Kilt lining interfacing and lining.

[AtagahiKC]

Tailors Canvas is also available at Britex Fabric in San Francisco, CA (Union Square).

http://www.britexfabrics.com/

They don't have an online shop, but you might be able to order it by phone and have it shipped. However, this probably is not the cheapest source.

They also carry a lot of wool fabric from Scotland and England, including tartans, with the tartan name on the label. Some of the tartans were what I think Barb means by hard finish, but not all.

When I asked them about the weight of the fabric, they didn't have the information. I'm not an expert, but I think it was 10 or 11 oz weight fabric, so not suitable for a kilt.

But they had the most extensive range of wool fabric in a rainbow of colors that I'd ever seen. I will probably buy some for kilt jackets, assuming I learn how to make a kilt first.

Again, the price weren't as good as I've seen elsewhere. But when you want to see and feel the fabric, it can't be beat.

Barb: I think you need to come to San Francisco to investigate the source and provide guidance. :-)

[JohnH]

I had to use the only stuff I could find in Toronto for my first kilt as I had not read the appropriate threads that mentioned on-line sources. What I ended up with was described to me as Tailor's canvas, but it has a dense weave & it was like stitching armour plate. ( I ended up using needle-nose pliers & broke 3 needles before I was done.) They had 4 weights, so I picked the heaviest. (CDN$8 per metre.)

The colour should be cream. (Like the centre. Mixed light sources.)