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The process you are talking about is called CMT (Cut, measure & trim) which some tailors will do. Most of the time they make a bit of cash on the cloth (the margin between what they buy it for and what they sell it for) so they wont want to give up that money all together. We don't know where in the world you're located so its tough to answer; smaller provincial tailors will do something like that, but the Savile Row houses will not. In Hong Kong that practice is reasonably commonplace, as it is in Italy, but it ultimately comes down to the tailors choice.
You will also find that only a small fraction of any Cloth Merchant's stock is online at any one time. Your very best option is to go and see a few tailors and look through their bunches (the book of swatches grouped by themes like Tweed, Summer Weights, Flannels) and go from there.
If you're a long distance from your nearest tailors then try emailing them a photograph. Some will be receptive to this and some might be a bit more curmudgeonly but it is a start.
You will also find that only a small fraction of any Cloth Merchant's stock is online at any one time. Your very best option is to go and see a few tailors and look through their bunches (the book of swatches grouped by themes like Tweed, Summer Weights, Flannels) and go from there.
If you're a long distance from your nearest tailors then try emailing them a photograph. Some will be receptive to this and some might be a bit more curmudgeonly but it is a start.