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. If a store in not listed here, it may be because of consistent reports of poor customer service. When you support these great little companies, please let them know how you found them. (8/07)

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

USA:

  • Beacon Fabric and Notions  Active wear fabrics, notions & patterns.  26801 S. Gulfport Blvd. S., Suite 100, S. Pasadena, FL 33707 800-713-8157

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

  • Malden Mills This is the place to order top quality Polartec® and other Malden Mills fleece products, including awesome prints and Windpro fleeces. Do not settle for anything less than the best in fleece fabrics.

  • Outdoors Wilderness Fabrics Patterns, fabrics and notions, heat sealing tape, plus a very knowledgeable staff. Now featuring EPIC. 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  Fleece, lycra, shell and waterproof/breathable fabrics. RCT deals in manufacturer's close-outs, price is based on quantity purchased. You never know what you will find here. 1-800-482-4990.  2801 NW Nela, Portland, OR 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. 

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

Canada

  • Macphee Workshop   patterns, outerwear fabrics, own line of patterns, catalog. Box 10, Site 16, RR8 Edmonton Alberta T5L 4H8. 1-888-Macphee
  • Sundrop Textiles 301-2071 Kingsway AVe., Port Coquitlam, B.C. V3C 6N2 604-464-5238

  • Timmel Fabrics 2635 Dublin St., Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 3J6, 902-455-0526

  • Textile Outfitters  Most fun and informative catalog!  Patterns, fabrics, notions. Many hard to find techincial fabrics such as Schoeller Dryskin, Polartec® Powershield®. 735 10th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB, T2R 0B3 Canada 1-403-543-7676.

United Kingdom/Europe

 

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