Gayfeather Fabrics

Gayfeather Fabrics Locally owned, operated and loved since 1999. Become our fan on facebook to receive the latest on new fabrics and exclusive sales.

Gayfeather Fabrics supplies home sewists, custom clothiers and fabric artists across the Midwest and worldwide with something special: quality fabrics, unique patterns and an extensive collection of sewing supplies. Fine and interesting describes what sewists at every skill level find at Gayfeather. We select fabrics that inspire new ways to think about and enjoy apparel sewing, clothing design, q

uilting, home projects and more. Classic wools, silks and linens line up with fine knits, rayon batiks and delicate cotton prints. Our wall of trims and treasure chest of buttons is legendary. People who love fabric and notions feel at home here. As a gathering place for creativity, Gayfeather also hosts sewing classes and group events in our airy, light-filled second floor loft space.

01/24/2025
My first garment of the new year, the Toaster Sweater by Sew House Seven. This version is sewn with an organic cotton je...
01/05/2025

My first garment of the new year, the Toaster Sweater by Sew House Seven. This version is sewn with an organic cotton jersey from Spoonflower. I lengthened it 2". Very easy to sew and so comfortable to wear!

11/28/2024
It's going to take a lot of sewing to get through the next four years. Love to all the wonderful creative people out the...
11/06/2024

It's going to take a lot of sewing to get through the next four years. Love to all the wonderful creative people out there!

09/27/2024

“Sewing is a way to mark our existence on cloth: patterning our place in the world, voicing our identity, sharing something of ourselves with others and leaving the indelible evidence of our presence in stitches held fast by our touch.”
Clare Hunter - Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle, 2020.

Bertha Wegmann - Woman sewing in an Interior - 1891.

09/24/2024

This extraordinary survivor is a child’s sock that dates from the 3rd to 4th centuries CE. It was fished out of a landfill during an excavation in the city of Antinooupolis in Egypt about 1913.
Using multispectral imaging it has been determined that seven hues of wool yarn were used, employing three natural dye materials, madder for red, woad for blue and weld for yellow. The dyes were subsequently mixed to create different colors like green orange and purple. In some cases, fibers of different colors were spun together; in others, individual yarns went through multiple dye baths.
The use of multispectral imaging allows the examination to be non-invasive and also enables the researcher to see colors and details invisible to the naked eye. For example, dye colors that had faded out are still visible using this technology.

Collection of the British Museum.

Rust dyed, medium weight oatmeal linen. Rusty ceiling tile, railroad ties, and crushed tin can.
08/18/2024

Rust dyed, medium weight oatmeal linen. Rusty ceiling tile, railroad ties, and crushed tin can.

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