Wool by the yard

[Porkenstien]

I was looking around the internet to find some wool to make a civilian frock coat and was wondering if any one here knew of a good site to buy wool buy the yard?

[Spinster]

Yep, finding wool yardage in a store in Florida is going to be quite a reach. Its hard enough in Alabama.

You've already got some good answers on your inquiry on the military subforum--Wambaugh, Childs, and Tart are all excellent period fabric vendors. By speaking with one of them about the garment and the class level you intend to portray, you'll get a good match of fabric with use. For example, a middle to upper class civilian garment would not have been made from wool jean--that's a military and lower class cloth.

Another excellent source for civilian goods is 96 District Storehouse in South Carolina. http://www.96storehouse.com/ The website is mediocre at best. Pick up the phone and call--you'll find folks who are very knowledgeable.

If you find you need to branch out of the vendors available in the hobby, one excellent source is Fashion Fabric Club
http://www.fashionfabricsclub.com/
To do so, you'll need to do a good bit of research into fabrics and weights of the period in order to make a proper choice.