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• Re: source for tan corduroy
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:20:34 -0400
  No, It I think that fabric was just used in the weekender. The fabric you've most likely got has a pattern in the...
• Flat Style Rear Bed Refoam Reupholster. What I Learned
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:52:19 -0700
  ...Even just one finger, and subsequently a staple, pulling tighter than others, will show at fabric edge. Fabric pulled tight will make edge of...
• Tan corduroy in Westy Wolfburg Weekenders
  Historical mailing list - James Ballen
  Mon, 3 Nov 2008 22:00:02 -0800
  I also have VW's finest shread-o-matic fabric in my '86 pastel white weekender... When I bought the van the front seats...
• Help.. Curtain Fabric??
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 13:47:43 -0700
  Does anyone out there in Vanagon land know what kind of fabric are Westy curtains? Please, no guesses, only respond if you're sure...
• Weekender Fabric- new or used
  Historical mailing list - R.Joseph Murphy
  Fri, 21 May 1999 08:07:32 -0700
  Hello All, Can anyone direct me to where to purchase, new or used, fabric for the rear weekender seat and cushion/bed behind the...
• Re: Need info on making curtains, rods, etc.
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 12:01:08 -0700
  ...But it's all still machine wash and dry-able (preshrink fabrics, of course, before sewing.) There are quilted/insulated window-specific liner fabrics...
• Need interior fabric
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"luke\" Lukey
  01 Dec 96 21:01:34 EST
  >> My question is, is there a source for fabric for the interior for Vanagons? << Jay: The only help I can offer is a line...
• Wanted arm rest
  Historical mailing list - Pierce
  Thu, 14 Oct 1999 14:26:35 -0400
  Looking for left side arm rest - Gray fabric - 91 Carat Vanagon - Any one out there got a spare ? Any one figured how to get...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning - Punctures
  Historical mailing list - MC
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:24:04 -0700
  ...May be my concern with the fabric tearing is unwarranted. The fabric is not your common cheap material found in low cost tents but...
• Re: Upholstery Fabric "BOOGIE WOOGIE"
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:14:06 -0800
  ...Upholstery Fabric "BOOGIE WOOGIE" In a message dated 1/14/08 5:38:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, johndillon@BELLNET.CA writes: > Anyone have...
• Need interior fabric
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Delozier
  Sun, 01 Dec 1996 20:04:28 -0500
  ...It did not have arm rests for the front seats (that the po had burned with cigarettes) and the fabric for the rear cushion...
• Re: Interior door/side/headliner panels redux
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:13:45 -0600
  I just rolled contact cement on both the panel and the fabric back and gave it ten minutes to pre set. Shop around you...
• Re: My Recently Fabricated Rear Bumper
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:55:34 -0500
  ...My Recently Fabricated Rear Bumper "the possession of anything begins in the mind" - Bruce Lee
• Re: Anyone making custom curtains?
  Historical mailing list - Sheilah Rogers
  Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:42:42 -0700
  ...I didn't worry about this. > > Sewing the panels right on the fabric was extremely easy, in fact, I didn't even take the...
• 78 Westy: Green plaid seat fabric
  Historical mailing list - David Brooks
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 16:01:36 -0600
  I am trying to locate some of the "lovely" 70's era bright green/olive green/yellow-orange/black plaid seat fabric to use...
• Flames
  Historical mailing list - JeanneMaly
  Sat, 29 Aug 1998 21:44:32 -0700
  ...Marty, I think fabric doesn't hold up as well as engines. If the fabric's faded, dry rot is not far behind. I...
• Source for RED Plaid fabric?
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:56:49 -0500
  Anyone have a source for plaid fabric that can be used to re-uplster some seats? This was the read plaid originally found in...
• Re: What does "GL" mean?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 19:58:16 EST
  ...GL also has padded fabric headliner and the L has vinyl. > > i have NEVER seen a vanagon with a fabric headliner. they were all...
• Re: Gore-Tex�
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Sun, 28 Jan 2001 14:10:18 -0500
  ...The fabric does not 'breathe' on its own. That's why you don't see backpacks made of Gore-Tex� fabric. Gore-Tex� fabric...
• Re: Friday rant: fabric stores and sewing
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 20:34:24 -0500
  ...Sunbrella is dyed all the way through like a > carrot, whereas most fabrics are like radishes, colored on the outside only. > A 12 ounce...
• 80 westy interior redo
  Historical mailing list - Eric Henning
  Wed, 13 Aug 97 08:46:15 EDT
  ...the local fabric store sells a nice tan thin foam/fabric headliner material = i plan on purchasing and gluing to the ceiling wood panel...
• Vgon seat swap shop
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 7 Jun 95 15:52:27 EDT
  ...Does anyone know what year Vgon had the fabric described above? Velour fabric in a dotted pattern, with a pattern of dots in squares...
• Re: Flat Style Rear Bed Refoam. Now: Seat Compressor. Worked
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:54:14 -0700
  ...Un-tested as of yet, but this "technique" for sure tightened up the fabric. Like by 3/4" maybe? I suspect I fixed the...
• seat cleaning
  Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 01:42:48 -0400
  ...With patience any mechanically inclined person can remove the fabric from a Vanagon seat. It takes slightly longer to reassemble. I soak mine in...
• Re: Building a shower stall
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:41:26 -0400
  ...I'd take a look at <http://www.questoutfitters.com/> and <http:// www.owfinc.com/Fabrics/fabricmain.htm> both are owned by very helpful...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:43:46 -0600
  ...Eastern Standard Time, > mcneely4@COX.NET writes: > > I thought tweed was a type of nubby wool fabric. > > > > > your right mcneely. thanks. the '90-'91...
• Re: 1990 Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:56:55 -0700
  Jim-- Hahahahaha! My Bad! Yes, the fabric does have amazing longevity. Although in my defense I have a pair of those fabric seats in...
• My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:41:27 -0400
  Jo-Anne Fabrics had a 50% off sale on home furnishing fabrics, so I set upon a project. All new curtains and upholstery for...
• Re: Upholstery Re-cover Swatch Opinion? ('81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:16:40 -0500
  Some questions about buying seat fabric online... what's a reasonable price for an upholstery shop to reupholster vanagon seats when you bring your...
• Interior fabric repair
  Historical mailing list - Peter Brandt
  Sat, 4 Jan 2003 11:31:16 -0500
  Hello, can someone tell me what the fabric is called that is used to line the upper interior half of my Vanagon. I need...
• Re: Super glue remonal
  Historical mailing list - Roger Reynolds
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 08:38:23 EST
  ...ruin your van's fabric ;) Or if the neighbor has locked his doors, maybe someone can mail you some fabric from a pre-ruined...
• Re: ShadyBoy Fabric
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 17 May 2012 08:07:02 -0700
  can't help with rivet size, but did take my fabric off to clean: http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/vanagon-cleaning-the...
• Re: My Recently Fabricated Bumper - Concept Pic
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:25:11 -0600
  ...My Recently Fabricated Bumper - Concept Pic > >Since there was some discussion of what's going into the frame and about people hitting their shins...
• Re: Third annual request for 83 westy fabric
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:11:32 -0500
  ...Here's what I'm going to do to prolong the inevitable if I don't find some fabric: inspired by the Medical Channel...
• Re: Help.. Curtain Fabric??
  Historical mailing list - vw woody
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 18:18:15 -0500
  ...Curtain Fabric??<BR>Date: Wed, 8 Jun 2005 13:47:43 -0700<BR><BR>Does anyone out there in Vanagon land know what kind...
• Re: Weekender Fabric- new or used
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 26 May 1999 00:08:17 +0000
  ...It really shows the dust! * "R.Joseph Murphy" wrote: > Hello All, > > Can anyone direct me to where to purchase, new or used, fabric for...
• Re: Upholstery Fabric "BOOGIE WOOGIE"
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:07:26 EST
  ...is there a web site > somewhere that lists the stuff? > > your looking for the brown fabric w/ multicolored rectangles on it, it was called...
• Pop-top inside 'velvet' - anyone replace?
  Historical mailing list - dahn van
  Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:37:38 -0800
  ...Has anyone experimented with fabric paint, or gluing another layer of fabric over the old stuff? I want to tackle this before or with...
• shadyboy awning - fabric removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:59:11 -0700
  Hi I took the fabric off my Shadyboy and washed it, yeah I took pictures :) http://shufti.wordpress.com/2011/09/16/vanagon-cleaning...
• Re: Upholstery Fabric
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:45:29 -0800
  ...Upholstery Fabric ...Here's how things were done in my Westy those tweeds. <http://homepage.mac.com/kimbrennan/PhotoAlbum9.html>
• spring spacers to level westy
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 10:19:56 -0800
  ...when they fabricate the donut spacers while installing their new Bett Spring by Steve... would note and post the specifications for these spacers... I...
• Re: Building a shower stall
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:44:54 -0700
  ...I'd > take a look at <http://www.questoutfitters.com/> and <http:// > www.owfinc.com/Fabrics/fabricmain.htm> both are owned by very > helpful...
• Re: Upholstery Fabric "BOOGIE WOOGIE"
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:14:47 -0500
  ...Upholstery Fabric "BOOGIE WOOGIE" > > In a message dated 1/14/08 5:38:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, > johndillon@BELLNET.CA writes: > > > > Anyone have...
• rec needed: metal fabrication shop in east bay area
  Historical mailing list - Ben S
  Fri, 5 Aug 2005 12:54:08 -0700
  i have decided that the best way to increase the security of my vanagon is to have some hasps fabricated so that i can...
• Re: Custom Curtians
  Historical mailing list - Pete O
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 20:44:22 -0500
  ...Got upholstery fabric from Jo-Ann fabric - a cool beige color with green palm trees on it. My wife sewed some muslin fabric in...
• Awning/tent fabric
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 95 08:38:40 EDT
  Can anyone suggest where I might look for tent/awning grade canvas? I've checked the local fabric stores but they only carry very...
• Re: insulated window blanket prototype
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 11 Mar 2013 08:24:50 -0700
  ...I'll be spraying my blankies with 303 fabric guard (has worked very well on other fabrics in van). And yes, I'll confirm...
• Re: dying curtains
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 2001 12:07:06 EST
  ...Has anyone ever tried dying these > curtains? I'm just worried that the dye won't take on mostly polyester > fabric. > > use RIT brand...
• Re: Early Vanagon upholstery?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 17:07:39 -0800
  This Samba ad shows one of those "boogie woogie" fabrics. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=217404 Mark Christopher Gronski wrote...
• Re: Screw mount snaps?
  Historical mailing list - RICHARD KOERNER
  Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:05:08 -0700
  Rob, They are called "fabric snaps".� They have them at McMaster-Carr, and also at my local Ace Hardware stores, that's where I...
• Re: Need info on making curtains, rods, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:43:00 -0600
  ...But it's all still machine wash > and dry-able (preshrink fabrics, of course, before sewing.) > > There are quilted/insulated window-specific liner fabrics...
• Re: WTB: green tweed seat
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:02:23 -0800
  ...I think tweed is a type of weave as well as a fabric. (?) �mike, far from fashionista - I was `grunge' 30 yrs before the...
• Re: Need a piece of poptop canvas 48" x 12"
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 09:39:53 -0800
  ...I bought/used canvas from a local fabric shop. I also treated it with water repellent. (wait for the fabric glue to cure first...
• Re: Carpet Dye
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:40:55 -0800
  I will be very curious to know if Rit fabric dye will do anything to vanagon upholstory at all. I have tried to dye...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Tipton
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 22:25:46 -0400
  On Jun 7, 2009, at 7:41 PM, Mike S wrote: > Jo-Anne Fabrics had a 50% off sale on home furnishing fabrics, so...
• source for tan corduroy
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Lubin
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:13:30 -0400
  ...Only problem is - you guessed it - it's mostly shredded, so I want to find a source for replacement fabric that is as close...
• WESTY FABRIC
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 16:08:27 -0800
  ...Well I can't remember the name of the person who was selling us the plaid Westy Fabric from the Trim Shop. Please send...
• Re: Source for RED Plaid fabric?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:16:57 -0500
  ...DMc On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 12:56 PM, T Collins wrote: > Anyone have a source for plaid fabric that can be used...
• Seat cover pattern wanted
  Historical mailing list - Kenn Draymon and Corinne Janow
  Tue, 11 May 1999 22:46:55 -0700
  We would like to fabricate our own seat covers for the jump seat of our '85 Westy. This is the two passenger removable job...
• [NVC] Best fabrics for hot humid weather?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:29:12 -0700
  ...Anyone know of a resource that lists fabrics and how nice they feel in hot, humid, lounging about conditions? -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott...