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[msmemory_archive]

As I sit here mending garb for Pennsic, I wonder - could it be financially reasonable for someone to sell ordinary sewing supplies at Pennsic? Regular Coats & Clark thread, snaps, hooks, needles, etc. I suspect the return on costs wouldn't be adequate to support a booth, alas, but I recall I wanted to fix my hem last year and couldn't find someplace to buy plain dark green thread. (Linen, silk, cord, oh sure: but not sewing thread.)

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[dlevey.livejournal.com]

Perhaps someone wandering around with a basket?

[tashabear.livejournal.com]

I doubt the Coopers would like that.

msmemory, Reconstructing History had linen sewing thread. Maybe not the exact shade, but I tend not to buy colors anymore: white, black, and a couple shades of grey do me just fine. (Unless I have the color I need in the stash already, of course.)

Finding regular needles is a challenge, though. I do think that a rack of basic sewing materials would be a good thing for some enterprising merchant.

[cellio]

It's not a business by itself, but it would be a wonderful add-on to a fabric or clothing booth. It doesn't take up much room nor much capital, so it's the perfect thing to bring along. There have definitely been times when I've needed that.

Depending on the logistics, I would also happily pay a merchant to do on-site mending if needed. Almost anyone's hand-sewing looks better than what I can do under camp conditions. (At home I can use good lights and a magnifying glass to see what I'm doing.)

[theresat.livejournal.com]

Dragon's Magic, which is the merchant in the caravan by the barn, has thread. Last year, I purchased thread and fabric from them, and they gave me a free wooden needle case with sewing needles in it.

Good marketing, too, since the wooden needle case has their name written on it. Otherwise, I never would have remembered.

[jtdiii.livejournal.com]

Beat me too it. Dragons magic has mending supplies.

Most years so will I. :)

[estela-dufrayse.livejournal.com]

it's a tonne cheaper to buy wholesale, I would look into what minimum orders would be before dismissing the idea.

Personally, I buy sewing supplies I can't get here at every event I attend. But having good sewing thread, needles and such would be a benefit I think

[mariedeblois.livejournal.com]

I spose I'm weird, in that my normal bag-for-events includes thread, needles, scissors, pins, and hook/eyes. That could be because it usually contains my current embroidery project.