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The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of vintage fashion.
The Vintage Fashion Guild™ (VFG) is an international community of people with expertise in vintage fashion. VFG members enjoy a wealth of resources, avenues for promoting their shops and specialties, and camaraderie with others who share a common interest and passion.
So called because it was originally handwoven from hand-spun wool yarns, homespun is a loose, plain weave fabric characterized by uneven, coarse yarns. In spirit it is much like tweed, and is sometimes sold as tweed, but technically it is a plain weave (while tweed is usually a twill weave). Cotton and cotton blend homespun is also available, with the same basic characteristics but used for drapery and upholstery fabric.
Uses: Coats, suits, lighter weights for dresses and children’s clothing
See also: Donegal tweed Tweed
Wool homespun
Cotton homespun