After a long search I finally found suppliers for British made Oilskin fabric and in this video I also share three tips to bare in mind when buying it
I previously asked people around me where they sourced it from but no one would tell me so when I finally found out I decided to share the information to help you guys
The first thing to note is that in the UK oilskin material is referred to as ‘Waxed Cotton Canvas’ …when I found that out a pandoras box of resources revealed itself!
The three important points to bare in mind when purchasing are the following
1. Gsm / Weight – A lot of the suppliers varied in weight of the material sold i.e. thickness, so make sure you get the right thickness for your particular use
2. Colour – The colour of the material shown online can vary from what you actually get so be sure the material you order matches what you are after
3. Samples – To solve the issues of the first two points, simply order a sample of the material(s) before ordering the actual quantity you want. Most if not all the suppliers I found sold samples for a just a few pound / dollars, this was really just to cover the postage, so buy this before ordering!
Most of the suppliers I came across sold it in 1 metre lengths with the width being typically 1.5 metres, but check this when buying as they do vary
So the juicy bit, below is the list of suppliers I found:
http://www.profabrics.co.uk/products/british-millerain-chera-8-waxed-cotton?variant=6809908419
http://www.fabricuk.com/fabrics/267-antique-waxed-cotton-barbour-type.html
http://www.britishmillerain.com/products/canvas-sail-cloth
This American supplier was mentioned to me by a subscriber (Thanks Alan!)
(N.B. If from the time of posting these links any of them do not work then please leave a comment below letting me know so I can amend them)
As mentioned in the video I am NOT affiliated to any of these companies so please carry out your due diligence before ordering
If you know of any suppliers yourself then please leave them in the comments below and i’ll be sure to add them to this list
As always I appreciate you taking the time to check out this page and hope it helped
Speak soon
Peace
Zed
That’s a really useful posting! Thanks Zed.
Nice to see the blog starting up to add detail to the YouTube videos.
I appreciate the kind words, yes hopefully I want this Blog to be an additional resource to my videos on YouTube as I can add lots more information and photos here ~Peace~
Nice stuff Zed. I’ve ordered some Cordura from Profabrics as well a TON of samples from them haha I’m curious, what GSM did you have in the video for the pouches?
Mr McKenzie how goes it, ah ProFabrics do some great stuff! The batch that I ordered was about 250 GSM although they didn’t state that when I ordered. As you know yourself some suppliers can be pants when it comes to product description hence why I always order samples first ~Peace~
Great blog post, thanks for the info
Appreciate you reading and for the kind comment Paul thank you ~Peace~
Another brilliant video! Thanks Zed and best wishes for the year ahead.
Thank you kindly Stephen and likewise, wishing you an adventurous year ahead too ~Peace~
Fantastic mate this is a real bonus for me. I’ve been meaning to make the time to search a good supplier or two out for various small projects but you’ve saved me all the leg work. Very much appreciated chap! All the best…
Sincerely appreciate the kind words Matt and glad to hear this has helped in some way. I plan to share a lot more information similar to this moving forward when and as I come across it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting dude ~Peace~
Hi Zed, loved your post as always. I found the purplish fabric especially interesting for a haversack project, can you remember which fabric that is, and where you bought it?
And keep those videos coming!
Yours Jens
Hi Jens I sincerely appreciate your kind words, unless i’m mistaken that was a Burgundy one from this supplier, to make sure it’s correct please order a sample – http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WATER-RESISTANT-COTTON-WAX-CANVAS-OILSKIN-FABRIC-BRITISH-QUALITY-IN-15-COLOURS/291725476090?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D36381%26meid%3Dd4a979b43d154e5294a11edb26fc8924%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D252303747131