Suiting Material in DC

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Does anyone know of a place in/near Washington, DC for sourcing suit material?

I know I could order some online or through one of the local tailors, but I'm more interested in a shop that primarily sells fabric. Tiptop in NY sounds like what I'm looking for, only it's in NY.

thanks for any help.

 

[Shirtmaven]

G Street Fabric, which is in rockville MD.

They are your best bet.
Why do you need to buy fabric. Most tailors will have a better selection either on their shelves or in swatch books. the Mark up at OTC fabrric stores is a bit high.
Tip top is much more reasonable because they import directly. Tiip top may even supply G street with some fabric.

Carl

 

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Thanks for the tip, Carl. I'll try to check them out.

I'm interested because I'd like to have some articles copied by a non-local tailor. The swatch thing back and forth doesn't really work all that well for me. I'm not terribly literate in wool and oftentimes don't know exactly what I want until I see it. So, if I could source my own material, it would make things much easier. Plus, I might learn something in the process.

Your point about the markup is well-taken. I'll have to consider that.