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04-20-2006, 12:06 PM
|  | bluebirds | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the tragedy sale
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| | | For those of you who make your own clothes...
Do any of you know of a good place where I can buy fabric? With cool patterns on...I know that a lot are printed on, but you must be able to buy them from somewhere. I don't really know of any shops near where I live where I can buy it; website links would be appreciated.
The idea was to have a go at making some A line skirts, they can't be that difficult! I want to learn how to sew this summer...or at least, have a good go. |
04-20-2006, 12:17 PM
|  | pull me out of the lake | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: soho
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| | | um surely there are fabric shops in every town?
i can think of about 30 in my town off the top of my head.
if you find one that doesn't have anything you're looking for, ask them if you can look at some catalogues and maybe they'll order in what you want.
it's best to buy fabric where you can feel it, to guage the weight, pattern, etc. i wouldn't buy fabric online, and i find it hard to believe they don't have a fabric shop where you live.
yellow pages?
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04-20-2006, 12:31 PM
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| | In cities there are usually a few large fabric warehouses. I'm sure if you looked through the phone book you could find a couple. They tend to be grouped in the same area in any case, which should be convenient. This site could be helpful if you want some clothing patterns. There are quite a few that are free. |
04-20-2006, 12:32 PM
| | pull me out of the lake | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: soho
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| | i would suggest using patterns if you've never sewn before 
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04-20-2006, 12:35 PM
| | bluebirds | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the tragedy sale
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Originally Posted by discolexy um surely there are fabric shops in every town?
i can think of about 30 in my town off the top of my head.
if you find one that doesn't have anything you're looking for, ask them if you can look at some catalogues and maybe they'll order in what you want.
it's best to buy fabric where you can feel it, to guage the weight, pattern, etc. i wouldn't buy fabric online, and i find it hard to believe they don't have a fabric shop where you live.
yellow pages? | There's a few sewing shops but they don't have much fabric in. Maybe they have catalogues, that's a good idea...I hadn't thought of that. Maybe there's a fabric warehouse, I'll ask my mum. Hmmm, I ought to have done that first!
Patterns, good idea. Thanks for the link, kathy...that really makes me wish I could actually do this. I'm usually terrible at making actual, physical things although I get it eventually. I was awful at ceramics to begin with, so maybe the same could happen here.
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04-20-2006, 12:47 PM
| | pull me out of the lake | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: soho
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| | | those patterns look SWEET btw. i've taken the a line wrap skirt with the pouch
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04-20-2006, 01:05 PM
|  | Woman Talking to Death | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn
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| | Fabric and patterns: www.reprodepot.com
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04-20-2006, 02:39 PM
|  | i'm with the band | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: down by the river
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| | | fabricland, but it's UK |
04-20-2006, 05:01 PM
| | bluebirds | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the tragedy sale
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Originally Posted by girls on top fabricland, but it's UK | That's ok, I'm in the UK. I'd forgotten that it didn't say this on my user thing.
I don't know if I like the idea of buying fabric off the internet, but if I saw something really cool... |
04-20-2006, 05:09 PM
| | to inhale a beard. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: near liverpool, UK
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| | | whereabouts in the UK is it you are elfy? |
04-20-2006, 05:12 PM
| | bluebirds | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: at the tragedy sale
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Originally Posted by [kathy] whereabouts in the UK is it you are elfy? | In the midlands. |
04-20-2006, 05:24 PM
| | to inhale a beard. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: near liverpool, UK
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| | Ah right... This company have a warehouse in liverpool that I go to which is quite good. I'm not sure if stoke-on-trent is a bit out of the way for you but they have one there too. They also have one in Manchester.
I would think that there are quite a lot of places in Birmingham you could go to for fabric. I know there's a big fabric market somewhere, though I really don't know anything about it to tell you. |
04-20-2006, 06:12 PM
|  | roquer | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: drinking by the mausoleum door
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| | | You can buy wholesale/retro/contemporary/antique fabrics on ebay.
If you're interested in making A line skirts then check-out the ones 'Get Cutie' make. They're so simple. UK google them, or again, they're often on ebay. |
04-30-2006, 02:52 PM
|  | the life persuit | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: barcelona
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| | | get to your local market and try and find some cheap good fabric there.
also get second hand stuff, cut it up! it makes for great fabric |
04-30-2006, 03:20 PM
|  | Registered Member | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sexford,Ireland
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| | | You americans are damn lucky. We irish have nothing, nothing but old sour men selling fuckin shit wool in a stinking, stale shithole. |
04-30-2006, 06:38 PM
|  | Karma Duster | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hereford / Reading
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Originally Posted by [kathy] I would think that there are quite a lot of places in Birmingham you could go to for fabric. I know there's a big fabric market somewhere, though I really don't know anything about it to tell you. | There's the Rag Market in Birmingham. I'm bad at directing, but basically if you head down from the Bull Ring towards Snow Hill, you might bump into it. I've not been for a fair few years so I don't know if it even still exists, I haven't been since the Old Bull Ring was standing, but I know alot of my friends used to buy fabric from there.
Find a Fabric Land if you can because that's where you can buy a variety of textures and prices of fabric.
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05-01-2006, 03:44 AM
|  | Sarcastic | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| | i love this site's fabric, especially the fabric with witch pinup chicks on it. http://www.jandofabrics.com/index.htm
They are in New Jersey, i'm not sure if you can order online, but i'm sure if you email them, they would let you know-I'm pretty sure you can.
check out the novelty fabrics-i love them!!! |
05-02-2006, 12:51 PM
|  | i am a tiny grain of sand | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Essex, UK
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| | well if you are even in London, near Oxford street, go to Berrick (sp) street just of soho, the fabrics shops alone will inspire you designs | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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