Do you need brush braid for an Edwardian walking skirt, synthetic whalebone boning for a corset or sheer India cotton muslin for a Victorian summer dress? 😀

This is a resource list for fabric & notions for historical costumers. Because it’s becoming increasingly difficult to find good (historical) sewing supplies, I’ve compiled a list of online stores where you can find fabric, corset supplies and other sewing supplies for your next historical sewing project! 😀 Most of the online stores are located in the US, EU & UK and ship worldwide. And if I personally bought something from one of the shops, then there’s a note.

Natural Fiber Fabrics For Historical Sewing

UK

MacCulloch & Wallis – UK – fabrics from sheer cotton muslin to heavy felted wool fabric – the sheer cotton muslin fabric for my Edwardian lingerie dress & Victorian summer dress is from MacCulloch & Wallis

Beckford Silk – UK – dyeable natural white silk fabrics from silk tulle to silk twill, dyed silk fabrics, silk-viscose velvet & velvet devoré fabrics

Whaleys & Bradford – UK – various natural fiber fabrics from silk gauze to cotton lawn to ramie, linen & wool fabrics – the heavy white habotai silk fabric that I later dyed turquoise for my Edwardian silk ballgown is from there

Cloth House – UK – plaid, herringbone & tweed wool fabrics, various linen & cotton fabrics, vintage check & stripe cotton fabrics, viscose & cotton silesia lining

US

Fancy Styles Fabric – US – cotton velvet, (striped) cotton sateen, (striped & plaid) silk taffeta, wool fabrics

B. Black & Sons – US – various wool fabrics, also cotton shirting & acetate lining – woolens & tailoring supplier since 1922

Burnley & Trowbridge – US – historical linen, wool, cotton & silk fabrics

Renaissance Fabrics – US – silk, wool, linen & cotton fabrics

Wm. Booth Draper – US – historical linen, wool, cotton & silk fabrics, especially checked & striped linen fabrics & wool fabrics

Townsends – US – 18th century linen, cotton & wool fabrics

EU

Fabric House – IT – a wide range of natural fiber fabrics: cotton, wool & silk – the cotton-linen herringbone coutil fabric for my Edwardian S-bend corset and the green cotton tulle for my Edwardian silk ballgown is from Fabric House

Sartor – CZ – interesting and sometimes rare natural fiber fabrics: linen, cotton, rayon, silk & wool

Woolsome – PL – a wide range of beautiful wool fabric, also linen & silk fabrics

Classic Fabrics – NL – beautiful wool fabrics, handwoven wool fabric, linen & silk fabrics

Wooltrade – CZ – wool & linen fabrics

The Historical Fabric Store – SE – historical wool & silk fabrics: silk chiffon, duchess silk satin & silk taffeta, silk-viscose velvet, striped & plaid silk, wool twill, herringbone & tweed tartan wool fabrics

Anita Pavani Fabrics – DE – rare natural fiber fabrics: linen, cotton, hemp, ramie, nettle & wool, from embroidered cotton fabric to crepe silk to moleskin fabric

Naturtuche – DE – some interesting natural fiber fabrics: linen, cotton, hemp, silk and especially wool fabrics – the wool serge fabric for my Edwardian walking skirt is from there

Tuchfabrik Mehler – DE – broadcloth manufacturer since 1644, various wool fabrics

Silk Nature – DE – silk taffeta

VanSoest – DE – some unusual man-made natural fiber fabrics, like lyocell (tencel), cuprammonium rayon & modal fabrics, high gloss viscose jersey, also linen & silk fabrics, two tone linen and sheer cotton voile

The Tulle Factory – DE – various silk & cotton bobbinet tulle fabrics

Villisilkki – FI – rare silk & wool fabrics: silk-viscose velvet, burnout silk velvet, silk & cotton jacquard, silk fabrics from tulle to taffeta to rep to duchesse, wool fabrics

Seidenhandel Haller – LT – a wide range of silk fabrics

Atelier Goldfaden – CH – some unusual linen, cotton, hemp & nettle fabrics

Marie’s Kit – DE – some interesting linen & wool fabrics

Les Coupons De Saint Pierre – FR – some interesting linen, cotton & silk fabrics

Reproduction Cotton Print Fabrics

US

Reproduction Fabrics – US – 18th century & Victorian block print cotton fabrics, checked & striped cotton fabrics

Maggie May Fashions – US – Victorian block print cotton fabrics

EU

Duran Textiles – SE – beautiful 18th century reproduction cotton print & silk fabrics

SummerSunStories – SE – beautiful 18th century & Victorian block print cotton fabrics

Den Haan & Wagenmakers – NL – 18th century reproduction cotton print fabrics

Dutch Fabric – NL – 18th century reproduction cotton print fabrics

Cotton Lace: Valenciennes, Bobbin, Guipure & Eyelet Lace

EU

Cotton Lace – NL – the best supplier for cotton Valenciennes lace trims – most of the cotton Valenciennes lace on my historical costumes, like my Edwardian princess slip, is from Cotton Lace

LaceDentelle40 (Etsy Shop) – ES – antique fine linen & cotton bobbin lace

Plauener Spitze – DE – cotton guipure lace trims & allover lace fabric – manufacturer of cotton guipure lace since 1890

Villisilkki – FI – a few natural fiber allover lace fabrics: cotton guipure allover lace fabrics & natural fiber Chantilly lace

UK

Beckford Silk – UK – cotton Nottingham lace, manufacturer of lace since the 1760s

US

Sandy’s Lace & Victorian Trim – US – French, English & Swiss cotton lace trims

Renaissance Fabrics – US – some cotton bobbin & Valenciennes lace trims

Trims & Notions

US

Renaissance Fabrics – US – silk & viscose ribbons, metallic trims & silk thread

Burnley & Trowbridge – US – silk ribbons, wool braid, metal buttons

Sandy’s Lace & Victorian Trim – US – metallic trims, viscose & silk ribbons

Cam Creations – US – silk ribbons

Townsends – US – metal buttons & buckles

EU

Sartor – CZ – silk ribbons

Cotton Lace – NL – metallic trims

The Historical Fabric Store – SE – metal buttons & buckles

Fabric House – IT – some fake fur fabrics

Stoff Kreationen – DE – some rare sewing notions like mohair brush braid

Corset Supplies

US & CA

Corset Making – US – corset making supplies: corset fabrics, boning, busks, grommets, lacing, buckles, garters & corset making tools

Richard The Thread – US – corset making supplies: coutil & corset brocade fabrics, boning, busks, grommets & lacing

Farthingales – CA – coutil, boning, busks, lacing, grommets

UK

Vena Cava Design – UK – corset making supplies: coutil & corset broche, boning, busks, eyelets, lacing, buckles & suspenders

MacCulloch & Wallis – UK – coutil, corset boning & busks

EU

Sartor – CZ – busks, grommets & lacing

Wissner – DE – manufacturer & wholesale supplier of German synthetic whalebone boning, also other types of corset boning & busks – manufacturer of corset busks since 1859

Nehelenia Patterns – DE – corset fabrics, boning, busks & garters

The Historical Fabric Store – SE – corset boning, busks & lacing

Historical Shoes

US

Oak Tree Farms – US – manufacturer of historical-inspired shoes, especially Edwardian leather lace-up boots, made of vegetable-tanned leather with Goodyear welted soles!

Wardrobe Shop – US – beautiful Edwardian leather shoes & lace-up boots (made by Oak Tree Farms) – I bought the Edwardian leather boots that I wear with my Edwardian plaid wool walking skirt & my refashioned 1890s sweater from the Wardrobe Shop

Townsends – US – 18th century leather shoes