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Here is a quick non-exhaustive list of suppliers of quality outdoor fabrics and hardware to help you get started with your MYOG Tutorials/Prickly Gorse sewing guides

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Always remember that you don’t need the newest expensive HyperLite^{(TM)(C)(TM)(TM)} fabrics to make awesome stuff. There are still tons of basic nylon backpacks from the 80’s in use. Good design and appropriate fabric choices for the intended usage are more important than paying an extra £50 to save 50 grams (unless of course, maximum weight savings is your goal!).

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United Kingdom

I have purchased from all of these, so these notes are from personal experience on quality

Profabrics (Biggest range currently in the UK)

Make Your Own Gear UK (New, very promising startup)

Contact Left (Nylon webbing, high quality buckles, military XPAC)

Tough Fabrics (Interesting mix of clearance fabrics. Good meshes)

Henge Hammocks (Some interesting buckles)

Tech Textiles (Meshes, spacer mesh)

Web Fittings (Unbranded buckles, other hardware, cord. Their webbing is polypropylene, buy nylon webbing instead from Profabrics, MYOGUK or Contact Left instead)

Pennine Outdoors (Not much here that isn’t already at Profabrics)

Polyprops (EVA foam for straps, sit pads, hip belts)

Pannier hardware: sjscycles, Decathlon

Sometimes worth checking your local fabric shops and market stalls. My local market has 600D PVC coated polyester for only £5 a metre, ripstop and some other outdoor fabrics. Not the fanciest stuff, but more than strong enough to make some cool bags!

Ordering from the EU – unfortunately due to brexit there is now a £135 (~€160) minimum order + import tax if you want to order from the excellent stores our EU friends have. Expect import fees of around 25% of the total order value.

Ordering from the USA – no minimum order, but expect total fees to be around 25% on top of the order total, plus £30-£50 shipping.

UK Custom Printed fabrics

maake (I like their Tentex fabric. It’s somewhere between 210D and 420D in strength and texture. Decent thickness of PU coating. Good print quality that resists abrasion, expensive)

Flamingo Fabrics (their canvas is feels like a general 600D polyester. Decent print quality that resists abrasion fairly well, thin PU coating, lower cost)