fashion design
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Unfortunitely suppliers will only give out samples if you buy big quanities from them. When I'm talking about suppliers, I mean fabric mills. You probably won't be able to find those near you.
Depending what city you live in, there usually is a fashion district. If you don't live near one, then you can go to your local fabric store.
You can basically find all types of fabrics there. You should start off with 100% cotton and then 50/50 blend Rayon or Polyester and 100% synthetics. Do some test, like washing, shrink test, burn test. (for this you should pull a strand of thread out and burn it) Then you can buy different types of dyes and test them out.
Your best bet is to find books on fibres and material contents. Familiarizing with different fabric types cotton, silk, Jacquard, etc and the care.
Once you know the properties and how they react to chemicals , heat and laundering then you will be able to manipulate them with different dyes and finishing techniques.
Textile design is an art form, most schools offer degree programs. I've only had a few class in textiles and it's pretty complex.