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Originally Posted by M. Krass
Thank you, Amber. That sounds like exactly what I had in mind and Portland is reasonably close. If I had a car out here, I'd drive down there and pick up the stuff myself.
By any chance, do you know how much it may cost, approximately? We're a bit poor as a check we were waiting on hasn't yet arrived, to my knowledge.
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Rip-stop usually comes on rolls in widths of 54" to 60" and at RCT can cost anywhere from 50 cents to $10.00 a yard. You should be able to purchase it by the yard. If they give you a catalog to look at, start with the blue pages first (if they still do that) and they will have the cheapest closeout stuff there. Generally though, it's all cheap compared to most fabric stores,.....plus, you can't find that stuff in most fabric stores. It's an independant (cheap) outerwear designer's dream.
Oh and they also deliver nationwide since they are a mail-order oufit.
Ask for samples of "HEAVYWEIGHT, RIP-STOP, NYLON" sometimes they will have the word "MACHO" in the description to indicate strength. I worked with some a few years back and it was like a nylon version of canvas that put regular canvas to shame in a paper thin sheet. You call them, they send you swatches for free, then you order and they ship it to you. You don't have to drive.