Long story, but we're kind of up to our eyeballs in redcoats for the 1815 commemoration stuff and we need to make wool gaiters. Black wool gaiters to be precise.
Getting hold of the 'right' black wool has been an exercise in major frustration.
We have some absolutely beautiful black wools right enough, just not the right stuff for gaiters.
So, now having 12m of the wrong for gaiters black wool underfoot (while trying to clear the decks of bolts of red, green, gold, white as well as a couple of dozen kilts) I would dearly like to sell it on.
On offer beautiful black coat wool .sold to us as, "From Italy, meant for Burberry" .maybe
it's very nice stuff anyway 
If I cut out a cloak, and sew the hood and side seams, but don't finish the front facings (so you can line it for yourself if you want) or the hems (which take me hours to do) .good big double lined hood, loads of swish, long enough to reach the ankles on an adult of near six feet (too long on me, I need to cut off at the hem) ..£60 delivered and all fees included.
From this particular Italian wool I will manage two cloaks like that.
The other wool is Hainsworth's heavyweight suiting (you just don't get better woven British stuff) but it's a tabby weave, again lovely stuff ..got a bargain from Maggie's Fabrics at £9 a metre plus postage, on that. This wool will need lined unless you want drapy summer/early autumn weight, the other one will happily do without.
On offer, is this wool, cut out and side seams and hood sewn as before, delivered and all fees for £50.
I know it's too early for Hallowe'en, but it's worth me taking a loss on my time, etc., to clear space on these.
Thanks for reading
Mary
Getting hold of the 'right' black wool has been an exercise in major frustration.
We have some absolutely beautiful black wools right enough, just not the right stuff for gaiters.
So, now having 12m of the wrong for gaiters black wool underfoot (while trying to clear the decks of bolts of red, green, gold, white as well as a couple of dozen kilts) I would dearly like to sell it on.
On offer beautiful black coat wool .sold to us as, "From Italy, meant for Burberry" .maybe
it's very nice stuff anyway If I cut out a cloak, and sew the hood and side seams, but don't finish the front facings (so you can line it for yourself if you want) or the hems (which take me hours to do) .good big double lined hood, loads of swish, long enough to reach the ankles on an adult of near six feet (too long on me, I need to cut off at the hem) ..£60 delivered and all fees included.
From this particular Italian wool I will manage two cloaks like that.
The other wool is Hainsworth's heavyweight suiting (you just don't get better woven British stuff) but it's a tabby weave, again lovely stuff ..got a bargain from Maggie's Fabrics at £9 a metre plus postage, on that. This wool will need lined unless you want drapy summer/early autumn weight, the other one will happily do without.
On offer, is this wool, cut out and side seams and hood sewn as before, delivered and all fees for £50.
I know it's too early for Hallowe'en, but it's worth me taking a loss on my time, etc., to clear space on these.
Thanks for reading
Mary
