Canadian Sources for Fabric

[Richard Peter]

I was planning on using Jeff's polyester for my boats but could not afford it after I discovered that the cost of the shipping to Canada was more than the cost of the fabric (Sorry Jeff).  I was wondering if there are any other Canadians on the forum who have sourced fabric from a Canadian supplier?  I have been to my local fabric store and they didn't even know that fabric had a weight so they were not much help.  I can get canvas from them but was hoping to save on weight with Polyester.  They did have some polyester "Tabling Cloth" which had a fairly loose weave that I thought might work but would have to get a sample to try out (see how it takes paint, shrinks, etc.).  They also had a nice polyester "Twill" but have no idea if it would stretch or take paint/varnish well.  I think it would l look great varnished but the weave seems so tight.

 

Any suggestions on locally sourcing my fabric would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

Richard