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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.