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11 Jun 2010 - 15:51	34141
01secn Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Cosplay/fabric shops in London? Hello, I'm not a new cosplayer but this is the first time I'm delving into actually buying fabrics and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good fabric shops in London - preferably central London or the Holloway/Islington area in the northeast. The particular material I'm looking for is one that has or can be given the texture of Medieval skin clothes - sheepskin and the like (without the fur). That tough, rough-looking type of clothing, the kind that barbarians would have made all their garments out of. Obviously not expecting to find sheepskin, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a fabric that had this texture and look or could be made to (and where I might find it)? Many thanks!

11 Jun 2010 - 16:34	34142
agi Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Posts: 111	Central london: Berwick street, just off oxford st (Tottenham court road end) beard papas on the corner Several shops, not necessarilly cheap though Personally I always go to Shepherds Bush, big selection and usually pretty cheap, but that's west dont know if either place will have what you need Last edited by agi (11 Jun 2010 - 16:39)

11 Jun 2010 - 16:57	34143
k4tt Joined: 24 Sep 2008 Posts: 65	Quote agi: Personally I always go to Shepherds Bush, big selection and usually pretty cheap, but that's west dont know if either place will have what you need I second this. Zone 2, Central Line. About 7 or 8 stops West of Oxford Circus.

11 Jun 2010 - 18:27	34148
KhaosKreator Joined: 04 Apr 2009 Posts: 351	Quote 01secn: Hello, I'm not a new cosplayer but this is the first time I'm delving into actually buying fabrics and I was wondering if anyone knew of any good fabric shops in London - preferably central London or the Holloway/Islington area in the northeast. The particular material I'm looking for is one that has or can be given the texture of Medieval skin clothes - sheepskin and the like (without the fur). That tough, rough-looking type of clothing, the kind that barbarians would have made all their garments out of. Obviously not expecting to find sheepskin, but I was wondering if anyone knew of a fabric that had this texture and look or could be made to (and where I might find it)? Many thanks! Do you mean a suede? Suede is made when they take a sheet of leather and split it apart and dry out the squishy insides to make a soft nap. You can get faux suede in most fabric shops, I definitely know fabric land does it. I would recommend goldhawk road tube station. There are many fabric shops just outside of it and you can walk through to shepherds bush from there. -Tab __________________

11 Jun 2010 - 20:44	34162
Kimbot1984 Joined: 04 Jun 2010 Posts: 5	Ah! Thanks for the info from me as well - I'm looking into fabric shops in the London area too! __________________ I was pesu.

12 Jun 2010 - 15:15	34218
01secn Joined: 10 Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Thank you everyone! Suede is animal skin isn't it? It's that rough animal skin look I'm after, though the colour is a sort of beige/yellow - can I get suede/faux suede in this?

14 Jun 2010 - 17:20	34372
sharpshard Joined: 29 Apr 2010 Posts: 54	Quote agi: Central london: Berwick street, just off oxford st (Tottenham court road end) beard papas on the corner Several shops, not necessarilly cheap though Personally I always go to Shepherds Bush, big selection and usually pretty cheap, but that's west dont know if either place will have what you need I know the ones you mentioned on Berwick Street, the reason why it's expensive is there's a fashion college nearby, and the shop make money of the students. Shepherd's Bush and Southall are the places where I usually go for fabric. They have really cheap stuff. __________________

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