft.) so dry cleaning is the best idea. (the fulled wool makes wonderful slippers and insoles ;-)
MINT on one side, PALE MINT on other side
$18.00/yd

I had this one at Pennsic too but no sample washed.

#1110
58" 100% woolen
heavy flannel
From Carleton Woolen Mills which closed last year.
A beautiful soft wool. I haven't washed a piece in cold water yet but check the other Carleton woolens and you can get an idea.
 beautiful mixture of grays all blended together.
Gray

$13.45/yd

I had this soft navy wool at  PENNSIC

#1108
58" 100% woolen
From Carleton Woolen Mills which closed last year.
A beautiful soft wool. When I washed a piece in cold water and hung it to dry it had 7% shrinkage in the warp and 6% in the weft. This could be from the way I hung it to dry.
Navy

$13.45/yd

I had this soft black wool at PENNSIC

#1107
58" 100% woolen
From Carleton Woolen Mills which closed last year.
A beautiful soft wool. When I washed a piece in cold water and hung it to dry it had 1% shrinkage in the warp and 4% in the weft. This could be from the way I hung it to dry.
Black

$13.45/yd

I had this wool at
PENNSIC

#1100
58"    85% wool, 15% poly
tabby flannel
Surface has been calendared for a crisp and smooth flatness perfect for a structured light jacket. Cool water wash makes it into a lovely soft flannel (about 3% shrinkage).
The color is spectacular (for best color look at the bottom of the jpg)
heathery
Rose-Pink and Lavender
$9.25/yd

I had this emerald green at  PENNSIC

#1104
58" 100% woolen
From Carleton Woolen Mills which closed last year.
A beautiful soft wool. When I washed a piece in cold water and hung it to dry it had 3% shrinkage in the warp and 14% in the weft. This could be from the way I hung it to dry.
Emerald green

$13.45/yd

#184
59" 100%  wool
a lovely twill!
made in England for Huddlesfield!
modern known as gabardine,
fits definition of covert cloth
grays
$13.00/yd

about 3 yards left

#1066
60"  100% wool
 fine satin-weave twill suiting.
almost a sateen finish, I'd venture a guess that this could be Venetian Cloth.
lovely browns with a gray tone
$8.00/yd
about 4 yards left

#1081
60" 100% worsted wool
UNIFORM TWILL
I know...there's no such 'name'. But this is the navy blue, heavy twill used for 'dress blues'. How do I know? The tag attached to it directs it the Marine Corp Depot and the color number is       "Army Blue 150"
also: 16 oz. type III mothproofed.
(I love my jobber!)

heavier than the dress greens I wore in 1980.
Navy Blue
$11.00/yd

I had this red coating at PENNSIC

#1095
58" 90% wool, 10% nylon
a very nice coating with a lovely hand. Twill weave is visible on one side while other is a lush fulled surface. Makes great cartridge pleats!
(shrinkage with HOT water about 4% weft, 10% warp) when preshrunk makes a great Florentine beretto!
deeper Red with a cool blue tone.
$15.00/yd

I had this cranberry wool at  PENNSIC

#1109
58" 100% woolen
From Carleton Woolen Mills which closed last year.
A beautiful soft wool. When I washed a piece in cold water and hung it to dry it had 6% shrinkage in the warp  and 11% in the weft. This could be from the way I hung it.
Cranberry
(this picture is washed out...should be a bit warmer)
$13.45/yd
 

#111
60" wool/silk blend twill
a luscious sleek shepherd check wool with grays, blues, browns. I'm sorry to say there's only about 3.5 yards left and there's a warp thread flaw about 8" in from one selvedge (that makes it a 52" wide fabric). Because of this the price is $8.00/yd  or
$25.00 for the piece
 

#101
60" worsted wool tabby suiting with  lycra .... stretch in both weft and warp! Tropical weight.
Perfect for summer suits and slacks..
tan
$7.00/yd

#192
29" wide 100% wool
 Harris Tweed
from the Isle of Lewis
a window pane check in
dark gray, browns, green
$10.00/yd
3 yards left

#1027
29" wide 100% wool
 Harris Tweed
from the Isle of Lewis herringbone in
grays
$10.00/yd
2-3 yards left

#1048
58" 100% wool twill plaid
about 10 oz.
black and cream with a white rail
$11.00/yd

#1122
59" 100% woolen coating
HEAVY, thick, dense, WONDERFUL!  The face of this woolen has a nap that has been calendared flat; the reverse is a twill that looks like whip cord.
It could keep you warm in a blizzard! The color is a tweedy Charcoal gray
$15.25/yd

#1121
60" 100% wool twill
Huddlesfield cavalry twill!
A wonderful piece uniform weight twill. A tiny bit lighter than the Marine uniform twill, in weight and color. I wish someone would compare this to Civil War uniform twill for me because it looks a lot like the one I saw in the Everhart Museum several years ago.
Dark Blue
$10.55/yd

#1120
59" 100% wool twill gabardine from Huddlesfield
a wonderful gabardine, solid medium weight, classic, gorgeous.
This fits the definition of covert cloth also.
Taupe
(that's kind of a cool tan color)
$10.55/yd

#1103
60" 100% wool
Imported Italian flannel suiting
Beautiful light flannel. This is one I washed in cold water (hung dry)to see what it would do. Shrinkage was about 3-4% for me. It feels wonderful.
It is a soft subtle color...a
 'greeny-gray'

$11.20/yd

I got this shipped to me at Pennsic during the second week.

#1113
60" 100% wool
Worsted twill light gabardine. (twill on one side and very even on the other) A perfect weight for slacks, light jacket, tunic, cotehardie, and a lovely red!
(AEthelmearc red <G>)

Red
$12.50/yd

#1085
59" 100% wool
Imported Italian wool suiting
a beautiful piece with a light gray satin weave on one side and a darker gray twill on the other
(from a very exclusive men's suiting company, my jobber said) Gorgeous!
light gray

$10.70/yd

#1061
59" 100% superfine worsted
with lycra, tropical weight
tabby weave suiting
tan
$8.00/yd

#1064
59" 100% superfine worsted
with lycra
tabby weave tropical weight suiting
mixed grays
$8.00/yd

#110
60" 100% wool worsted tabby
a superfine suiting from a top men's suiting company. Understated woven checks in charcoal grays.
$7.00/yd

about 6 yards left

#1062
59" 100% superfine worsted
with lycra
tabby weave suiting
cold chocolate milk brown
$8.00/yd

approx. 7 yards left

#1063
60" 100% superfine worsted
with lycra
tabby weave summer suiting
dark charcoal with a bit of blue tint
$8.00/yd

#1115
60" 100% worsted wool
 twill light gabardine. Very nice weight for suits and slacks, lined jackets, tunics, coathardies.
Nice hand.
Pale Blue
$9.70/yd

#1016
57" worsted wool with 2% lycra
tabby weave suiting
rich chocolate
$7.00/yd
2 yards left

#1117
58" 100% worsted wool twill
 gabardine. Very nice weight for suits and slacks, lined jackets, tunics, cotehardies, etc.Nice hand. This is the color of the ripest red raspberry...not the bright red that we hope to get before the birds do, but the slightly dusky red that is the sweetest and ripest you can get. Or you can call it red-violet I guess.
Ripe Red Raspberry
$9.70/yd

#1073
59" 100% wool twill , lightly brushed
deep blue
hot wash shrinkage: 4% warp;
9% weft
$9.50/yd

approx. 2 1/2 yd left

#1119
58" 100% woolen
A soft woolen with a herringbone twill weave. Very nice for suits and jackets. Also nice as a tunic dress or cotehardie.  The soft color blue and the soft hand make me think of soft blue skies with wisps of clouds. VERY pretty.
Light Blue
$10.50/yd

I had this one at Pennsic and sold out of it there.

#1105
58" 100% woolen twill
From Carleton Woolen Mills which closed last year.
A beautiful soft wool. When I washed a piece in cold water and hung it to dry it had 6-8% shrinkage in the warp  and 11% in the weft. This could be from the way I hung it.This has a bit less blue in it than the jpeg shows. It would make a gorgeous lined jacket. Or cloak!
Forest Green
$13.45/yd

#1038F
59" 100% worsted wool satin
modernly called sateen
warp-faced satin weave, possibly similar to the worsted satinette of 1794
Fuchsia Pink
$11.00/yd

approx. 5 yds left

#1129
60" 100% wool gabardine
medium weight, drapey, very very nice!
Peacock/Teal
$9.95/yd

#1118
60" 100% wool crepe
A lovely hand and drape and a luscious rich color.
Wool crepe makes very nice suits that move with you and don't wrinkle as much as other fabrics.
Burgundy
$9.95/yd

#1091
60"  100% twill woolen flannel suiting
a fine, soft, smooth finish in a pretty 'tweedy' look with very subdued windowpane.
Grays with brown & blue 'panes'
$9.00/yd
 

#1114
60" 100% woolen twill light gabardine. This would make a good light suiting, tunic, cotehardie, etc.

But let me talk about the color. I hope to be able to catch this in the jpeg....I call this heathered sunshine.  It is a bit warmer than a pale daffodil and full of soft hints of color that make me think of dancing sunshine and soft fuzzy animals.
Heathered Sunshine
$10.25/yd

#1093
61" 100% worsted wool suiting, very fine broken twill weave, with a slight shine finish on the face. Gorgeous!
 fine suiting.!
Dark Blue
$ 9.50/yd

about 2 1/2 yards left
$25.00 the piece

#1017
60"   97% worsted w/3% lycra in weft only 
twill weave makes great slacks and suiting, cotehardies, or  slim dresses
copper
$8.25/yd
*****
HISTORICAL: lycra makes it unusable for 'authenticity'. 2/2 twill, Look and hand same as appropriate worsted twills for 1251-1400 and on

#179
60" 100% worsted wool sateen

a luscious suiting with browns and blue and other furtive colors woven together.
browns with blue hint
$8.25/yd
about 2 1/2 yards left

#1015
same hand as #1017 to the far left.
60" worsted 2/2 twill suiting with 2-3% lycra in the weft. The lycra has become a "fashion plus" item in high end fabrics because it helps keep the fabric from bagging at the knees and (ahem) and other places where clothing tends to sag. You never know its there to look at the fabric or clothing.
Navy
$8.25/yd
*****

1 1/2 yards left
$10.00 the piece
 

Think picnic blanket or bulky jacket.
about 3 1/2 yards left
$7.50/yd
SALE $5.00/YD...$15 the piece

#1125
60" 100% woolen twill
flannel weight  Some of the last of Burlington. (sigh) This is a lovely soft woolen twill. It's close to a flannel although the twill weave is still a bit visible.
So nice, so soft. So long, Burlington.
Rich Red
$10.95/yd

#1126
60" 100% woolen twill.
flannel weight  Some of the last of Burlington. (sigh) This is a lovely soft woolen twill. It's close to a flannel although the twill weave is still a bit visible.
So nice, so soft. So long, Burlington.
Winter White
$10.95/yd
 

#1124
60" 100% woolen twill.
flannel weight  Some of the last of Burlington. (sigh) This is a lovely soft woolen twill. It's close to a flannel although the twill weave is still a bit visible.
So nice, so soft. So long, Burlington.
Royal Blue
$10.95/yd