Specialty Outdoors

Sewing and Repair for Outdoors Enthusiasts

Sources: or, where to get outdoors fabrics, patterns and notions...

 

Frustrated trying to find quality fleece, hardware or Gore-tex at your local chain store? Do they look at you like your are an alien life form when you ask for Polartec or Cordura?I know that feeling, and that's why I have compiled this list of specialty retailers.

This is a list of all the sources I know of,  both on-line and not. If you have one to add, please email me! Also, note I am not affiliated with any of these businesses; but I do business with many of them. When you support these great little companies, please let them know how you found them.

Check the listings below for EPIC, Dryskin, down, print supplex, and other hard to find items. Please do not email me and ask me where to get a specific item; I will just give you this URL.

USA:

  • Beacon Fabric & Notions - Activewear fabrics and Outdoor Fabrics Supplex, Ripstop and other Nylon Fabrics. Sunbrella and other Awning Fabrics.

  • The Green Pepper Patterns, fabrics, notions. 1285 River road, Eugene, OR 97404 541-689-3292.

  • Outdoors Wilderness Fabrics Patterns, fabrics and notions, heat sealing tape, plus a very knowledgeable staff. Now featuring SILNYLON. They also have an excellent wholesale policy.  Thanks, Lynn and Dale, and the gang: you guys are the greatest! 1-800-693-7467, 123 E. Simplot Blvd. Caldwell, Idaho 83605 .

  • Quest Outfitters Patterns, notions and fabric; source of clear heat sealing tape, Schoeller Dryskin(!) 1-800-359-6931, 4919 Hubner Circle, Sarasota FL 34241

  • Rockywoods Outdoors Fabrics   fabrics, patterns, fleece, Gore-tex, XCR, Paclite, supplex, lots of camouflage fabric. Carrying EPIC stretch soft shell fabrics now. 970-663-6163.  4221 W. Eisenhower, Loveland, CO 80537.

  • Rose City Textiles They have some of everything here, with many manufacturer's ends. It's best to call and get samples: lots to choose from.1-800-RCT-5666, 2515 NW Nicolai Portland Oregon 97210

  • Seattle Fabrics Patterns, notions and fabric. Great catalog and a new website! Water resistant zippers. 1-206-525-0670. 8702 Aurora Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98103. 

  • The Rain Shed Patterns, notions and fabric.1-877-890-0333 . 87707 NW 11th Street, Corvallis, OR 97330  

  • Thru-Hiker Silnylon, down, kits and other items geared towards the lightweight hiker and backpacker. Also, how-to pages, and message boards.

Canada

  • Discovery Trekking Outfitters  Polartec Windpro and Windpro Stretch, Polartec Powershield, Windbloc and many other technical fabrics from Polartec (too many to list, including print colors of Powerstretch!) 919 Ironwood St.,Campbell River BC V9W 3E5,(250) 286 6577

  • Macphee Workshop   patterns, outerwear fabrics, own line of patterns, catalog. Box 10, Site 16, RR8 Edmonton Alberta T5L 4H8. 1-888-Macphee

  • Peak Fabrics 43 River Ridge Close, Calgary, AB, Canada T3Z 3K9 , 403-242-9996 or 403-242-3537. Appointment only for showroom. Many nice technical fabrics

  • Sundrop Textiles 310-2071 Kingsway AVe., Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 6N2 604-464-5236


United Kingdom/Europe

 

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