Vintage Fabric from Estate Sale

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Barbara Eger-Klatt

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Hi,

I am new and I'm learning how to sew clothes as a beginners. I love attending estate sales in my home area because I noticed they have vintage sewing items and sometimes fabric or vintage patterns. I brought two fabrics from one of the estate sales and I recognized one fabric as wool but I could not identify the cream fabric one. Is it possible to ask the fabric store if they may assess the fabric such as G Street Fabric in Montgomery County, Maryland or is there someone else who can assess the fabric? I checked the forum and someone mentioned appraiser? I am not certain if an appraiser would check the fabric without label? I want to make sure I identify the fabric for one of my vintage patterns I want to make. Your help is appreciated.

Thanks for your help!
 
Hi Barbara,

One of us may be able to help you from photos, if you can post a few of the fabric. :)
 
Welcome to the VFG Forums. I was writing this at the same time as Maggie - and agree that you should post photos. This will help you do that:

https://forums.vintagefashionguild.org/threads/faq-how-to-post-a-photo.52756/

You might want to look through our Fabric Resource on our website to become more familiar with fabric names.
https://vintagefashionguild.org/resources/fabric/

All fabrics have two components - the fiber or fibers it is made from and the type of the weave or method of construction. Even solid color fabrics have both a fiber and a weave.
 
Barbara, you might look for an American Sewing Guild chapter in your area. The website is ASG.org. The members are generally delighted to share their knowledge. If you're looking for a teacher, consider Association of Sewing & Design Professionals. All good wishes for many successes. C
 
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