So I have been holding my breath waiting for someone to start the fabricholic thread again so I had a place to go for support, then it occured to me... DUH, start it yourself dummy!!! :P So here it goes...
I have not been to a fabric store since Saturday and I think I'm starting to go into withdrawl! I feel anxious and depressed, I know there is a sale at Jo Ann's that I am missing, but I have no money and if I go I may not be able to keep myself from picking up just a little something... it's only $3/yard, what a bargain... NO no I can not buy... AACK!!! Wish my stimulus money from the feds would get here...
You know, I belong to an online needlework forum (kind of like this place), which was started *specifically* for people who had SABLE: Stash Acquisition Beyond Life Expectancy. What they've done over there is start pledges/challenges--you pledge to complete X-number of pieces before you can buy new stash. That might work for us--and, actually, I use it as a motivator when I'm sewing: "Finish the pocket and the apron and the hems, and you can order the silk for the Promenade gown."
Mellingera, don't worry, there's not much this week at JoAnn in the way of sales. I went after work this afternoon because I had a 40% off coupon burning a hot little hole in my pocket. ;D
I bought 3 1/2 yards of teal broadcloth. Yes, teal! I've always wanted a skirt in that color. I'll add it to the stash...the stash that is quickly growing and has the potential of taking over the basement! LOL
Hi,
My name is WindChime and I'm a fabricholic.
My co workers actually help me find fabric because I work at Wal-Mart and am very good friends with the fabrics manager. She will put bolts of fabric to the side if she thinks I can use it so alot of days I feel like I'm getting a sneek peek at the fabric.
Aye,
*raises hand*
I also have "fabric regret". I regret NOT purchasing pieces of fabric. Eight years ago, SR Harris had lovely fleur de lis fabric in deep, rich colors. I could only afford enough for a front panel, at the time. I regret not buying more, because they said it was a one time deal.
I have tried to swear off buing fabric, but it doesn't work. More arrived yesterday... Um... Not strictly garb fabric! Stretch denim for a customer's jeans project, and stretch cammo for son James to make more trousers for himself. I wonder if he'll get them done in time for Scout camp?
Gem, we all live longer these days, so that life-expectancy thing doesn't hold as much water !!!!... and if we can just wait for those darn kids to leave home (and then change the locks), we get an extra bedroom (translation: an extra closet) in which to keep The Stash. Here's my problem: I have The Stash for Civil War era (alot of $2 Wally-World cotton), and now The Stash for Renaissance (no cotton there!) Then of course is the Thrift Store Stash (cotton sheets, tablecloths, curtains). And of course we haven't even talked about The Stash of trim, cording, boning, pearls, jewels, aiglets....) *whew*..
I will be happy if, when I die and go to heaven, there is a Joann's and a Menards....
S.A.B.L.E. ! Love that! lol
I realized the other day that I now have this addicition. I used to go to the fabric store only to buy a specific needed item. I now find myself wandering the aisles in search of bargains that I might have a use for "some day".
I'll make you feel better girls. At least you don't have to stop buying fabric, stop working on all your projects, pack it all and move to a smaller house. Six weeks since the hum of my sewing machine... *sigh* I should have packed that room last.
I asked my hubby for sewing supplies for my birthday and got them! Yesterday he gave me a rotary cutter & mat and a thread storage box. ;D Now I am itching to find something to sew!!
I'm Faye and I too am a fabricholic. My stash has grown exponentially in just the last three months, and now I'm having to buy tub after tub JUST to store it. It doesn't help that my mom goes to yard sales and thrift stores and buys me MORE fabric.
...nor does the fact that I have friends wanting me to drive to their town to go to a huge 3 story fabric store either!
It brings a tear to my eye to know that I am not alone! :'(
I have 2 great big cabinets that are full of fabric, a 4 foot table stacked with fabric, and rolls/bolts of fabric. I have drawers and baskets and boxes full of trims and beads and buttons and ribbons. I have a drawer full of serger cones, a drawer full of spools of embroidery thread. I have nearly 300 patterns (simplicity, mccalls, butterick, and some purchased from vendors at creative festivals) all categorized in an excel spreadsheet and filed in numerical order, books from the 50's & 60's with directions and patterns. I also own the Janet Arnold: Patterns of Fashion book and rolls of paper for patterns that I try to create. I have several different types of pins, as well as a set of wiggle weights (I want more).
Also, I have my Brother embroidery machine and have been working on tons of new embroidery designs, I have a serger and I inherited a machine from a friend, it was made in approximately 1939. It's solid cast iron and sews one stitch....no zig zags. I had it cleaned and oiled, it's an amazing machine.
**taking deep breaths**
I am a fabroholic by proxy. I don't sew (yet). I simply supply the drug...I mean fabric to the wonderous seamtress o mine, Lady Selwyn (Mellingera). I guess that makes me her dealer. :)
So far I have managed to keep all my fabric in two big green tubs. The big tuperware type things. At least the fabric I can find. I've half finished projects, or ones ready to start with fabric, trim and such all bundles away, and scattered all over the house. Not to mention the parts of a stash I inherited, which is somewhere in storage in my garage.
Whoever decided that 2 yards of upolstry fabric counts as a remnant (at least at the nearest walmart) was a very cruel person.
My name is Aelwyn and I'm a fabricaholic.
I looooooooove sewing now that I have a machine. I have a crapload of garb to make for an SCA event I've been invited to on the 24th of May.
My stash has just recently gotten cleared out. We had to empty the basement and throw a ton of stuff out, because our ex-roommate's cat peed on everything! So I lost a lot of fabric (grrrrrr!). So now it's restocking time.
I have a horrible habit of keeping scraps, thinking I'll use them again...and I never do!
Hey, I am not even going to try to take inventory, at this point, as it's quite hopeless.
I have so many plastic totes with fabric and scraps, I lost count. I do, however, make use of the scraps. I made lots of Barbie Ren clothes for my grandaughters. Sir R built them a Tudor mansion doll house a few year's ago. I still intend to make caparisons for the horses...and banners for the knights...um yeah.
Scraps = matching pouches.
I have fabric that is from the 80's and some patterns my mom sewed me in the 70's. I too am a fabricaholic who is desperately in need of a............. new cabinet in my kitchen just to hold my renaissance fabric and patterns. My quilting stuff is in the living room closet and the rest is in a tub in the garage. I have several quilt tops that need to be backed and quilted, a slew of costumes needing to be sewn and a 11 month old grandaughter that needs a sundress sewn!
I don't need to be cured though just 36 hour long days!!!!
...I just bought 20 yards of a wine colored gauzy type cotton fabric (yay for chemise fabric) at walmart... for a buck a yard. Well, I paid 19.50 for the whole bolt so technically a little less than a dollar a yard. I have NO idea what I'll be doing with all that fabric.
Quote from: CapnFayeCutler on May 10, 2008, 10:26:31 PM
...I just bought 20 yards of a wine colored gauzy type cotton fabric (yay for chemise fabric) at walmart... for a buck a yard. Well, I paid 19.50 for the whole bolt so technically a little less than a dollar a yard. I have NO idea what I'll be doing with all that fabric.
5 chemises?
Hehe at least one for sure, and maybe some pillow cases (this stuff is nice & soft), maybe a sheet... Lord knows I have enough. :)
I just bought $113 worth of lovely gold silk brocade...for $15. I posted before the crash, so I don't know how many of you read that. It's so beautiful. I draped myself in it and called just about every person I know. This is why I never pass over the remnant pile. I'm this way with beads as well. You think, "oh, I'll use that." But then you never do because you don't want to get rid of it or risk messing up. lol. I already have plans for my brocade though, so I guess I'm doing ok.
I'm a fabricholic with no way to indulge my cravings. :( I don't make much money, and there's no fabric stores around here that sell anything worth buying, and they definitely don't have sales on anything good. (whee, a sale on lycra!) So I end up getting all my fabric off the internets. Is expensive.
I think I might have just found some nice cheap wool on eBay though. ;D
What a deal on the silk, Mistress Crowfeather! :o
Aw, it will get better Princess Sara.
I really don't have that much fabric. Unfortunately, early in my fabric buying career I had no mentor to keep me away from the Ugly Step Sisters, Poly and Eshter, so quite a bit of what I have is unsuitable (ha, rim shot!) for ren clothing. However, now that I've had some guidance and assistance from so many knowledgeable friends on this forum, I am containing my purchases to more quailty product. In fact, I ordered (and recieved!!) 10 yards of that 100% linen the Baroness posted about shortly before the crash. Yummy! Can't wait to work with that.
Yes! I just received my linen too! When get enough courage and a smidge more knowledge it is destined for the chemise for the court dress in my head.
And I too am a fabricholic. Went to SR Harris a couple weeks ago intending to buy for friends projects. We found more than we were looking for. Of course. And how did I come home with fabric for myself?!?
Hi...I'm Rae.....and I'm a fabricholic!
its sad really....but i have a goal this week of at least organizing and trying to remeber which projects I bought what for....
And then...must complete costumes for thr private masked ball we are attending June 21.....
Ok......you all know I have a 'problem' when it comes to fabrics, but not why I am replying here. ;)
When do the McCalls patterns go on sale at JoAnn's? I lost my flyer!!!!! :o
LOL!, and thanks!!
So glad to see this thread restarted.
My house is being overrun with fabric!!! When will the madness stop???
NEVER!!!! ;D
Quote from: irish on May 12, 2008, 11:38:42 AM
When do the McCalls patterns go on sale at JoAnn's? I lost my flyer!!!!! :o
LOL!, and thanks!!
McCalls and Butterick on sale at JoAnn's Thurs-Sat, May 15-17. Never fear loosing your flyer, I practically memorize it the moment it comes out of my mailbox... ::)
You guys will be so proud of me! I finished up my latest project and didn't have all the necessary materials to start the next one and with payday a week away, no money to get them, so I pawed through the stash (quite literally, the pile looks as though it threw up all over the room) and pulled out fabric to make a bodice and 2 coordinating skirts! Happily sewing my way to an outfit entirely of stash fabrics!!! ;D
Simplicity patterns go on sale at JoAnns Memorial weekend. 5 for $5. Got the flyer today!!!
Oh goody...
Of course my pattern stash is ALMOST as bad as my fabric stash!
I have to confess; we fed the fabric beast this weekend!
Three of us usually take a yearly fabric "quest" -- this year we flew up to Minneapolis. Hit S.R. Harris, Mill End Textiles, Treadle Yard Goods, Ingebretsen's, and a Super JoAnn (not all that super, though). Best of all, we even had coupons for S.R. Harris and Mill End! Bought about 80 pounds of fabric and leather! Found some great wools (half off at both S.R. and Mill End!) as low as $3.50/yard. S.R. Harris had all their linen and linen blends at 3.99 a yard, too.
OMG! I am going to be a pattern~holic, too! ::) LOL!
Thanks for the pattern info!
(Now if I can keep away from the fabric sales, :o , I will be fine. )
irish
Thanks to coming here I have learned how and where to shop for fabrics without having to spend a lot of money.
Thrift stores have lots of sheets and curtains cheap for the remaking.
Yard sales and flea markets are good for the above plus patterns and stash that they are willing to part with.
My problem is organizing it all. In the old threads several people had talked about how they have all their stuff organized. Would it be possible for people to repost their methods for being able to find the right pattern, material, beads, trims, and such either in here or a new topic. Anything please on how to find it once you have purchased it so that I can get control of all these tubs, boxes, and totes before they take over my house!!!!!!
My name is Lady Oren and I'm a fabricaholic.....I've been dry as of late, until I passed by a yard sale last week, I knew there was fabric cause the sellers had 3 machines sitting in the yard. So I stopped, 18 yards of emerald green linen are now added to my stash...back on the wagon for me.
I had to go to walmart today to buy a bulletin board fro work. Of course I cruised by the fabric dept since I was there... Grabbed up 4 yards from the dollar bin of a fabulous silver/grey fabric with a diamond pattern made by black threads, with a silver square at the intersections of the black threads. It is so fabulous! I am imagining a grey gown with this as the forepart and undersleeves, ooooooh so nice.... *puts on to do list for Summer 2010*
My mom has an old free standing wooden closet she keeps her fabric in. Easy to find. The fabric is neatly folded and visible. I am planning on building a new cabinet in my kitchen just for my sewing habits. Going to put ceramic tile on the top so I can set hot things from the stove on it. Making it 15" deep so my tubs of patterns and otions will fit right in it. Have to do something the renaissance fabric has taken over my kitchen and is starting to threaten the livingroom!
Just got back from JoAnn's and I have been a very bad girl.....Bought 7 more patterns did manage to resist fabric today though so maybe I was only half-bad!!!!
One of the patterns will work great with the curtain panels I bought the other day at a garage sale. It won't be h/a but on my daughter should be gorgeous. She has ice blue eyes and this is the prettiest baby blue wrinkled polyester fabric. Just need some cream colores jacquard for the front panel.
Shame on me. I don't have projects for all the stash I have now and I just found out that a group of "older" ladies are cleaning out their sewing stuff and I of course told them I would take anything they wanted to get rid of.
Just hand over the sewing stuff and nobody gets hurt!!!! Move it move it, come on ladies I don't have all day..... I need to feed my fix!!!!! (LOL)
Ooooooohhhhhh a flyer from Jo-Ann's . . . . . . I'm there.
okay okay here I am twice in one week falling off the wagon. Just down the road from my house is a lot of storage units for rent, they had a huge sale and since it's such a lovely day I thought Okay I'll take 20 bucks and walk, can't buy to much if I'm walking now can I.... well I get there and there stuff everywhere, I mean tons of stuff. walking around there is this sewing machine...okay I have 5 already don't even look at it....but I do....it's an older White version, all machine core, with a nice wood cabinet. The guy walks up and says "you sew?" I tell him "yes frequently"....he says "Take it for a DOLLAR" I'm like stunned, I tell him the value of the machine and he says that he has to get rid of all of this stuff. So I give him a dollar, run home and get my car and now I have a new machine. Cleaning it on Sunday, but the pre check of it shows that it's in excellent condition. First thing I did was call my DH and tell him. He's like "your so goofy" Well we all get excited about different things. ;)
Anyone live near Chicago? There is a fabric warehouse at 2121 W 21st Street that you could lost in for days and days and days... a true old warehouse, the floors slope, nothing is arranged or even priced.. you have to find one of the owners to find out the price. I try very hard to not go there more than once every two years or so... it is unbelievable.
Lady Oren, I envy your "right place at the right time" luck.. my machine must have a million miles on it, is very tired, and I SO want a new one... maybe my tax rebate??? :-\
Lauren,
Check the pawn shops for machines. My hubby got me a wonderful used Kenmore machine with a case and some accessories for $40 at a pawnshop!
I resisted the pull of JoAnn's today! I had to go to the store next door looking for a phone cord for work and I was able leave without going to JoAnn's at all ;D However, I was just there yesterday, and tuesday, and sunday...
The memorial day weekend sale has a 10% off total purchase coupon (including sale items!) so I am trying to hold off actually buying anything until then... Is it memorial day yet???
Now Hobby Lobby is my new place for fabric. I went there to check out their home decor and walked out with 4 yards of cotton broadcloth in a beautiful, rich paprika color. I've been wanting a skirt in that particular color forevah but could never find the right shade. Plus, it was 30% off! 8)
Hancocks Fabrics have Butterick and McCalls patterns May 23-26 for $.88 each. If you don't have a store close maybe one of us who do could pick them up for you. PM and let me know.
I was a fabric a holic until the great move across the world. I ended up donating most of the fabric to a local little theater company. The cotton fabric went to an animal shelter. (They have people who make crafts and such to sell to take care of the critters)
While over there a lady gave me 3 yards of silk velvet. I found a way to get that thing back from NZ to the states with out getting damaged. I WILL find something to make out of it.
When I got back to the states I made friends with the local drapery department people at the departments store I worked at. When they had clearanced, slightly damaged panels they would give me first pick. I got enough of this nice plum heavy brocade to make a pirate coat.
Unfortunatly right after that I got hired to do theater shows. Since then all my stash has become left over theater fabric. The choice is do I keep the remenats or put it back into stock. The adict says no, the space saver say get rid of it, what should I do?
OH I am totally a fabricaholic, patternholic too! I just got my sewing room about a year ago and it is filled up already! There is fabric everywhere! I need better organization!
I think It became a problem when I missed out on the fabric I wanted 1 too many times. I would see something I liked, wait for payday or until I really needed it and it was long gone. Result - Lots of fabric I *think* I might use for something, but won't necessarily ever get used.
Well, I've given myself a rule: once the storage tub's full, NO MORE FABRIC. It's worked so far.
Been working down the stash since last week. Made two capes and one pirate jacket for my three grandsons. Want to go get some brocade to make my daughter a dress.
I am too poor to afford to be an addict, but my mother in law is not and I'm going to raid her stash tomorrow. hehe
So I was looking through the fabric stash the other night in preparation for a trip to JoAnn's memorial day sale this weekend, to see what I had and what i thought I might do with it and therefor what I might need to buy at the sale... I was able to identify 10 different dresses! And by dress I mean underskirts, overgowns and coordinating sleeves!!! Each dress idea has on average 1 additional fabric I need in order to round out the ensemble. Yikes, I didn't know so much fabric could possible be in that pile! :o
I think I already have my sewing list for next season filled, I might be working on the 2010 season already...
I'm not alone!!
After several moves my brother in law has threatend to throw away my totes of fabric scraps! *gasp*
I loves my fabric yes I do!
now on that note some chemises are calling my name :D
I am such an addict, that the family knows! I got gift cards for JoAnns, for my birthday!!!!!! :P Off I go this Sunday!!
Wooooohoooooooo!! :o
Should I mention that Hancocks is having 50% off all notions this Monday? I'm trying to find an excuse to go.
The hubby said I could go get more fabric if I finish my outstanding projects. ::runs off to sew:: Must have more fabric......
Ahh, the sales... My friend and I spent hours saturday pawing through all the red tag home dec fabrics that were an additional 50% off at JoAnn's. We were very good and bought only things that would match things already in the stash to complete the ensemble. I think all told we ended up with some 30 odd yards of fabric for under $80! My favorite purchases are the aqua "watered silk" looking taffeta (I think?) and the blue "antique satin" (that's what the label called it...). Both were a steal at $3.00/yd!!!
After we dragged our plunder home, I sorted it all out and I am now positive I have at least 10 pending projects lined up, that'll take me oh, like the next 2 years... YIKES!!! :o
Anyone else make out over the holiday weekend?
Due to a shortage of funds I stayed away from all sales; although, I found one piece of blue upholstery fabric at a garage sale for .50 and I took my daughter to see the new Narnia movie. There will be sales again around the 4th of July so maybe then.
I feel your pain countess! In fact, this trip, my friend did the buying. I feel since I do all the sewing and such it's a fair deal ;D
O.M.G.!!! :o
Did anyone see the new JoAnn's flyer?? All those patterns coming up on sale, in a few weeks??? I will be good and not buy any.......yea right, who am I trying to kid?? ::)
irish ;D
JoAnn's
Thurs-Sat June 5-7 Simplicity and McCalls Patterns 1.99, June 12-14 Butterick 1.99. 60% of Linen, Brocade, and Botttomweights fabrics June 1-14
Quote from: CountessofPhoenix on May 28, 2008, 11:24:57 AM
JoAnn's Thurs-Sat June 5-7 Simplicity and McCalls Patterns 1.99, June 12-14 Butterick 1.99. 60% of Linen, Brocade, and Botttomweights fabrics June 1-14
In addition, the Red Tag home dec fabric is 50% off again!!! That's where i found all my best bargain buys last weekend. I mean when you need 7+ yards of something yummy, $3/yd is much better than $6! ::)
OMG! Joann's has 50% off red tag fabrics! :o
Where's the suport group meeting at?? ;D
I broke down and bought what was left on a roll at Hobby Lobby of fabric, 7 yards on black background with period floral designs in Golds, Greens, Burgandies, for perhaps another gown sometime in teh future at $4 a yard. Originally $25 a yard.
Like I need more fabric people!!! :o :o
I was at Hobby Lobby Friday! I used a 40% off coupon on a beautiful fabric that reminds me a lot of the fabrics from Moresca. It's got golds, plums, burgundies, rusts, and a paisley/floral design. It's being added to the stash for now and will be a project after the season ends.
Sounds like we bought the same fabric, Athena.
Hmmm, it sure does, though mine is on a burgundy background. It's going to be a bodice, but I'm waiting until autumn rolls around so I can take my time making it. You got the better deal, that's for sure! :)
Oh, and I also went to JoAnn and bought some clearance fabric. The woman who cut the fabric asked if I was making another costume for the Renaissance faire in Cleveland.
She cut fabric for me before, and we had a conversation about the faire after she asked me what I was making. This was a few months ago, btw. I don't know what's scarier - all the fabric that I'm accumulating or that certain JoAnn employees know who I am!
I am at our local JoAnn's at least twice a week for either miscalleanous items or fabric for a commission. Of course they know me by name. I usually have something with me , like a picture or pattern I am using, for what I need fabric for.
I also make bibbies for my mother and find unique fabrics to make her one or three when I get the time. But there are times where I see a unique piece of fabric and I have to buy the rest of the bolt or or special order more. I am sick, that is for sure.
Which reminds me. I will need to order another 50 yard bolt of Broadcloth. I am almost out of the previous bolt I ordered less thana month ago.
Well, I went to Joann's and bought 3 yards of wool felt and 2 yards of black moleskin, that was on sale. I was tempted to buy some 50% off red tag material, but fought the temptation! I figured once I sort out what I have already I may go back towards Fall and see what is there. I have lots to get rid of, that I know I wont be using at all. I just have so much and I could make my own fabric department! LOL! :P
Too bad we don't have a "Willing to Trade...." section.
Example I'm willing to trade 3.5 yards of never been used Kona Cotton in Navy for 1 yard brocade.
Right now I'm so swamped with customer's projects I don't have time for my own. Oh but I did get 2 50% off coupons from JoAnn's in the email last night, as well as 2 40% coupons. :o Do i use them for me or customer? That is the question .....
How's this for crazy?
I have so much fabric hanging around the house, you can't turn around without tripping over something in 1 room or another.
I think it's crazy, because I don't even know how to sew. I just see something pretty, think, "oohhh, that will make a nice [insert whatever]," and then buy the fabric.
However...... someday........... ;)
For those who did not already know.
Jo Ann's Firefly Frenzy sale is this week until the 21st.
50% off red tag fabrics
Simplicity patterns 2 for 5$
thread 50% off
and much more
Why don't I just sign my paycheck away to them as soon as I get it?
Due to being swamped with a customer project I sent the rogue to Joann's (I know I have a wonderful hubby ;D ) As long as I have a specific list he can get exactly what I want , granted I do the same thing for Home depot for him.
Anyway he wanted to know is it something with Fabriholics that soon as there is a sale they become jerks? He said he had never seen women fight, shout and be completely rude to clerks over clearance/ sale fabric. I had to tell him that not all of them are like that but it didn't surprise me. :(
He did come home with some good quality 100% cotton broadcloth for 1.50 a yard :)
If he thinks it is bad during a sale he should have been at the closing of a store......OMG! they were actually stealing bolts of fabric out of others carts & hiding them!
Then there is always the lovely scenes at the trimtex Yard sale held annually here in PA....(it got changed this year since they moved the store) But before you couldnt pick up trims before 8, there would be people yelling "_______ is Shopping!" right up till 7:59...Then there were the ones that would fill boxes of trim, stash them under a table continue shopping then get mad becasue some one poked around in their box....
"DAMN YOU~JOANN'S!!!! :D LMAO!
I only went in for a closure, yes that was all...... ::), came out with material that will last me forever! LOL!
I need intervention! ;D
Joanns also has their brocades for 60% off. I finally bought some fabrics for a new gypsy skirt!!
Quote from: LadyStitch on June 16, 2008, 04:40:31 PM
Too bad we don't have a "Willing to Trade...." section.
Example I'm willing to trade 3.5 yards of never been used Kona Cotton in Navy for 1 yard brocade.
Why not start one up? Just start up an new topic here, or maybe in the buy/sell/trade area. While I don't have anyhting at the moment to trade, I'm sure others do. Just post a swatch pic, info on what and how much, and ideas of what you'd want.
Attended a small town festival today in my Civil War Day Dress ensemble. There at the Flea Market, there was a vendor selling fabric remnants. I bought two rolls that averaged 5 yareds that would make great period shirts from the 1860's.
Why I need more fabric, I'll never know???
I need to share my excitement and I thought this would be the place to do it as opposed to starting a new thread.
I got $1000 worth of high end fabric for $250 yesterday. A home designe fabric store is going out of business near my house, and I got the most amazing fabrics for 75% off. I got 13 yards of $35/yard fabric for $4/yard.
I'm going to attempt a Valios dress. I never felt like I could justify more than $12/yrd fabric so I've never really been inspired to try to re-create a portrait. One of my great fabric buys was a red brocade that would be perfect for this dress. I also got a cream brocade for the forepart and sleeves.
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jmkhalfmoon/valiosdress.jpg). I'll post some pics in the new projects space.
"hi....my name is irish.......and i will be at joann's tomorrow for the 50% off red tags"......... ;D
Here's a pic of the two lovely fabrics I got for next to nothing. 10 yrds each
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jmkhalfmoon/DSC02595.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jmkhalfmoon/DSC02593.jpg)
The green fabric was more of an impulse buy so I'll have to figure out what to do with it.
::chants::
I don't need to go to Jo-Anns tomorrow. I've got enough fabric.
I don't need to order more linen from Fabric-store.com, even though it's on sale. I've got enough fabric.
::shakesandshiversandcurlsintoball::
/presses a cold washcloth to Arte's forehead....
It'll be OK sugar. Maybe just do a drive by and not get out of the car. That may help the withdrawals....
:-*
Bad me. I went to Jo-Ann's this morning. ::) I really really shouldn't have. Found some more material to make a bodice with. Yeah. Bad me didn't really need it. Just liked the way it looked. Going thru the fabric bin at home found stuff I forgot I had. :D.
Went to Jo-Ann's this afternoon as a little reward for taking the first load of boxes to the storage unit. Walked out with - empty hands! Don't know whether to cry or pat myself on the back.
Patting you on the back for excellent self control.
I sort of cured my addiction recently...I started collecting machines!! LOL. I was thrilled to HAVE to go to Joanne's today, dd's summer camp is doing CATS and I have to make her costume. And of course some toile remnant (75%off) and an embroidered pseudo silk duiponi (sp) fell into the wagon. :D
Went in to Joann's Wednesday to just sorta see if anything struck my eye to use as a lining for the new leather doublet I'm about to start. Saw some very interesting silvery/grey upholstery material that I thought might make an cool noble's outfit. I managed to leave the store without it cuz I wasn't quite yet totally sold on it, plus I'd left my coupon at home. As well, I took a pic of it and was hoping for some input to help me decide. By the time I got home I'd aldready decided that an outfit made from it would be amazing. Got antsy through the night and next day worrying that someone was gonna come and buy my upholstery (that's probably been there unsold forever. :) ) Went back in yesterday and bought the remainder of the roll. 7 yards. Plenty for a doublet, capelet, paned breeches & some left over! Thankfully I had a 40% off one cut coupon that was good for this stuff. Of course I had to buy something to line it with as well. :)
My fabric buying has been curtailed a bit since the Joann that was about 10 minutes away closed. The next closest is about 25 minutes but it's pretty rinky dink. Fabric selection is relatively limited and they're quite often outta half of the patterns I'm interested in.
Quote from: jmkhalfmoon on July 03, 2008, 09:07:32 AM
Here's a pic of the two lovely fabrics I got for next to nothing. 10 yrds each
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jmkhalfmoon/DSC02595.jpg
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jmkhalfmoon/DSC02593.jpg
The green fabric was more of an impulse buy so I'll have to figure out what to do with it.
God, the fabrics are awesome!!
The green one reminds me qute a bit of the sleeves of this early Florentine dress:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/renaissanceportraits/firenze1/pollaiuolo_woman.jpg
But would also be perfect for these...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/renaissanceportraits/firenze1/ghirlandaio1486b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/renaissanceportraits/firenze2/bronzino1540s.jpg
Congrats with wonderful buys!
My D/H told me I needed a new dress. So I am going to take him at his word and go fabric shopping today, maybe I can get him to go with me. Love to go fabric shopping. Going to attempt to make a nobles dress. I think this will be a while in the works.
Huzzah! for Fabricholism! Huzzah for Hancocks!
The fabric stash will now make two new sets of garb, plus shirts for my two rogues.
A coworker said the magic words, "Oh, you sew? 60% off sale...."
;D :D ;D
Honestly, I'm not even repentant....
;)
I had to get something I did not have for a group event planned for January and February with the GBACG.org group I am with. We are making Tudors or Henricians so I needed Silk Taffeta and we were at the Fabric Mart in Downtown L.A., I found Silk Taffeta for $11.25 per yard! If I had wanted just white they had 10 yards for $8.00 per yard! ;D
So I have spent money!! But it is for a good cause!!!!
Wink Wink Nudge Nudge!!
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Cilean
Quote from: jmkhalfmoon on July 03, 2008, 09:07:32 AM
Here's a pic of the two lovely fabrics I got for next to nothing. 10 yrds each
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(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y293/jmkhalfmoon/DSC02593.jpg)
The green fabric was more of an impulse buy so I'll have to figure out what to do with it.
Oy! Do they have any blue? Or Purple? Gulp or Black? Can you take more pics? Do you have a paypal account? I can send ya money and I get 75% off of Fedex so you can ship! Or even better? I can FLY I work for United
Drool
I have to make 12th Night Costumes and I Don't have the colors the kids want ....
Grin!
Cilean
Well, our local Fabricland is closing down and everything is marked down. So I have enough material for 6 upcoming garbs. (but only 4 more festivals to attend.......I think I'm out of control) And today I learned that our Walmart is discontinuing all fabric and trims, and marked them down to clear. I walked out with 10 meters of tartan. What the hell am I going to do with all that tartan? But for $1.94, how could I pass it up? I could probably make garb and go to the highland games next year........:) I've seen a few patterns for scottish lasses, and they looked so cute....maybe someday:) Also bought over 100 meters of pearly trim for 25cents a meter.
I'm looking at all of this fabric and trim, and I'm STILL feeling the itch to buy more.....I need serious help.
Oh God, somebody hold me back!
http://www.fabrics-store.com/first.php?goto=showarticles&menu=f&article=1
Hobby Lobby McCalls patterns until Sat 99cents
::doing happy dance::
We went to Jo ann's today with a 40% off coupon to buy 3 yards of white 100% cotton twill to dye. Turns out they had 3.5 yards of flamingo pink twill at 50% off.
We didn't have to dye the stuff for our project. And since it hasn't been 90 days since we bought the dye we can return it .
did i mention all notions were 50% off too. ;D
I got put in charge of my nephew's 2 suits being made for the upcoming season (doublet and slops, blue and green). Finding the fabrics was far more time consuming than expected. I ended up hunting the fabrics down because if Momma was in charge, he wouldn't wear them. 11 year old's are quick to throw claims of "flamer", "pansy" and a few others that cannot be written of due to rules and taste and content. We wanted Noble Class for him. I hit all sorts of fabrics stores here in town and several interior decorating stores (upholstery stuff-n-such). The hard material was the ornate middle section parts. We searched under the usual names "damask", "brocade", and "chenille". On eBay, we through in "renaissance" or "medieval" and got lots of hits for the custom trims. We kept away from the "paisley" looking materials. Someone emailed my wife and told her we needed to search using the term "medallion". It then took us less than 20 minutes to find the last fabric for the green doublet.
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We're finally getting some of the accessory shipments in. Medals and a couple of pairs of chains of office, the most unusual piece is a very ornate brass tankard from a antiquities auction out of Sweden. I'm not able to decide which way would be the best way to attach it to his belt (still waiting on the matching buckles from Thailand). Would you use a snap on or clasp (possibly will be made with type of backup safety method to make sure he doesn't loose it)?
Friar Rohn
My twin sister has her Bachelors Degree in Clothing and textiles. She owns $6000 worth of fabric cause she worked both retail and for a major fabric store which gave her a 40% discount off everyday. She bought herself a dress form, and i found her another, new in box, for $20. She also has a sewing machine and a serger.
...I got into costuming, so while I can't sew anywhere near her level, Im starting to match her in fabric supplies..... :P
I just came back from our Wal*Mart, which is still ordering materials. Anyways, I saw the sales clerk unloading a bolt of this lovely sage green velveteen. I tried to resist, but I bought the whole 12 yards at $2.00 a yard! :o I already have a few yards, so this will make one heck of a dress or pillows and throw.....lol!
irish ;D
where can i get some very pretty but very cheap fabric with embroidery or pretty patterns.
im really strapped for cash and have been limited to how much fabric i can buy :(
any websites, besides Joanns, Fabrics.com, fabricguru.com??/
i want this!!!
http://www.800fabrics.com/detail.php?pid=7232&ccd=132&type=Fabrics&gid=1 (http://www.800fabrics.com/detail.php?pid=7232&ccd=132&type=Fabrics&gid=1)
tis SOOOOOOOO pretty
i need to have it!
OOOOOOOOOOOO.. :o...how pretty........LadySeasan!!
i know! i NEED it, lol. as soon as my money comes in, I am getting it!
First let me say that really is some gorgeous material.
Second I spent several hours in JoAnns the other day because of their wonderful 40% off coupons coupled with 10% off total coupons helping several people pick out the right material and trims for new outfits only to find the most wonderful material for my own outfit. By the end of the shopping trip I was out of coupons everybody had their material and patterns and I also had my material without paying a dime for it. I think I just crossed the line from fabriholic to fabric-ho. My fabric was purchased for me in exchange for sewing a couple of the outfits. I know I should feel dirty and disgusting but I just feel great staring at my new fabric.
I need a program to save me from myself. ;D :D ;)
Hello Fellow Fabriholics!
I know I should not be giving you yet more thoughts on purchasing more fabric, however, if you are in Joann's and you go to the pattern aisle? Look for a magazine called Fall Trends I think it is from Simplicity. It has 2- 50% off coupons, 2- 40% off coupons and 2- 30% off coupons. They are good until December!!!
Plus if you all check in your stores? They have Bamboo/Linen!!! And Cotton/Linen!!! My store had it for $8.99 so with the 50% off it was only $4.50 per yard.
Cilean
Quote from: Lady Grape on September 04, 2008, 01:35:59 PM
First let me say that really is some gorgeous material.
Second I spent several hours in JoAnns the other day because of their wonderful 40% off coupons coupled with 10% off total coupons helping several people pick out the right material and trims for new outfits only to find the most wonderful material for my own outfit. By the end of the shopping trip I was out of coupons everybody had their material and patterns and I also had my material without paying a dime for it. I think I just crossed the line from fabriholic to fabric-ho. My fabric was purchased for me in exchange for sewing a couple of the outfits. I know I should feel dirty and disgusting but I just feel great staring at my new fabric.
I need a program to save me from myself. ;D :D ;)
I crossed that line a
looooong time ago... The waters on the far side are deep, murky, richly coloured, and scented with a million dyestuffs. There is no way back. And just up that side creek is a maze of twisty little passages that all look just the same, lined with shelves of therichest and most exotic trims. :-* :-*
oh god! i just got a couple of yards of fabric from Goodwill (well they were actually drapes-but they are awesome) for $8!!! I was so happy for that find.
pictures and actual measurements to come soon-I will definitely need you ladies help in deciding what to make :)
Good heavens I have created another fabricholic and garbaholic and she doesn't even sew!!!!!! I outfitted a (renewing of vows) wedding party last year and now she wants her family outfitted again for some gothic event in November, plus she found some other material that she thinks would make another renaissance dress. Good part is i'm being paid in fabric, bad part is i'm too busy to sew my own clothes. I now have a new tub for fabric that has her name on it. :D ;D
Hello, my name is Francesca and I am a fabricholic..(a material girl)... At one point my front room was totally unuseable because of boxes of fabric..(6-8 in all) and that does not count the fabric and boxes in my sewimg room.. I am moving from Denver to Albuquerque and have already moved much of it.
This past Monday I spent a little time in JoAnn's and came home with another $200 worth of fabric (polar fleece for blankets and cloaks and cotton for bloomers).
Thanks to your tips ::pointstousualsuspects:: I now store all my fabric in 95qt clear plastic totes. I was able to fill two of them with fabric. This is good - I don't have much fabric. Don't need more fabric. Must sew what I already have...
::looks at now empty wire shelving and twitches::
One of the few times I was glad I'm fabraholic. We needed a pair of last minute breeches in brown. I had brown twill in stash. I needed last minute cotton bloomers with lace. Had cotton and lace. We needed a black skirt the next day; had black cotton on hand. Yay I used up stash fabric. Then the next day went and bought 150 more fabric to "replace" it ;D
OMG!!!!!!!! :o
Joann's is having a huge sale the 10th of October! Red Tag material 50% off and Simplicity patterns 99 cents!!!!
I am going to find some control......lol! :D
Went in to Target to get some basic household supplies, and managed to find two panels of rusty red 100% cotton velvet curtains! $6.24 a piece! Just short of 4.5 yards, so I have to go to another Target to find at least one more panel. The fabric is a little more maroon than I like, but as it is cotton, I may try to dye it a brighter red.
Plus, I also scored a gorgeous white embroidered cotton valence for about $2, to be turned into a caul, and a panel of very delicate woven-striped cotton ($4) that I am going to turn into a partlet and another caul, maybe ruffles on a high-necked smock (the panel is not long enough for a smock).
Did I mention that I have the makings for about 4 noble gowns now???
Quote from: Artemisia on September 10, 2008, 04:36:06 PM
Thanks to your tips ::pointstousualsuspects:: I now store all my fabric in 95qt clear plastic totes. I was able to fill two of them with fabric. This is good - I don't have much fabric. Don't need more fabric. Must sew what I already have...
::looks at now empty wire shelving and twitches::
TWO??? Oops!
Fabric:
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Thread:
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Patterns:
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There were 57 boxes of fabric and other related stuff, plus 5 bags when those photos were taken a year ago, but I've added more since then, and it doesn't show the stack of rolls... Or the 4 dress stands...
Not all the plastic boxes of thread fit in the thread stack.
There are 12 of those red crates, plus the over-spill in shoe boxes.
OK, so some of the boxes contain service items (I have one small one of craft fair admin stuff like bags and leaflets, and one of coat hangers for customer garments), and a couple contain completed craft items ready to sell, but still...
I am slightly relieved that there is a large pond between me and the nearest Joannes!
I moved back into my Mom's house a few months ago before some surgeries I've needed for awhile and they only had room on a small staircase landing for my sewing stuff. I started out just shoving a dresser there and heaping up my giant plastic boxes but decided it was too much work trying to haul it out and dig through everything and never knowing what I had or how much of it was left. I spent the first part of my recovery searching for an armoire on craigslist that had both a closet rod and shelves. My next project was to bolt all the furniture to the wall and bolt an ironing board rack on the side of the armoire. I then cut out a bunch of rectangles from a large sheet of corrugated plastic and serged, washed, ironed, and wrapped all my cottons so they would fit nicely on the shelves. I was amazed at how much smaller my fabric stash got when it was put away nicely, each of those "books" is 2-20 yds. I also cut some winding boards out of the plastic using a dremel and detangled my massive heap of trims and put them away. I even went so far as to color coordinate all my thread boxes and label them, and made the top two drawers in my white dresser my boning drawers with new drawer dividers. Oh, I also bought a sewing box, have never had one of those before. Heres pics of my completed project, the top shelf is trim and embroidery supplies, the 2nd shelf is two rows deep of cottons, the 3rd is twill and beading supplies, and the bottom is for notions and grommet supplies. I only had room for my embroidery machine in the cabinet, my sewing machine and serger will have to remain housed in the downstairs bookshelf for now until I can move out.
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That is VERY neatly stacked. Well done!
Good Lord women, don't enable me!
Okay, I bought a third tub.
But that's it. No more. Must sew what I....
...
::looks at photos, gets glassy eyed look and drools at the very thought of having that much fabric to choose from::
And... I added to the stash this weekend, in a BIG way.
1st find: At the Joann's in Des Moines, stuffed in amongst the red tag fabric, I found 3 yards of navy blue dupioni silk, marked $5/yard! Best part of this was, when the girl scanned the upc on the yard, it rang up as being on sale for $2/yard!!!!!!!!!
2nd: Bought 6.5 yards of black dupioni silk for myself, to make a new dress for next season. I need something lighter weight for early in the season (It was way warmer than usual this year, after a summer than was cooler than normal, go figure). Used my 50% off coupon, so it was a little less than $8/yard. I bought what was left on the bolt, but needed more, as I wanted to make both a regular bodice, and a doublet bodice.
Hence, the trip to the Joann's here in Ames, where I bought another 3 yards of black silk (40% off), and managed to grab the last 4 yards this incredibly gorgeous iridescent peacock blue silk at 50% off:
Yummy! (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/95322547@N00/2942340227/")
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2942340227_ef380c1ee6.jpg)
It is a little more blue than shown here, and the other color to this gold. Just gorgeous, and I wish there had been more! I am still working on plans for this dress, but I plan on using the blue for accents, and the lining of my doublet bodice (which will be worn open over the regular bodice). I am making my own trim out of the blue silk, along with another gold trim. I have never been more excited about a new dress!!!!
I may have to sell off some of my other stash fabric, especially the maroon velvet that I really don't want to use. I will be making a dress for our princess this winter, and she'd look gorgeous in maroon (she has very fair skin, and auburn hair). I spent more on this silk than planned, but it was worth every penny!
Those all look like really nice finds at totally brilliant prices. Well done!
Hurricane Ike really has limited my fabricholism. Two weeks of time on my hands to do anything I wanted, ( no nursing school) and I had no electricity! Finally week three arrived and after 21 days without power voila everything works except my kitchen. (had to replace the fuse boxes due to damage from storm) Since I sew at kitchen table nothing got done. Last Sun. 4weeks and 2 days after hurricane we have whole house powered. Started sewing for TRF, in amongst studying for tests, feeding family, trying to put house back together, etc...... Don't have funds for new fabric, storm ate all money. So please think of me when you are fingering material at stores!!!!!
Hi,
This is my first meeting. My name is Zemirah, and I'm a fabricholic. (waves)
I'm not as organized as the rest of you. Most of my fabric still resides in shopping bags, lawn garbage bags and even grocery bags. I have yet to master the specific shopping maneuver (as in "I just got everything I need for my next dress all in one trip!"), and am still buying piecemeal. I find the best stuff that way, and everything usually ends up matching something else eventually.
My downfall is Hancock Fabrics. I spend as much time in there as money, and cannot leave without buying something, even if I'm just there as a chauffeur for my neighbor. However, I never buy things I won't use... well, mostly. Except for the truly hideous piece of of elk printed fleece that just happened to come in the grab bag that had 3/4 of a yard of the most incredible 60" wide butter colored Donegal Linen from Ireland!!! It even had Donegal Ireland Linen woven in contrasting white into the selvage. That I'm going to have to use for something all by itself! And it cost $1 for the bag... There was also a nice piece of gold shimmery sheer drapery that my little girl immediately claimed for the dress-up box, but I told her to keep her grubby little paws off the flounce of my next petticoat! Well, a little nicer than that, but you get the gist... LOL
Yes... in reality this whole post was for no other reason than to crow about the beautiful gem I found in the cast off scrap pile. I know it's not even a yard, but it is some of the softest, most gorgeous fabric I've ever touched, and I fell in love with it as soon as I saw it peeking out of the top of the bag.
OK, I'll go back to my happy dance now, and daydreaming about how exactly I'm going to use this stuff...
::walks in, hangs head::
Okay, I bought 8 yards of a tapestry upholstery "italian" print to cover tables in my tent at Pennsic.
Oh, and 5 yards of this beautiful light upholstery tan and black strip fabric for a new pirate coat.
And maybe some new thread snipping scissors...
Yeah, and two new patterns.
Hey, it was Midnight Madness 50% off at JoAnn's! I paid only $3/yard for the fabric.
Did I mention the 16 yards of linen that's coming in from Fabric-store.com? But Mom, I redeemed my fabric points AND used a 7% off coupon!
::shuffles feet::
Now I need a fourth bin.
Only a fourth bin?
Darling, you're a baby at this, but you're developing well... :-* :-*
Quote from: Kate XXXXXX on October 20, 2008, 07:07:37 PM
Only a fourth bin?
Darling, you're a baby at this, but you're developing well... :-* :-*
;D
I have a small stash, but can see that it will be growing. Went to Joann's today and bought a couple of yards of blue duponi silk that I have been drooling over for months. At 50% off, I felt justified in spending $15.00 a yard. :o I also bought 3 yards of brown duck cloth that was on the red tag table. Red tag price - $4.00/yd, sale price - $2.00/yd.
I also have some bolts of fabric and other pieces, but not enough to put into any crates. It'll happen though.
After making my hubby and his flamingo's outfit I still have magenta denim , and carnation pink linen/cotton blend. Both are calling to be made into something. Then again my hubby is dragging me back to joann's wanting to know when the next sale is so he can add more to his outfits. Oy! just what I need an enabler.... :-\
http://www.fabric.com/home-decor-fabric-dupioni-silk-fabric-promotionally-priced-dupioni-silk-fabric.aspx?cm_re=12/4/2008-_-Home-_-Silk%20Sale
Promotionally Priced Dupioni Silk Fabric
$6.98/yard
Juz sayin'...
enabler :P
11 yards of 54" gold damask on a big drrr-drrr tube, almost 5 yards of sheer flocked Halloween fabric - skulls & spiders & scary, oh, my -, woven trim, patterns, all in bags except for the damask. None of it natural fabric & none of which I'm touching till I get a serger. I'm hoping to get moved to a home of my own - next month, maybe - & get the rest out of storage. Then I will have to buy some bins & organize.
My house overfloweth with fabrics that I have bought for garb, mundane clothing, presents, and fun stuff.
I just bought 6 yards of a lovely Aqua Pailsey Flannel to make jammies for my daughter for Christmas.
I am definitely a Fabriholic for sure. Ya think ????????? ;D
Someone help me!!! :o Hahahaha......
I went to 'clear out' my fabrics and found stuff, I totally forgot! I think I am now an annex store to JoAnns!!
I need a FAA meeting!! LOL! ;D
10 yards of Linnen/wool in mud Brown? Well of course i need that....
I don't need help, I just need a trailer to pull behind my car!
A few days before I leave Louisiana, what do I do but run into the fabric store to pick up a yard of the old gold that I used for my sleeves and such. Well, what I find just begging for a home, is a lovely light salmon ribbed silk with a slight hit of hot pink sheen (strange, but interesting) and a silk blend (I think) jacquard, that is hard to describe, in a light blue/green. After I do a burn and a water test, It will be dyed either green or blue. The salmon was $8.99 with 30% off and the blue/green was $4.99, and one yard was damaged so I get 10% off one yard!
When and what they will become, like everyone else here, Who knows. But I have it ready, just in case.
Like I need more fabric!!!
I bought out yet another left over bolt of flannel to make a second pair of Pajamas for my granddaughter for Christmas. I am at JoAnn Fabrics once a week it seems for something!!
So far I have made my granddaughter 2 pairs of pants, 1 skirt, 2 tops, as well as pajamas. I have been a sewing away since my husband has been on his road trip out West for over 2 weeks now.
If you wanna see what I did with the mud brown... http://tias-place.blogspot.com/
Quote from: TiaLD77 on December 14, 2008, 08:48:10 PM
10 yards of Linnen/wool in mud Brown? Well of course i need that....
Quote from: TiaLD77 on December 18, 2008, 08:26:14 AM
If you wanna see what I did with the mud brown... http://tias-place.blogspot.com/
Quote from: TiaLD77 on December 14, 2008, 08:48:10 PM
10 yards of Linnen/wool in mud Brown? Well of course i need that....
I like the color on the far right. ;D
Quote from: DonaCatalina on December 18, 2008, 10:05:15 AM
Quote from: TiaLD77 on December 18, 2008, 08:26:14 AM
If you wanna see what I did with the mud brown... http://tias-place.blogspot.com/
Quote from: TiaLD77 on December 14, 2008, 08:48:10 PM
10 yards of Linnen/wool in mud Brown? Well of course i need that....
I like the color on the far right. ;D
I like that one too, I also like the double dipped green (2nd swatch on the left)...So in my travels this weekend I think I will be picking up another 10 yards :)
Anyone know where I can get black tropical weight wool - about 15-18 yards - at a semi-reasonable price? I'm not anywhere where I can dye it so it must be black.
Quote from: Taffy Saltwater on December 23, 2008, 02:43:22 PM
Anyone know where I can get black tropical weight wool - about 15-18 yards - at a semi-reasonable price? I'm not anywhere where I can dye it so it must be black.
Denver fabrics was having a sale....http://www.denverfabrics.com/search/search.aspx?keywords=Tropical%20weight%20wool, 20% off apparel fabric, though I am not sure when the sale ends or what you would consider reasonable?
I stopped at Wal-Mart for TP this afternoon & found 12 3/8 yds of 58" black wool crepe at $1.50/yd, for a total of a little over $18.00. The fabric content was not labeled, the clerk thought it was the bolt end of wool, and it was so nice I brought it home & burn tested it - & looks like wool! That's what I call reasonable! ;D
Quote from: Taffy Saltwater on December 26, 2008, 08:15:00 PM
I stopped at Wal-Mart for TP this afternoon & found 12 3/8 yds of 58" black wool crepe at $1.50/yd, for a total of a little over $18.00. The fabric content was not labeled, the clerk thought it was the bolt end of wool, and it was so nice I brought it home & burn tested it - & looks like wool! That's what I call reasonable! ;D
YeHAW! another way to check wool content is a bleach test, take a small 1"x1" square of your fabric & submerge it in 1/2 C of bleach let it sit over night, in the morning give it a swish & if it has all dissolved, it is most likely 100% wool, any left over bits may be synthetic.
The disease has hit me again. Like I need more fabric!!!
I was at JoAnn's to get a few things for a commission I am working on. What do I see for 60% off per yard?? Burgandy Taffeta with Black Velveteen embossed flowers, over 6 yards left , that I am going to use for a petticoat for funky 18th Century ensemble I am going to make for the Social night at Costume Con 27 this May. I have close to 3 yards of this fabric from a previous purchase. The rest I will use for a Vistorian piece I have in mind to be made at a later date.
The fabric I have for the main outer gown is a Metallic Brocade fabric with a funky floral print in blacks and silvers. Not going for the Historical look on this one. I am going to be a Vampire from the 18th Century attending the Venice Carnivale!!
This is the pattern I have for View A....http://www.jpryan.com/details/anglaise.html (http://www.jpryan.com/details/anglaise.html) I have the pattern for the 18th Century stays and pocket hoops(pniers). I am going to add the hand gathered Dust Ruffle along the bottom edge of the Petticoat for the Historical look anyway.
That's going to look fantastic! Can't wait for the pix...
I want one!! Can't wait to see pics.
I am sure there will be plenty of photos from the Social Night!! Here is the Costume Con 27 site for more info...http://www.costume-con.com/cc27/INDEX.HTM (http://www.costume-con.com/cc27/INDEX.HTM) There is still time to register if anyone is interested. CC27 will be held in the Baltimore, Md. area.
Costume Con is a fun, informative convention with some of the top Costumers in the business competing and giving panels. The talent is amazing, the Masqurades somethng to write home about, and the crativity overflowing. I will also be attending Costume Con 28 in Milwaulkee in 2010, where I will have entries in both the Sci-Fi/Fantasy and Historical Masqurades, as well as Dolls.
I know, I am going to be busier than snot for the next 2 years. I will come up for air to go to Faire.
Saw this in the Dallas paper today. Roc-Lon Muslin by the bolt 100% unbleached cotton 36-inch width, 20 yard bolt for sale at $15 (regularly $25)
Kimberly - No, I don't have a problem; I can quit anytime I want....
Hi all! Wow, reading all of your posts makes me feel a little better about my stash! LOL! I worked at JoAnn and Hancock's, so you can imagine what I picked up just during those times. I have no less than 8 bins full of fabric, I don't know how many bags, and several bolts of stuff like homespun that I keep telling myself will go into _something_ eventually. Patterns...at least 1000. I'm not kidding. I keep track of when the pattern pulls are done and hit the dumpsters that night. FREE PATTERNS!! If you don't mind getting a little dusty, you can get tons of patterns for free. Don't buy it when they tell you they send them back to the manufacturer...they throw them out! It's a sin, I tell you! A sin! I'm determined to clear out my stash and take what I know I won't use to a fabric swap this spring at fight practice. I have so much that all I have in my sewing room is a cleared trail to my sewing table. It's truly out of hand..LOL
Oh mannnn
I moved a couple of weeks ago.
From a little 600sqft 1bd apartment to a 1100sqft 2bd.
I didn't realize how much fabric I had until I had to move it all.
As soon as I started having to move it I thought of you guys
I have enough to fill a large 7 drawer dresser, a 120qrt bin, plus 9 full sides of different colors in suede.
plus all the veg tan leather for tooling.
.
Thankfully the 2nd bedroom is now an office/sewing room with a full size drafting table dedicated to sewing/leather work/jewelery making. and yes the walk in closet in the 2nd bdrm is for all the garb, fabric, patterns, bolts of muslin, Victor (my bodyform) and everything that goes with it.
You were talking about how they just throw out the patterns that is true. Some companies do make them send them back but other's , No. When I first got married I worked at one for 2 years. i had WAY to many patterns from there. Once I started drafting my own patterns I started donating patterns I didn't' need anymore to local non profit theaters and charities. I still have a pattern stash but they are for specialized stuff, and the "ah crap I don't have time to make the pattern myself" situations.
oh wow
how do you find out when they throw the patterns out??
I have a feeling that if I asked one of the employees they would not be too keen to tell me.
Unfortunately I am nowhere near being able to draft my own patterns yet.
I agree with Auryn. When do they do this? I am looking at taking some design classes or getting self teach design books, but I am no where even close to thinking about trying to do that on my own.
I can't stop buying that promotional silk (http://www.fabric.com/CategoryDetail.aspx?CategoryID=b84793bd-f17f-4716-b482-97e90a9a937e) at fabrics.com
And they keep upping the price on me.
I feel like a crackhead.
Now it's Denver Fabrics.
They have Italian silk on sale for $4.95/yard.
Plus linen, tropical wool, cotton sateen...
http://www.denverfabrics.com/search/search.aspx?page=3&keywords=silk+4.95
Looks like I'm gonna need a 5th 95qt bin.
Oh no... oh no... fingers are about to click the link.... going, going GONE. Oh, I am done for....italian silk for $5? I want a green silk gown........... aauuggh!!!
Alas...
I did it.... kelly green silk twill ... 8 yds.... Now can I stay away??? hide the credit card!!!!
I had to hide my credit cards long time ago because of my addiction to buying fabric :'( :(
Maybe I will learn better self control and can bring htem back out eventually.
I haz thread...
(http://d.yimg.com/kq/groups/9933491/sn/2076326486/name/n_a)
I think I have overdosed on fabric.
Although a bit sad, I am glad to have acquired this. There is a group called freecycle, in which people give away items they do not want or need. There was a man giving away some fabric. When I told him I would love to pick it up, he told me that his wife had died in september, and he did not want to throw away the fabric, but wanted to give it to someone who would use it. he said there were about 4 bins of fabric
well when i got there, it was a room full of fabric. it broke my heart to know that i did not know her personally because she was an amazing seamstress, and the room was my fantasy, but i took home two jumbo sized garbage bags full of fabric, i mean the ones that when full are about 4 feet high, much of the fabric was embroidered, beautiful stuff. some of it, were actual Sari's, and I have been wearing those around the house, and started planning out different outfits. i have yet to even examine each and every single bit, but i go back in two more weeks to continue looking when he gets back. im just glad to know that he knows i appreciate the fabric, being that since im on sick leave, but not getting money, i cant even buy fabric
I've been thinking of getting my machine fixed and now I'm convinced. I've seen so many beautiful projects. I already have one box of fabric ( quilt scraps ). I guess now those will multiply when garb making starts. ;D
My addiction is on hold till I get the stuff that I need to get done for my shop....
*sigh*
I hear ya! The purse strings have been tied, I'm on a strict budget. Fortunately I have more than enough fabric for several projects, and that should last for some time. I just need to watch myself with those coupons I get in the mail from JoAnn...It's like holding a piece of chocolate cake in front of someone who's on a diet...
(sigh) That Italian silk is calling my name...
Quote from: Athena on January 25, 2009, 08:51:10 PM
I hear ya! The purse strings have been tied, I'm on a strict budget. Fortunately I have more than enough fabric for several projects, and that should last for some time. I just need to watch myself with those coupons I get in the mail from JoAnn...It's like holding a piece of chocolate cake in front of someone who's on a diet...
I know -- it's such a crying SHAME to have a handful of expired 50 percenters.....sigh. :-[
And by the way, luv -- THANKS for choosing that mesmerizing avatar. ;) Hmm.. now I have a sudden yearning for forget-me-not blue dupioni!
Don't forget thread to go with all that lovely fabric... Matching thread for both sewing machine and serger, and some silk for hand finishing even if the fabric isn't silk, and some nice contrasting or matching thread for top stitching where it will show, and that stripy quilting thread just because it is SO pretty, and metallic thread for embellishment, and the embroidery thread...
I have enough fabric for several projects but I think that silk is calling my name now ... I already found different colors.
Must be strong .... :P
I dood it.
Set #NN225 - Off White Silk Twill | Quantity: 8
Set #NN187 - Black Silk | Quantity: 2
Set #QQ782 - White Lawn | Quantity: 4
Set #WW997 - White Satin | Quantity: 4
At least I can dye it, well 'sept the black.
Quote from: Katie Bookwench on January 25, 2009, 09:36:45 PM
And by the way, luv -- THANKS for choosing that mesmerizing avatar. ;) Hmm.. now I have a sudden yearning for forget-me-not blue dupioni!
Forget-me-not blue...SIGH ;)
Now I'm getting all tingly thinking about Mr. Isaacs, and Hook's wardrobe! He looks incredible in black! I've been inspired to make new pirate garb, and am working on a black skirt and chemise. I have loads of black broadcloth on hand, but not the red brocade to make into a bodice to go with it. I
do have a 40% off JoAnn coupon in my car....
Must....resist...
JoAnns has a lot of good colors of courderoy in stock-- pehaps you can find a good bourdeau red or similar in a extra fine wale or even no whale. Courderoy makes a great bodice, and sturdy too. I did a pirate bodice in it, and it worked out super.
Use your coupon well, me beauty -- and show us what you come up with!
Denver Fabrics just sent me a preferred customer 15% off coupon.
Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
I just spent two full 10 hr days inventorying all of my fabrics and trims. I got it all out, measured and tagged the fabric, re-organized the storage tubs and put a swatch into a 3 ring binder. I now know what I have and have concluded that I am just sick! ::) I ended up with some 40 pages of swatches 6 to a page.
AND to make it worse my favorite independent fabric store is going out of business and has a lot of fabric at $1-2 per yard and everything is at 50% off. Kind of hard to justify getting any more. But I am going to try tomorrow if my road gets snow plowed by then.
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Kind of hard to justify getting any more. But I am going to try tomorrow if my road gets snow plowed by then.
That very point, is why I have a stash in the first place!! When I began garb making, I did not know what I needed, so I did not often have fabrics at all for me to work with, then when I saw a fabric I would say "Oh well I will get it when it is there tomorrow or next year or next what have you". Only to find the fabric gone or worse it was the little bit I needed to finish something or I had a stain situation and needed 1/2 of a yard for a new sleeve.
I buy a lot of my fabrics from eBay or at a clearance sale from somewhere, and once that fabric is gone, you can bet you will not see it again.
As I became more into H/A and wanting to use Woolens and Silks, plus my own personal colors......finding a specific Fleur de Lys in purple well I am buying that fabric and I will place in my stash for later use, now I have to admit I have slowed down on purchasing things. Now I am buying a lot of underneath material to make the entire outfit sort of thing, because I really do not have a lot of lining material et al.
So if I see a good price on medium weight linen I will pick it up. I like knowing I don't have to search outside of my home when I get the garb making bug.
I think it costs me more money when I have to run out to find materials, because you need them right then and there you really don't have the time to shop around and find a good deal. Not like I don't keep JoAnn's coupons on me and of course buying online means I have to wait for the stuff to arrive, which is also a pain.
I am lucky I live close to San Francisco, and we have a smallish fabric wholesale there, and I get to the LA garment district I think at least 3 times a year, and we know not to go to Michael Levine (Shudder on price tags) while his shop has awesome things within it?? So are the prices! Oy Vey! Instead I can get the exact same silks from down the way and bargain shop for 1/2 price. I found some Silk Taffeta last year for 5.00 a yard, there was 10 yards and I did a deal that I bought the whole roll.
Home Fabrics also has this year end clearance that arrives just as we have Costume College in LA. I do NOT think that is a coincidence either! So friends picked up silk taffeta at the fabulous price of $8.00 per yard and it is a nice thick Taffeta. Because I wanted deep Aubergine I paid $11.25 but still?? A great price!! You can find linen and well all sorts of things, I mentioned before they had rolls that were $1.95 a yard by the roll....so I got Cotton Sateen in teal and again deep dark rich Aubergine. I ended up with 15 yards of the Teal and 8 yards of the Aubergine and under $25.00!!
With one of your favorite suppliers going out, it is needed that you find anything that you might need for friends self or family, and get it now so that you can have those pieces in the stash. I am so bad I wish I was out there with you checking out the deals!!
Good luck!
Cilean
JoAnn has 50% off home decor fabrics this week. I went and took a peek! :)
Athena, you may have just answered the "what should I get with this giftcard?" question!
I've been hanging on to it since before Xmas mulling my options, but 50% off.... :)
Quote from: Athena on January 28, 2009, 06:58:26 PM
JoAnn has 50% off home decor fabrics this week. I went to take a peek! :)
(soft hopeless little groan...)
Quote from: Tygrkat on January 28, 2009, 07:02:50 PM
Athena, you may have just answered the "what should I get with this giftcard?" question!
I've been hanging on to it since before Xmas mulling my options, but 50% off.... :)
Glad I could be of service! ;D
My wife does the sewing, but I think I'm the family fabricholic.
And our local Wal-Mart is having a 25% off fabric liquidation sale...
Attention all fabricholics!!!!!!!! :o
Joanne Fabrics at Potomac mills in Virgina is closing and fabric is
70 - 90 % off.
This is in the DC and Virgina area. They close this Thursday
and open in their new place Friday
Buy baby buy
I'm going to start a new thread on recycling on all this fabric that we have lying around. Lets trade for things that we will use or need. Esp. since we are all hurting in the pocket and shouldn't buy any new fabric. :D
I bought 4yds of ivory cotton guaze at Walmart for $1.50 yd. After I washed it, I thought, wow, I could dye this any color...I should go back for more!
AAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
Fabric is 50% off at Wal-Mart now! Muslin for $1.87 a yard!!!!
oh great
now i gotta go to wal mart ::)
Do you guys ever buy way more fabric than you need for a project...as in 8 yards when you only need a forepart out of it? I don't think I do this on purpose, rather I forget how much of it I already have and keep buying it when I see it in the remnant bins because I'm terrified of coming up short or making such a big mistake that I have to re-do it altogether.
Another thing I do which has GOT to stop is buying fabric for a future project and later finding out that I don't LOVE it anymore and I can, or maybe have already, found a better one. And of course I have WAAAAAAAY too much of it for the reasons I already mentioned. Such a waste of money and space. I guess I should only buy for current projects but it's so hard to remember that when I think I've found the *perfect* fabric (at the time). Anyone else do this?
I'm going to copy you, Mithrin, with your measurement/swatch/binder idea. GREAT idea! Any time I'm about to go to JoAnn's I'll try to have it on hand so I don't go overboard. Yet again.
I used to go thru the remnant bin at Hancock's and say "No, I don't need it." Then, 2 weeks later I need it, go back, and it's gone. >:( I figure as long as it's remnants it's a good deal so now I buy it no matter what! ;D Since I don't have a lot of sewing experience I also tend to buy more fabric than the pattern calls for. But then I can use what's left for skirt trim, bodice front, sleeves, etc. Especially if I want hubby and me to have outfits with matching pieces! ;)
You can never have too much fabric, too many beads, too many scraps, too many craft projects, too many....... :D
Of course I do! When they have Red Tag Home Decorator fabric another 50% off, do you think I stop to think twice when I see a mauve textured silk at $3 a yard? or a maroon embroidered satin for $5 a yard? Heck, I buy the rest of the bolt! Linen, 100% cotton duck, cotton velvet... I buy whatever I find.
And now I'm glad.. because of the economy, I am trying so hard to pay down my debt, and I have enough fabric to sew 10-20 projects, both Civil War and Renaissance, lining and fashion fabric, without spending another dime (except on cable ties!). So don't feel bad...
8)Lauren
Mythrin, that does sound like a great idea. I've started to inventory my stash. Putting a swatch and notes in a binder sounds like a faboo idea. I buy alot of fabric online, I started to post a copy of the fabric swatch and post the yardage in my online diary (http://dressdiary.blogspot.com/2008/12/fabric-stash.html). That way I check the post before I buy more fabric online. No need to buy more if I can use what I already have. I'm trying, really.
Except for this weekend. Went to see friends. They took me to their JoAnns.
There is now a 20 yard bolt of green 100% silk in my car.
Hey, it was only $4.49/yard! Red tag decorator discount galore.
Help...
Well
It is the great 50% off of already marked down fabrics. After speaking with my best friend, who never seems to have fabrics at all... for her 3 daughters and her hunny. I thought well I can pick up some from up here. I found 9 yards of a peach-pink linen for GASP $2 bucks a yard, and then I found another 10 that would be awesome for an Italian Florentine Gown for her. I found fabrics as low as $1.50 per yard so I had to pick them up right?
Then I hit the second Joannes which is close to my home and I found corduroys!! I found unwaled and baby waled cord for $2. bucks a yard so I picked up some for my son in red because that is his fav color and since it is not one of my own, I don't collect it by nature.
So by the time I had stopped this expedition? I had sunk 200.00 into it! OUCH then my best friend tells me she only needs like $50.00 worth so I am sending all the other back!!! I am off to another JoAnnes, to get a refund on the things I don't want or need and check to see if they have any linen that would be worth it.
I know 12 step program on the way.
I did find a great fabric here it is:
Awesome huh? Summer Liz on the way for that one!
Cilean
I saw.. I went... I conquered! Velvet with gold thread couched in a stripey pattern.. and a perfect pumpkin and gold tapestry for a noble jerkin to go under a red-orange velvet gown lined with white fur... and a few yards of chiffon for French hoods.. and thread was 50% off, too! but I kept it to under $50.... now I have to renew my vow NOT to go to Joann's again for at least a month.. ::)
Ignoring the fact that our wedding is in two months and that I'm supposed to be watching the bank account, I (with the blessing and assistance of my wonderful fiance) attacked the red tag sale and remnant bin yesterday. He took a number and waited in the cutting line (about 15-20 people long) with a yummy gold damask while I shopped for list items. While I never found the fabric that I went in for, I now have exactly what I need for an opening day gown. Of course, I still have to go back so that I can finish the current project....
I also spent about $50.00 at the Joann sale, on Sat. Several pieces of linen and 2 pieces of cotton that were $1.99 yd.
Black cotton to line the next knight's surcoat.
Off white cotton for a chemise for my grandaughter.
Royal blue and rust linen for the burda medieval dress for my grandaughter.
Black linen for a tunic for Sir R.
Couldn't find what I wanted for myself.
Nice haul, people! Keep up the good work! ;D ;D ;D
I just made my first order from Fabric-store.com! I've ordered enough linen to make a medieval kirtle and an over tunic in green, as well as white linen for a veil, barbette and forehead hand.
Now I just have to wait for them to arrive!
oohhh my.
In the last week I have succumbed to fabricholism twice.
Last weekend I bought 2 full bolts of Organza at wally world at $1.50/yd one in sky blue and the other in silver grey, and 3 yards of white organza (its all they had).
Yesterday I bought almost 6 yards of a beautiful bluish smoke grey super thin cotton at joann's also at $1.50/ yd.
JoAnns has marked down several colors of the Signature Silks in the Home Decor Section - 54" wide Decorator Dupioni -- to half price. The regular price for these to-be-discontinued-soon colors is now only $8.99 a yard.
This meant I got my butterscotch silk on sale for approx $4.00 a yard during the home dec half off sale, with my 10% off total sale coupon.
(squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!) ;D
They had Red, rose pink, butterscotch, lavender, a wedgewood blue, and a couple other simply scrummy colors marked down. ;) Excellent!
...now where are my other coupons?....
We just got a JoAnn's, opened Feb 2. I went yesterday and I was very good. Only spent $15. But, ooohhh, they had the coolest remnants I wanted soooo bad and Sari material that I want to make into skirts! :o
*singing to 12 days of Christmas...sort of*
7 yards of linen
2 yards of tapestry
and 2 yards of flaaaaaaaannnellll Herring bone.... ::)
I have the fabric...now i need the time....
Quote from: Katie Bookwench on February 17, 2009, 07:57:27 AM
JoAnns has marked down several colors of the Signature Silks in the Home Decor Section - 54" wide Decorator Dupioni -- to half price. The regular price for these to-be-discontinued-soon colors is now only $8.99 a yard.
This meant I got my butterscotch silk on sale for approx $4.00 a yard during the home dec half off sale, with my 10% off total sale coupon.
(squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!) ;D
They had Red, rose pink, butterscotch, lavender, a wedgewood blue, and a couple other simply scrummy colors marked down. ;) Excellent!
...now where are my other coupons?....
That's the fabric I bought. You beat me pricewise with the 10% off coupon. I had it - why oh why didn't I use it? :'(
I'm on my way to buy fabric for a Pirate Coat, trims, cordingm and Lord knows what else!!!
You know you have too many patterns when 1) you actually have to keep a catalog of them 2) when your husband has to ask you which patterns from the costumes section you DON'T have.
It was a bit comical looking at the 5/$5 simplicty's ;D
I found a piece of fabric I couldn't live without....
Warning...it's comical....
(http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k196/tammy_1980/PhotoBlog/DSCF3168.jpg)
How adorable.
I love that! What are you going to make with it?
Tammy, I LOVE that fabric!
All this talk of sales and coupons...you people are enablers!! :)
With all the links to such great fabric sales I think some of them might actually be pushers... LOL
"Yeah, man... I gotta go see my dealer tonight! I hear she just got in some Dupioni fresh off the boat, and it's in every color you can imagine!!!"
:D LMAO!!!!
"Yeah man, I could use a fix of fabric right now, I'm jones'n here"
Quote from: Lady L on February 19, 2009, 11:00:52 PM
I love that! What are you going to make with it?
I only bought a yard of it. It was on sale, and it still cost $9.00. I'm thinking a purse, then I'll just have to see how much is left.
My friend that was with me didn't understand the GREATNESS of this fabric...I knew y'all would, though!!
Huzzah! Absolutely!
Do you mind telling us where you bought it?
It was a fabric/upholstery store called Carolina Fabrics on Pleasantburg Dr. in Greenville, SC. I've looked for a website, and this is the best I can find...
http://local.yahoo.com/info-13500508-carolina-fabric-upholstery-greenville?csz=Greenville%2C+SC (http://local.yahoo.com/info-13500508-carolina-fabric-upholstery-greenville?csz=Greenville%2C+SC)
Thanks for the info, but that is not anywhere near me. I wonder what company makes it?
I didn't figure it would help. Sorry. I'm not sure who makes it. It was on a huge roll instead of the normal rectangle cardboard...it's like a thick rougher cotton. It doesn't feel like upholstery, but that's where it was in the store. I can go back and see if the roll gives clues. I'll try to do that this coming week.
Hi I'm Chloe to my faire friends and yes to some it may seem I am a fabricaholic...I like to think of myself more of an artist with a bare canvas.....ok yeah so some of it has sat awhile but like any artist I get creative block and so it sits safely in one of my seven extra large totes waiting for me. lol today over dinner the kids let it slip that this thread was out there....I just had to find others like me :D
I have a friend who has 57 boxes, totes and tubs full of fabric she's been collecting for over 15 years... but she does actually use it, and she even has a bit of a cataloging system, although no swatches... I thought some of you were bad, but when I walked into her garage I knew we were all just amateurs.
Quote from: Tammy on February 22, 2009, 12:33:41 AM
I didn't figure it would help. Sorry. I'm not sure who makes it. It was on a huge roll instead of the normal rectangle cardboard...it's like a thick rougher cotton. It doesn't feel like upholstery, but that's where it was in the store. I can go back and see if the roll gives clues. I'll try to do that this coming week.
It's ok, Tammy, I was just curious. I thought it was a wonderful print. ;D
Coo! She might have nearly as much stash as me... Need to shop more! She who dies with the most wins... ;D
I think I am slowly creeping up there. Tho I still have stashes in three different states. I really need to get it all together!
I have fallen off the no fabric unless needed or a job comes along, bandwagon. On my way back south I stopped at my favorite fabric store that sell last years, over runs, and what ever else, and has two stores across the street from each other. And lo and behold, in a pile, there was a large amount of "sunrise" colored dupioni silk all folded up. If I had not already purchased $50 of fabric from the upholstery side of the street, then I think I would have bought all of it. It was only $2.99 a yard!!!!!! Okay, it is Very stiff, has lots of slubs, but it bright! Hot pink crossed with orange. I think. It is now washed, still stiff, and folded up under my bed. Waiting.... taunting!
Help!
*sigh* 'Tis soooo easy to fall off of that wagon.
Wait... there's a wagon?!? Can I use it to haul more fabric!?! ;D
You could but I think they would throw it off. Tho FAA mentors are mean...
Quote from: Tammy on February 20, 2009, 11:09:50 AM
Quote from: Lady L on February 19, 2009, 11:00:52 PM
I love that! What are you going to make with it?
I only bought a yard of it. It was on sale, and it still cost $9.00. I'm thinking a purse, then I'll just have to see how much is left.
My friend that was with me didn't understand the GREATNESS of this fabric...I knew y'all would, though!!
Tammy .. I think the fabric is amazing. I just love it. My first thought was a bodice but for day to day wear a purse or a small backpacks will be great.
Quote from: Luciana on February 26, 2009, 09:06:42 AM
Tammy .. I think the fabric is amazing. I just love it. My first thought was a bodice but for day to day wear a purse or a small backpacks will be great.
That was my first thought too!! A bodice in that would be ADORABLE!! But, I've never attempted a bodice, and I really don't think my sewing skills are that good yet.
I'm gonna make a purse, maybe a little pouch for faire, and maybe a favor sash too. Just depends on how far I can stretch the yard I bought.
Quote from: Tammy on February 26, 2009, 04:30:51 PM
Quote from: Luciana on February 26, 2009, 09:06:42 AM
Tammy .. I think the fabric is amazing. I just love it. My first thought was a bodice but for day to day wear a purse or a small backpacks will be great.
That was my first thought too!! A bodice in that would be ADORABLE!! But, I've never attempted a bodice, and I really don't think my sewing skills are that good yet.
I'm gonna make a purse, maybe a little pouch for faire, and maybe a favor sash too. Just depends on how far I can stretch the yard I bought.
Go for the purse and the favor sash. Not only it will look great but also it will be a great conversation starter.
Thanks to your ideas I'm finally cataloging my fabric. I'm opening up and numbering every bin, cutting out a sample piece and measuring the amount of fabric. I then fold the fabric in half and roll it up. On an index card I staple the sample, write down the type of fabric, how much yardage and the bin number. The fabric is sorted by type of fabric in the bins, the samples are sorted in a 4x6 photo album by color. I only have five large bins of fabric yet this seems to be taking forever!
You guys organize your fabric! :o
;)
Haha, I thought I was organized, but ya'll put me to shame! I definitely do not organize my fabric, though now ya'll are making me feel guilty I don't and making me think maybe I ought to! Though honestly I seriously doubt I have the room or ability to do so with my current organization area.
Never thought about organizing my fabric. It is just folded and all crammed together. I think this weekend I am going to spend some time rearranging things :)
I hope if I organize it I'll stop making duplicate purchases (what did she say?). I won't have to lift and sort through heavy bins that aggravate my sciatica (yes, my growing fabricholism is literally a pain in my butt). I have two 5 yard lengths of dark blue linen when I only needed one. I've also organized my books and realized I have two copies of the same book. I'm trying to beat my scatterbrain to the pass. ;D
I guess I'm not a true fabricaholic yet since I only have two tubs of folded fabric and five bolts! :D
I reorganized this past weekend.. labeled each bin with the fabrics inside.. and I put in the trim, lining and thread to be used with each project, so I wouldn't pull a bonehead move and use those things for something else, leaving me short...
I should have taken swatches before I folded and stored, I suppose.. but at least I now have it all safe and labeled. Now the long rolls of fabric, they are still standing in the corner of the bedroom, mocking me and my lack of time to turn them into something spectacular.. :P
I have a shelving unit full of fabric as well as about 8 - 10 rolls of fabric. All seperated by type.
Dark Wolf says that I have a "mini JoAnn's" growing in the basement.
I had everything organized in 2002...then, I found more fabric I had to have... when it was on sale or something. After Christmas 2008, I did reorganize several plastic totes, so I did make an effort. However, I think it multiplies in the sewing room, when I am not looking. ;)
I just bought another notebook binder and plastic pages for my ideas. Organized them by style/theme.
Not quite as organized as some of you, I guess, but it works for me. I could use a LOT more room though, yeah, that would help. ;)
That last batch of fabric that I purchased is going to be used!!! For a commission, but hey, it's being used! I have fabric that I bought 10 years ago, that still hasn't been used.
I hear you Lady L and Syrilla!!! I am trying to keep myself from buying fabric I do not need at the moment for things I want to make.
But!! When I see something unique, if I don't buy at least 10 yards of it, I kick myself the next time I go to the fabric store and it is gone.
Isn't that the truth, Lady K!
I look at it this way...it isn't fattening and it helps keep the textile industry in business. ;)
Blanket Bags! I just found a stash of them for sale on ebay, and bought them. 18x22x6. I think it may help me with my fabric disease - I can put everything in CLEAR bags and stack on the shelving units in the basement... It won't get dirty, and the next time I head to Joann's, I'll take a look first, and know that if i see more blue velvet on sale, I shoud walk on by...because I already have 93 yards of it!!
Of course, that won't stop me from buying the Red Tag Clearance brown velvet... or beige linen... or green dupioni...... ;D (I said HELP with the disease, not cure it!)
LaurenLee
My mother always said.....She who dies with the most fabric.....WINS!!!
I'm sure you've all heard that and it looks as though we are all trying very hard to win. hehehehe
I havn't worked out a way to keep my fabric stash organized. And seems as though I'd make that a priority seeing as how I add to the mess almost daily. Matter of a fact I'm waiting on two orders of fabric to arrive now.
But I agree with you Lady L, there are worse habits we could have. And a piece of pretty fabric can just brighten any day!!!
We bought those bags that you fill up and then vacuum the air out of them and they are suppose to save you room. We tried putting all of the velvet in one, broadcloth in another, and so on. Well, it didn't work very well. We had the bags so full that there was no air left in them! And with 3 dresses to make before October, I had to open them and just got so frustrated that I put all the material back on the shelves. I have to go shoping! Hubby isn't going to like that much!!
I am so glad I'm not the only one! ;)
I tried using them. My vacuum hose isnt big enough to work :( But it was helpful in getting fabric that I dont use as much out of the way.
Just as an FYI on those vacuum sealed bags (or I imagine anything that's sealed/lidded tightly enough to prevent air from coming in/going out freely):
I bought a BUNCH of those back about 8 years ago when I made my big move from Florida to NH. I used them to store clothing as well as fabrics. Since I wasn't sure if I'd be staying in NH at first, I only brought the "basics" with me, and left behind a number of those sealed bags in storage at my mother's house in a spare room.
It was about 2 years later that I decided to stay in NH and I brought all my stuff up in a big U-Haul truck. Since by then, I had already replaced some of the fabrics with new stash--of course ::) --I didn't go into some of the fabric-stash vacuum bags for another year or so, which means that they had been "sealed" for at least 3 years by then. This is what I found consistently:
Bags that had ANY synthetic materials stored in them AT ALL developed that funky old polyester smell mixed with something nastier that I can't identify or describe. My best guess is that they off-gassed some nasty VOC's which, combined with the inevitable organic matter in the bags (dust mites, whatever), left a really nasty smell behind.
What was worse was that even the 100% cotton fabrics that were stored in those bags ALSO acquired that nasty smell.
When I first discovered this "whiff of death"', I opened up all the bags and went through a laundering-frenzy in an attempt to get rid of the odor. It took several washings & dryings before enough of the smell got out of the materials to make it bearable for me.
What's bad, though, is that the smell seemed to come back. I had put some of the squeaky-clean fabric in large plastic trash bags while I figured out where to store them, and when I got around to opening them up again (about another year later) the smell was back, though not as bad as before. Maybe the plastic bag's VOCs re-triggered the reaction. I dont' know. Right now, those fabrics are hanging out some one of those open-mesh pop-up laundry hampers which allow air circulation.
But anyway, most of the material was "saved" since it was washable.
The point is: if you're storing synthetics with natural fabrics in a VERY tightly sealed container, watch out for the off-gassing smelly stuff! Placing an odor-absorbing charcoal filter or something like that in the bag before it gets sealed may help, but I don't know.
OH, and P.S.: I've found something similar starting to happen with some garb I've had hanging up in the closet that I had placed into those clear garment bags with the zipper on them to protect the clothing from dust. I've since opened up all the zippers to encourage more air movement and that seems to be helping.
When I get around to it, I might start using some of the larger 100% natural & BREATHABLE remnants from my stash to make my own garment-bags to promote even better air circulation...when I have time... ;)
I read somewhere taht if you add about a cup of vinegar to the fabric when washing it thats supposed to remove the smell and keep it from coming back. But I dont remember how much and all the other details.
Today I bought 8 yards of black cotton velveteen, for $4.00 yd. I had been keeping an eye on it since Christmas, as the price went down. I decided if I didn't get it now, it might not go down anymore, or someone else might buy it. :o
I am planning on making a wizard robe for Sir R. I was thinking of painting some iridescent designs on a 5" wide strip of microsuede and then sewing that onto the velveteen. Make my own trim, as I can't find anything similar to what I am imagining. I have painted some test strips already and it takes the paint well. Not something that should be washed a lot, though.
Also found a remnant of burgundy microsuede...1yd 8 inches...for $5.64. I know I can make a bodice for my granddaughter out of it, or use it as trim on another piece I have.
So far I've been pretty good about sticking to the deal I made with myself, I'm only allowed to buy equal yardage to what I've used up recently. I just went through 5 yards of corduroy and another 5 yards of cotton velveteen (a corset and two pairs of pirate bloomers), plus another 2.5 yards of quilters cotton, so I finally got to order some damask for my boyfriend's doublet. He wanted a burgundy and gold damask, and everything we found was either too hot for our climate, or he would find something he loved in a completely inappropriate tissue thin fabric. I found someone on ebay who sells upholstery remnants and snagged some Kravet Burgundy and Gold damask, 2 yds for $10, and 5 yards of a beautiful light gold damask for $13. I'm figuring the 2 yards will make a nice sleeveless doublet, and I'm thinking of doing a sleeved one with the gold, maybe some slashes or cut-outs to make it more exciting (he isn't too thrilled with the gold as of yet, it's "boring"). I'll post pics in the progress thread when I get started, for now it's back to my friends bodice (more fabric to use up, yay!!).
That would be MY bodice, thankyouvreymuch!!!! I'm so excited I can hardly sit still while I'm waiting!!! LOLOLOL
I've finally cataloged all my fabric. I've got at least 400 yards. I used up 100 index cards and placed them all in mini photo album.
Now when I go to Fabric Row in PA in two weeks I can take the photo album with me to mix and match!
I've already forgotten the purpose of all this, haven't I?
Here is my latest for my Ren Faire Venetian Costume. What can I say? I adore Purple, and this is so yummy! I was at home fabrics and they wanted 18.00 for this same pattern but I have it for 1/2 that price here so it will be here next week, not that I can work on it until I finish a Regency Outfit and a Victorian one for the Costume College. But I know I will continue to work on his until it is down for Ren Faire in September here in No Cali.
(http://warehousefabricsinc.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/arabia%20purple.jpg)
I am thinking of making spiral sleeves in a deep purple silk velvet, and I need to make a lovely fan as well.
Awesome huh?
Cilean
:o That is gorgeous fabric. WOW!! That will make a stunning outfit.
Once again.... 50% off the 50% Red Tag fabric at Joann's, and I walk out with 18 yards of silk (light, non-slubby dupioni) for $3 a yard... forest green and pink. The pink will be for some Regeny gowns I want to try.. the green will be Elizabethan or Civil War... I told myself NO MORE FABRIC.... yeah right...!!
LaurenLee :D
Oh such a great sale
Quote from: Artemisia on March 23, 2009, 02:15:17 PM
I've got at least 400 yards. I used up 100 index cards and placed them all in mini photo album.
I've already forgotten the purpose of all this, haven't I?
Doesn't sound like it....
If the Purpose is:
She who dies with the most fabric wins. ;)
Though I think it should be: She who dies with the most fabric -
sews too slow! ;D
Quote from: Cilean on April 20, 2009, 01:20:38 AM
Here is my latest for my Ren Faire Venetian Costume. What can I say? I adore Purple, and this is so yummy! I was at home fabrics and they wanted 18.00 for this same pattern but I have it for 1/2 that price here so it will be here next week, not that I can work on it until I finish a Regency Outfit and a Victorian one for the Costume College. But I know I will continue to work on his until it is down for Ren Faire in September here in No Cali.
(http://warehousefabricsinc.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/arabia%20purple.jpg)
I am thinking of making spiral sleeves in a deep purple silk velvet, and I need to make a lovely fan as well.
Awesome huh?
Cilean
OMG, where did you get this??? I know a certain Queen who would LOVE that fabric beyond all reason. Purple is so hard to find anymore!
Quote from: LaurenLee on April 20, 2009, 08:48:54 AM
Once again.... 50% off the 50% Red Tag fabric at Joann's, and I walk out with 18 yards of silk (light, non-slubby dupioni) for $3 a yard... forest green and pink. The pink will be for some Regeny gowns I want to try.. the green will be Elizabethan or Civil War... I told myself NO MORE FABRIC.... yeah right...!!
LaurenLee :D
Oooo I hit that sale too and found some kinda goldish carmel cotton velvet for $3. Yeah!!!! I bought 10 yards and there is more, I really want to go get it, but don't know what the 10 I already have wants to be. Oh the injustice. hehehe
Quote from: Cilean on April 20, 2009, 01:20:38 AM
Here is my latest for my Ren Faire Venetian Costume. What can I say? I adore Purple, and this is so yummy! I was at home fabrics and they wanted 18.00 for this same pattern but I have it for 1/2 that price here so it will be here next week, not that I can work on it until I finish a Regency Outfit and a Victorian one for the Costume College. But I know I will continue to work on his until it is down for Ren Faire in September here in No Cali.
(http://warehousefabricsinc.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/arabia%20purple.jpg)
I am thinking of making spiral sleeves in a deep purple silk velvet, and I need to make a lovely fan as well.
Awesome huh?
oh my! That is absolutely gorgeous! I'm quite envious now!
Cilean
Hello!
So it is this site!
http://www.warehousefabricsinc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=WFI&Category_Code=JACQPURPLE (http://www.warehousefabricsinc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=WFI&Category_Code=JACQPURPLE)
It is one of my fav sites, I recommend them highly I have purchased 2 amounts of fabric from this place.
This site is 50% less than what I can get down in Los Angeles at Home Fabrics one of my fabric places.
And for the comment she who dies with the most fabric wins? I have a better one, She who dies with the most fabric? Did not make enough garb!
Or She who died with the most fabric died, and they are having a sale! LOL!
Cilean
Bad site. Evil site. Bookmarked already site. ;D
LOL @ Margaret :D
bookmarked it myself ::)
8 1/3 yds of ta-feta @ $3.50 yd at Joann's on the mark-down table - strange color, looked burgundy inside the store, an orangey-rusty-reddish color outside. Still no new patterns. Definitely an urban legand.
Hhhmmm... Maybe that JoAnns is trying to tell you something. Or maybe just that JoAnns refuses to carry them. But I promise the JoAnns near me had them and plenty of them.
They had them at my JoAnns also. Hmmmm
I know this thread kinda died but I had to share my super find with people who would understand my I almost skipped out of the store.
I have been eyeing this fabric for close to 2 months. I almost broke down and bought it 3 weeks ago when it was 60% off during the black friday weekend sale but the original price was $20 so $8 a yard was still too rich for my pocketbook.
Low and behold I walk into Joann's last night and find it at 90% off.
I walked out of there with 5 1/2 yds at $1.99 each.
Now I just gotta figure out what to do with it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/enseign/sewing/fabricfind.jpg)
That is to DIE for..! :o
The (I believe it was) Venice Collection was gorgeous. Whacha gonna make with that gorgeous fabric?
You are good Taffy, thats exactly what it was ;D.
They had a gorgeous teal on teal herringbone from the Monaco collection that was also supposed to be on 90% clearance but it went back to regular clearance so I didnt get it.
I have NO IDEA what I will do with that fabric, any suggestions?
Huzzah, Auryn! ;D
Okay so Ladies and Gents,
We have often cried and yelled and hoped for good fabric to land at Joann's so I will tell you? I just got some luscious 100% wool that is in a lovely shade of black! It was $24.00 a yard but! With my 50% Off Coupon? I was able to get it for $12.00 for My Hubby's 12th Night Costume. It is also 57 inches wide, I am now washing it and I will put it in to full it a bit with some jeans.
While I was there? I also found some LAMBS wool 100% not heavy at all and it was in a lovely shade of grey for $17.99 per yard which again with the 50% off coupon will be $8.95 per yard!!! Those are my color choices but they had red and green and deep blue. I also noticed the Medium weight Linen, and a really good assortment of No wale Corduroy for $6.99 which again with the 50% off coupons it means $3.50 per yard!!!
So it is time to get some get some good stuff Y'all!
Cilean
Cilean,
really I dont know wether to love your or avoid you.
I was wanting something nice for my new cloak but i promised myself I wouldnt go to Joanns until feb,
now I will have to stop by on my way home for work
hope your happy ;)
Auryn, I'm thinking sleeves, the underpart for a front-split skirt and the center pieces of a bodice. That is gorgeous, gorgeous fabric.
Cilean, after Christmas! I've deliberately stayed away from them since October as I had an out of town event to attend in November & Christmas this month. Congrats on the finds!
I've got Alice in Wonderland fabric coming out of my ears for a cancan skirt and tail bodice. I cut and made 20 yds of ruffle this weekend, which is somewhat less than 1/2 of what I need. I also need to hit Joanne's for lining and interlining fabric and have about 2 months to complete this for the AiW midnight opening in early March. I'm late!
OMG! I haven't been near JoAnn's for ages....now I have to go!!!!
I feel the shakes coming on.....lmao! ;D
Cilean, I *saw* that wool, and I nearly bought some (in a gorgeous dark red) b/c I *thought* it was on sale for 60% off... but alas. Their sign was misleading and it was still $24.99. Since I have NO plans for anything from red wool in the pipeline, I let it go. Milord was encouraging me to buy it, but I know lots of places I can get wool for around $15/yard, so I didn't need to pick it up.
I DID, however, need to buy the silver-grey velour. ;D
You guys are such enablers ::)
Not that it helps the situation, but I found a local fashion school going out of business and they are selling their entire stock of trim.
I'm going over there at 4 to see what they have, I will report back with my findings.
Gem
I know I almost did the same thing and I had told them to put the fabric not on sale outside of the section that IS on sale. You and I were not the only ones who were bashing Joann's about this! We had a little lady berate the heck out of the Manager about the same thing. It is not like they can not move the non sale fabric to the left or right but then they would have to think outside the box and well....it might be just too much. ::) However? I checked out the Lambswool and it was part of the 60% off so I ended up with 8 yards for a gown, it is a lovely fabric very soft.
Auryn
It is not only me I can promise you but when I see a good thing I have to tell you all! I mean then I would have to buy it all myself and I think my husband will get rid of me! LOL plus if someone else gets it that I know it is like I am getting in 2nd hand so I still get the purchase buzz!
My black wool for the Hubby's outfit is in the dryer as we speak with pairs of jeans. I hope it fulls a little so I can cut it for slashing but if not then it will look awesome with the silver rope I will be attaching to it in the next few weeks before 12th night.
Cilean
At Walmart today, I noticed they have some corduroy, faux suede, and "linen-look" fabric marked "unknown materials" $2.00/yd
Blasphemy, maybe. But it could be a sweet deal for someone on a budget.
:'(
Our Walmart doesnt' carry any fabric anymore. Now I just have the small local Joann's or I have drive 45 miles one way. >:(
Cilean, I was just being sarcastic, I love the contact high of reading what everyone else gets ;D
So I went to see the lady about the trims from craigslist yesterday. I literally held my breath. She walked me into a room about 15x15 covered wall to wall with trims.
I bought some gorgeous stuff. I actually got a couple of rolls that are seriously 1 foot across- easily 100yds.
So I might be posting them to sell parts of the rolls cause I have no idea what to do with so much of the same trim.
So now i am drooling!! And I was at the Europa Trims Good bye sale!
Do post what she has and perhaps you can go back? Hint Hint and Take a Picture?
Cilean
I went to Joanne's today - got off work early. Bought 4 yards of red, 4 yards of hunter green, and 4 yards of sage green plus the matching threads to make 3 skirts. The first 2 were on sale, the last one wasn't, so I used the 40% off coupon. The material was called bottom-weight, and it said it was good for skirts, pants, and capris. Plus I had a 10% off coupon for the total order, so I spent around $50.
I will take my cousin back on Sunday, because she wants a 99 cent pattern and some material for yoga pants. I have 2 more 40% off coupons plus another 10% off the whole order. I will probably look for some material for something for Steve, not sure what yet.
So I will be spending this winter learning to sew. ;D
I have been in the process of cleaning up my basement, organizing my stuff to make more room. I filled and labeled 8 clear tubs with fabrics. I need a few more tubs. Not to mention the 8 bags of useless scraps I had. Talk about a fabricholic who also happens to be a packrat!!!
Quote from: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on January 01, 2010, 12:05:08 AM
Talk about a fabricholic who also happens to be a packrat!!!
Ha ha, yeah, I don't know anyone like that!
*quickly goes to shut the sewing room door.*
Nope, no one around here. ;)
Quote from: Lady Renee Buchanan on December 31, 2009, 07:18:31 PM
So I will be spending this winter learning to sew. ;D
Huzzah! Good for you, Lady Renee!
And a good resolution, too!
Quote from: Lady L on January 01, 2010, 01:57:02 AM
Quote from: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on January 01, 2010, 12:05:08 AM
Talk about a fabricholic who also happens to be a packrat!!!
Ha ha, yeah, I don't know anyone like that!
*quickly goes to shut the sewing room door.*
Nope, no one around here. ;)
Who me?
Whistles innocently while twiddling thumbs...
I'm not alone ;D
Hi! My name is Betty and I am a fabricholic.
Having applied the 12 step program I have been able to keep my fabricholism under control, but just stumbled across Calontir Trim and am now having a severe setback with trimholism.
It is good to be in such good company. :)
Not only Calontir Trims, Betty, but a beautiful array of trims from www.pillagedvillage.com (http://www.pillagedvillage.com)
That's where I order a lot of trims, buttons, aglets, clasps, and other items needed for garb making. These add to the Pack Rat syndrome I suffer from as well as from fabricholicism.
I have promised my husband that I will do my very best to not buy any more fabric before faire this year. He does understand my fabricholism enough to know that sometimes I can't contain myself if it's on sale. But my goal is to stay out of the fabric store as much as possible. I have six totes and two boxes of fabric here at our apartment and two more totes of it at my mom's. I just bought four yards each of purple and blue smooth corduroy for bodices, but that was using gift cards I received for my birthday. Then I found 3 curtain panels and a dust ruffle of scrumptious wine colored cotton velvet at Goodwill for only $11.00. I don't know what I'll do with it but it was too good to pass up. Although I will try to control my fabricholism, I must say that I'm planning on making all of this year's garb with just fabric from my stash. And most of it was bought on sale so I think I have acted wisely to save us money. Once it's all done I think hubby will be more understanding about my fabricholism.
It's like when my mom and I would go shopping for clothing. You have to have new shoes to with your new clothing. Mom and I wear the same size. We would buy say 2 pair of shoes for four outfits. As opposed to four pair of shoes. We saved dad a lot of money that way! ;)
Do curtains and table cloths actually count as "fabric"? :D
I just had to share my amazing finds with people who would understand ;D
Last week, while I was still home in Dallas on winter break, at Hancock's I found this really pretty teal 100% cotton velveteen on clearance for 3.50 a yard. Unfortunately they only had 2 and 2/3 of a yard, so I snatched it all up. I looked at all the other Hancock's in the area and could find no more. And then this week, back in Oklahoma City for university, I went to the Hancock's here, pretty much without hope... and they had 9 yards! Still at $3.50/yd! So I bought all of it.
Also, the Walmart up here is getting rid of their fabric department (which is sad, because they have the best price on duck cloth) so everything is 75% off! Got about 12 yards of fabric, and 17 yards of trim for only about $15 all together!
Needless to say, I am currently a very, very, very happy girl!
A tru stasher and addict! Well done!
OMG! I went to JoAnn Fabrics.......they had a sale on patterns. Simplicity 99 cents! :o
I said....'no I didn't need any'.... ::)..yea right!
I walked out with 8 of them! LOL! ;D
And..the Red Tag fabric is 50% off! I couldn't find anything I wanted though. A first, for me. :)
OMG I was a very bad girl tonight! I have a sudden deadline for making some Victorian garb so I decided to go to JoAnn's. I have tons of fabric in my stash but I'm not sure exactly what all I'm using for our ren garb so I didn't really want to touch it. I will use my calico for some prairie girl outfits. SO I thought I'd pick up just a few things since there's a major sale of 50% off red tag fabric. Yeah, almost $100 later I manage to crawl out of the store. But I did get a lot of great buys. Maybe my husband won't ask how much I spent... ::) I really have to stay out of there from now on.
Shopped like a true fabricholic! Well done! ;D
Despite my ever growing stash, I will be purchasing fabric for upcoming commissons. What I have will not work for the color schemes being requested.
As a very novice sew-er (made 1 pair of bloomers), I buy all the Renaissance patterns that I like when they are on sale.
I think I would have a very large fabric stash (as opposed to the small one I have now) if we had a Joanne's that was decent. Ours is so small and has almost nothing in it. Every special order carries a shipping fee, so even if something is on sale, the shipping fee negates any discount. There's no Hancock's or anything else within a 2 hour drive.
So maybe that's a good thing!
Went to get my hair trimmed today, and what should I see across the parking lot but 4ft high signs in the window of Hancock Fabrics saying "75% OFF"... so of course I spent $45... I didn't have much time, since it was close to closing time, but I did finally find the fabrics I want to make a duvet cover with, and I'm quite happy with my choices! For some reason I've been wanting to piece thing together lately, and green has been calling to me, so I settled on three different patterns of green, three of purple and a brown to tie it all together. Sounds like odd combinations, I know, but they work together, at least to my eye, and since it will be on my bed I guess that's what counts, right?
Oh, I also walked out with 9 - $.99 patterns, also, from both Simplicity and Butterick, all for garb, of course! LOL I found the Butterick B5371 (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=33305351) pattern for pouches, waist cinchers, belts and bracers, also, and I now have lots of plans for the 22sf side of chocolate brown top grain leather I stumbled upon on eBay a few months ago, also!!!
I helped a pal with some Regency garb recently... Payment in kind of silk thread and several yards of scrummy linen!
Well, do buttons count?
I went with my friend so she could find fabric for her new Henrician dress and I bought 100 gold metal fleur de lis buttons which I have no project for.
Well........I went to a WalMart near me, which seems to be the last in the area to sell material. I bought 13 yards of small flowery print, and 8 yards of a deep marron solid. Mind you, I don't NEED any more material, but at a dollar a yard......how could I just walk on by? ::) (both are cotton blend)
Most of my ren wear, is dark, so this will be a new change for me.
Gawd.......when is the next meeting?
DonaCatalina.....lordie, you better rush to the next meeting! LOL!
I successfully resisted a brocatelle at Childress fabrics yesterday. Two tone wheat-gold rayon/cotton/silk blend with metallic gold highlights woven in.
$21.95 a yd was a little pricey right now.
D.C., at least you can say you're not off the deep end, Fabricholic-wise.
Valentine's & our 20th wed'n day weekend left me penniless, go-oing th-th-thru
w-w-withdrawelllsszz!!
I know you all have been saying you can't find real linen at Joann's but I not only found it there at $14.99 per yard, but I found my 2 favourite colors! A Deep lovely Aubergine and a deep Gray. As I have said before? I have %50 off coupons, and so I walked into a Joann's in Southern California in I think Irvine, and there was the Gray, and while there found out that the sale that was ongoing was not part of the real linen!! This meant I could use the 50% off coupons from the Magazine I have said in the past, which made them 7.49!!!! SOOOO I now have luscious deep purple linen medium weight and some glorious Gray. I will be using this not for myself, but for a friend who also loves the same colors, and is in sad need of garb for the SCA. So I think I am making Purple with Gray edging and Gray with Purple edging and some trim I have to tie them both in. I have to wait for pay day to pick up more of the Aubergine for a Summer Elizabethan for myself and I think I will embroider Fleur de Lys and Tudor Roses in Silver on the deep purple square necked doublet. Oh yea I did pick up some green/teal linen as well.
I am still checking out the wool, because it is still $24.00 a yard, but should be moved into the last season soon, so if I am right and I keep this in mind? I should be able to get this stuff at the 50% off seasonal sale, I will have to continue to check it out but the wool is very soft and lovely! I think it will dye well, but I do need 4 yards for a skirt I want to make!
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/S6GpvJRNh0I/AAAAAAAAC74/R1bpSEj1qtA/s640/DSCI0010.JPG)
Here are the linens I picked up the Deep purple for the Gray, which will be for my good friend's 2 Tunics, except, now I see it works really well with the Fleur de Lys Trim. So I know I am going to pick up 8 more yards for a Summer Elizabethan, this one will be a square necked version a la Attack Laurel!
Seen Here!
(http://www.extremecostuming.com/images/300_April_2008_005.jpg) (http://www.threadsmagazine.com/assets/uploads/posts/8716/linen_Elizabethan_lg.jpg)
Cilean
Nice find! :)
Quote from: Cilean on March 17, 2010, 02:50:17 AM
I am still checking out the wool, because it is still $24.00 a yard, but should be moved into the last season soon, so if I am right and I keep this in mind? I should be able to get this stuff at the 50% off seasonal sale, I will have to continue to check it out but the wool is very soft and lovely! I think it will dye well, but I do need 4 yards for a skirt I want to make!
I've been keeping my eye on the wool too. Some day soon it'll drop to 50 percent off, I hope ... or if I'm lucky it'll end up red tagged and that'll be 50 percent off and I'll have one of those 10 percent off everything coupons ... oops, sorry, I'm fantasizing again.
Currently Joann's has a 20% off everything coupon at their registers for the sale 2 weeks from now. I had clerks get mad at me because I had coupons from their instore (some how I just happen to be in so offten that I pick up multiple copies of their instore stuff ) , then the online coupons, then their newspaper coupons. The past few times I've saved more using the coupons than what i spent.
I've tried telling my clients if you give me time to work the sales I can save you money. One client wanted a rush and i had to pay full price for her dress. What typically I could make for $20 in supplies cost her $50 because she had to have it finished 3 days earlier. Heh it has gotten to the point my DH won't buy any of the fabric for his gar unless he has a coupon.
Have I mentioned Joann's is evil and great at the same time.
I recently started sewing but have had a fabricholism for a few years now. Joann's maybe good and evil but there is also a fabric warehouse nearby. OMG! I can spend hours in there picking out fabrics. Unfortunately, i am also addicted to jewelry making and cross-stitch. So I have no room for any more addictions! ;D Whats a girl to to? LOL
Quote from: auntiegiggles on March 18, 2010, 01:35:20 PMI recently started sewing but have had a fabricholism for a few years now.
We tend to use the term "Fabricholism" as a tongue in cheek thought of something that could really be nasty. I was watching "hoarders- Buried Alive" and it was a Man who kept purchasing things and storing them in his 3 bedroom home. Truly someone who does not buy fabric, but his home was filled with things he was not using that still had the price tags on them. His reasoning was similar to my own and had me pondering if I could slip into his psychosis. He said "when the sale hits, and you know how much you are going to save, it just made sense to purchase it". But then once home he would see that he had no room for this special item.
Starting out as a sewer especially in the realms of Ren Faires and SCA type historical genres can be difficult, so creating a stash is necessary and I think essential. I have more funds than others to help with my hobby, this does not mean I want to throw money away so when I get see a sale on good fabric, you better believe I will pick up what I can and put it away sometimes for years!
Fabric manufacturers to not make the same fabrics every year, if you notice we are falling short on the damasks that were about just 5 years ago. 10 years ago I could get those lovely all cotton damasks on sale for $3.00 a yard and I would pick up 10 yards when I saw them.
As for Joann's?? It is a large chain so it will be a hit and miss for those with specific needs that is why I was so excited to see 100% Linen in my favorite colors!! So yep I with my 50% off coupons I will be picking up more of the Aubergine and Gray I intend on having at least 16 yards of each in my stash, because I know the colors and fabrics change every year so if i want to have a Summer Elizabethan made from this fabric in 4 years time? IF I don't have it in my stash now, I might not be able to get said color next year. Fabric regret is a terrible thing!!
Cilean
My stash is mostly scarps. For some reason I want to keep every little scarp; though I know I can't. I had to make rules for my stash. In other words any fabric I buy or keep has to be able to pay it's "rent". Can I honestly say that I will be using X fabric/item in a project. This has seriously cut down on my stash but I still have yards of fabric left over from shows and customer's projects. If I can't honestly use it, it goes into the "blessing box" . The blessing box is a box once filled goes to a chairty of some kind. I've done spools of thread, extra tools, fabrics and things I don't need. I pass along my blessings to to others. This means I now have room for new things to bless my sewing room. It also means I have more turn over of projects in my room now.
BTW my criteia for keeping scraps is they have to be 6"x3"(size of the palm of my hand) anything smaller goes bye bye. The idea is I can 1) use them to patch costumes when there is an accident 2) I can sew them into squares to make me a gypsy skirt. (did it this past Christmas. Everybody loved it.)
Quote from: auntiegiggles on March 18, 2010, 01:35:20 PM
Unfortunately, i am also addicted to jewelry making and cross-stitch. So I have no room for any more addictions! ;D Whats a girl to to? LOL
Don't feel bad I have your same problem. I sew, collect fabric, make jewelry & other crafts and do polymer clay work. Good thing I have a lot of time on my hands right now so I can catch up on getting ready for faire in a couple of months. :)
Quote from: Cilean on March 18, 2010, 03:59:58 PM
Fabric regret is a terrible thing!!
Cilean
Amen to that!
I saw this and I'm REALLY tempted to get some of it for my niece,
http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-retro-mod-quilting-fabric-skulls.aspx?cm_re=SL3-_-Home-_-Stephens.Pick (http://www.fabric.com/quilting-fabric-retro-mod-quilting-fabric-skulls.aspx?cm_re=SL3-_-Home-_-Stephens.Pick)
Quote from: Cilean on March 18, 2010, 03:59:58 PM
Starting out as a sewer especially in the realms of Ren Faires and SCA type historical genres can be difficult, so creating a stash is necessary and I think essential. I have more funds than others to help with my hobby, this does not mean I want to throw money away so when I get see a sale on good fabric, you better believe I will pick up what I can and put it away sometimes for years!
Fabric manufacturers to not make the same fabrics every year, if you notice we are falling short on the damasks that were about just 5 years ago. 10 years ago I could get those lovely all cotton damasks on sale for $3.00 a yard and I would pick up 10 yards when I saw them.
Fabric regret is a terrible thing!!
Cilean
Yes we joke about our desires to squirrel away fabrics and notions for which we have no immediate need, but purchased because they were good for our genre of sewing and on sale at a good price. But most of us do find a use for them further down the road. I bought 8 yards on midnight blue dupioni back in 2000 that was oversewn with a diamond pattern of matching trim. In 2009 his excellency received a set of Italian sleeves and 'slops' made out of that fabric. So there is hope for us yet!
The Stash means that I have almost all the farics I need to make the following kit fir an 18th C three-day event next year...
1 pair of stays
3 shifts
1 under petticoat
1 pair of pocket hoops
1 caracao jacket
1 quilted petticoat
1 polonaise Robe a la Angaise
1 sack back gown
1 cloak
I may have to indulge in a roll of boning for the stays, and some cotton sateen for lining a couple of the things.
There will still be a LOT of stash left!
So I sometimes have this strange need to pick up something because I know someone else will need it, so when this showed on eBay for $25.00 the guy did not put in the ad that it was 10 yards but showed only that it had a 26" repeat so I think people thought this was $25.00 for 26" of fabric, so with $12.50 shipping the whole thing came to
$37.50. A friend in the SCA has just been asked to become a member of the Laurel guild a really grand segment of the SCA and honor for a speciality for her in cooking I would think and she is an Italian Persona
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Yes I think this would look smashing on her!
Cilean
That is so gorgeous! What a lucky friend you have! :)
Cilean, what gorgeous fabric!! I wish I had it to add to my stuff!!!!!!!!
We have my old room as a sewing room and there is just piles and piles of fabric. I was trying to get my mom to buy an old bookshelf to lay the fabric in so she can at least be able to see what she has. How do you store it all?
Our best addition to our stash though is an entire brand new bolt of Ultra-Suede that we got for $7 at a thrift store cause they didn't know what it was. She always tells me if there's a fire save the fabric, then the animals, then her. :D
Cilean that is gorgeous!
OOOOOOOOOOO.......how pretty!
I don't need any more fabric! Yea, that's right...I don't need any more! ::)
I need a meeting....sigh....... :-X
I'd definitely recommend see-thru tubs to put all your fabric in!!!! It helps things look cleaner, and I seriously think it keeps the fabric safer from the elements, light pollution, and random accidents!!!! Just a thought for you piles of fabric ladies... haha!
Quote from: LadyElizabeth on March 24, 2010, 10:57:43 AM
I'd definitely recommend see-thru tubs to put all your fabric in!!!! It helps things look cleaner, and I seriously think it keeps the fabric safer from the elements, light pollution, and random accidents!!!! Just a thought for you piles of fabric ladies... haha!
I will second that. The stories I have heard of over turned sodas on to piles of stash ::shutters:: I like the see through contrainers because I can see what is in each one. It helps me control my stash a little.
I layer my fabric by chance of use from the bottom up in clear tubs.
That way I can see what I have and the most likely to use fabric is closer to the top!
It's worked out great so far.
Despite having 10 tubs of fabrics, labeled, I went n out and bought even more the other day for commission projects coming up. Gowns take a lot of fabric!! I need to order another 100 yards of White Symphony Broadcloth for Shirts and Chemises.
Is there a good place you order your broadcloth from in bulk? Joann's kept giving me funny looks when I kept needing to buy 2 bolts of the cotton to make the pirate shirts and monks robes for some of my shows.
I get my Broadcloth from my local JoAnn's. They know me by name there because they know what I do and often ask what I am working on. I make sure I have a 40% to 50% off coupon because 100 yards of Broadcloth does add up!!
Most of the clerks know me too. They always want to know what I'm up to. I think I freak out more mundanes at the cutting counter ;D
Long live Joann's 40 & 50%off coupons! It turns the $70 a bolt cotton into $35+ :)
Hey All, yep I am in deep denial!
This is going to hurt and then be hilarious! I am in the SCA, and I can fly for free. With this said a lady in another kingdom (in So Cali) sent out that a store she knows had to go out of business and he sells LINEN. The sale was for $3.00 a yard and it is 60" wide. So with my humongous luggage back (32 inches high and 30" wide) I set out yesterday to hunt down the wild Linen.
Firstly? My own carrier did not send the luggage, I have a torn rotator cuff with this said I can not carry anything on my right side.
So I picked up
6 Yards of Black
35 Yards of Handkerchief weight White Linen
5 Yards of Orange Med weight
5 Yards of Deep Green Med weight
Total 51 yards of Linen
Plus a bunch of buttons
All for $162.00
The Green and Orange I don't have in stash I want it for this Gown Which I already:
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So the funny part or the ironic part:
My HUGE piece of luggage was not sent on the plane I was on! So I have to purchase the linen without the support I need to move this crap back to the airport.
I got it at the airport and load the luggage with my precious cargo was all set to fly with me back to SFO.....
Nope not at all!!!
Seems they put the wrong tape on and so my Luggage was not sent out until later in the day, I live 65 miles from my work so I am not going to waste 170 mile round trip just for my luggage I will pick it up on Monday when I work.
As soon as I get the stuff? I will post the fabrics so you all can see them...
Cilean
I just started with making outfits for ren. Yes, I also have to much fabric, if there is even such a thing. I, also plan on going pattern shopping for Memorial Day. I will be moving this fall, so when that happens , I need to sort out my fabric. I love fabric . Old Mill textiles is awesome.
the sickest part of all this, i that i, too, am a holic...and i don't even sew!!! Altho, I think I'm going to drag out the machine over the summer and try my hand at it. I could make some adorable things for my dgd and then maybe work my way up to something i could wear in public someday . :)
I am such a holic that I have purchase no less than 3 separate sets of fabric for my wedding dress. Which have now become 'dresses'. Oy...and my FH is no help...he says 'if you love it and it's not too expensive and you will be happy, get it.' So now...jeez.
God, I love that man.
Today I had a WIPE with my SEX.
(thanks to whoever came up with these acronyms)
Work In Progress Experience was finding some cool gold and black trim for his Lordship's new doublet.
Stash Enhancement eXperience was finding some really cool gold metal shank buttons for who knows what.
My favorite is still Stash Accumilation Beyond Life Expectancy.
All the Walmarts around here, except one, have cut their craft sections. Cheap fabric withdrawls are in progress.
I have FIBs: Fabric In Boxes. I also have PIGS: Projects In Grocery Sacks. And I suffer from TMT: Too Much Thread! ;D ;D ;D
Kate I am so with you on FIBs, PIGS and TMT. But I'd rather that than not have any.
Scary Stash Pix: this is what it looked like a couple of years ago! Since then it has grown.
Mostly fabric, but also things like coathangers:
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Patterns:
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(There are now 12 of those red boxes, one grey one the same size, and one shoe box... )
And the thread stack:
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And in one corner of the loft there is a hop basket with a dozen rolls of fabric stacked on end.
Oh, thank you for this thread! I started sewing again about 2 months ago and have only filled one stash bin. One. Uno. And today I was feeling *guilty* about toting home a lovely so-on-sale piece of brocade?! Clearly I need to get over myself. You pros are inspirations. Tee-hee!
Quote from: Kate XXXXXX on June 20, 2010, 04:56:48 PM
Scary Stash Pix: this is what it looked like a couple of years ago! Since then it has grown.
Wow....I am in awe! LOL :)
There are about 56 of the larger boxes now. Dunno how many of the smaller ones. Plus even smaller boxes of lace, buttons, corset making supplies, ribbon, braid, and other delicate items...
Oddly, I can usually remember which box a particular bit of fabric is in - well, except for the six boxes of Polar Fleece! And I once mislaid a ten meter piece of 60" wide striped cotton!
Quote from: Kate XXXXXX on June 21, 2010, 02:02:11 AM
And I once mislaid a ten meter piece of 60" wide striped cotton!
Wow. That's kind of like mislaying a Volvo. :-)
Definitely a forgetting-where-I-parked-it problem... I'd filed it in the wrong box because the box I SHOULD have put it in was full. I need to get up there and sort out a few little problems like that and re-do the box inventories to take account of the stuff I've used up and the new stuff that's gone in.
I was begining to think I wasn't a real seamstess when I didn't have much of a stash or the drive to purchase more.... then my DH left me alone in the fabric store to "look around" while he picked up his special order buttons.
Needless to say I brought back 2 bolts of fabric.
Bolt #1: 2 yards of a start print fabric for my current play ( or some play in the future.)
Bolt #2: 5 yards of $1.50 a yard crinkle sparkle Navy taffta. (If the director doesn't like it I'm making me an out fit out of it!)
A cart full of 50% off sewing storage units. So sue me the more organized I get the more I seem to aquire more stuff. ;D
Oh and a notebook of idea for updating the other Flamingo's outfit. Can an outfit have too much trim and feathers?
You're getting there! ;)
No, a flamingo can never have too many feathers or too much trim. And neither can a decent stash.
My DH told me I didn't need a big stash, of course that was until I had to make a couple outfits for a play at the last minute.
Being able to get the call at 9 PM at night, go to the stash, find the right fabric, trim, and notions already there is nice. Espcially since they need the item 9 AM the next morning.
My weakness is bulk notions. I have spools and spools of bulk elastics/ boning, and containers of hooks, snaps, poppers, and gromets. Oh I will use them all especially when I can get a gross for what it would cost to get 2 packages of 6 at the local fabric store. Or I can get it for 10 cents a yard vs $1.00 a yard.
Okay this happened a couple of weeks ago and I am now just posting. The Gods/Goddesses have smiled upon me.
At a local fabric store, G Street Fabrics, I found on the $2.97/yd pile, 2 1/2 yds of very nice white linen, 5 yds of a drab olive green, good cotton fabric and we had 2, 20% off coupons. I bought one and my partner bought the other.
Then right after a friend of ours gave us,
3 yds of yellow broadcloth
3 yds of blue broadcloth
3 yds of geen broadcloth
6 yds of light weight gray wool.
and some trims.
It was left over fabric from his mothers house in NC.
:D How fab is that? I think a cloak is in order for the wool. hmmmmmm
Fortune favours the brave! Enjoy the bonanza. ;D
Talk about lucky. :o
LadyStitch, I've been obsessing about what could possibly be made between 9pm and 9am - pretty sure I couldn't make a *hanky* in that timeframe - I would love to see your results! Do you have photos?
Let's see.....
From 9 PM to 1AM one night I made a English maid outfit because the actress that was the maid, her grandma died and had to be at the funeral during the next performance. Another actress stepped up to do the part for the 1 show. Size difference in the girls was a size 8-18. I even lined it. (As much as I didn't want to line it to save time, I take too much pride in my work to leave it unlined.) I used a basic short sleeve dress block pattern for it, with a gathered skirt. It wasn't high fashion but worked.
From 10 PM to 12AM did a pair of large size bloomers with ruffles on the cuffs for a girl. The director 1 day before curtain decided he wanted her doing cartwheels across the stage. She requested we make her bloomers before the next show.
8AM to 5 PM made 4 extra large size men's white peasant shirts. My intern cut out 4 shirts out of the wrong size, medium instead of XL. I had a bolt of white cotton originally for mock ups, but made them from that. I remade them on July 4th last year. We had to have them by the next morning. They were done before that night's cook out.
12AM - 3 AM. I did a new pair of elastic waist pants for one guy because our intern botched them so bad I had to do a rebuild. Same on a pair of bloomers for another girl. (Sorry but there is no way a size 48 guy is going to be able to wear size 30 waist pants no matter now much elastic you put in them.)
These weren't "hail mary's" out of the stash but they were 'oh crap!' momments.
8PM-12AM I was told, "We need a gold men's pesant shirt for the next morning, 9 AM." Ran to fabric store bought a gold satin. Was home, had it cut out, sewn up and ready by midnight. I had the thread and buttons for the cuffs in stash. I used the same pattern I did the 4 shirts on the 4th of july from.
I made a gorgeous White satin, lined with white cotton, and had a chiffon neck drape and long flowy sleeves Arwen type dress for a girl. I call my boss to say I finished it at 8PM. He tells me the actress had a diva momment and quit! The replacement was a girl I already had the measurements for, thankfully. Size was the same but the new girl was 3 inches taller and was going to wear 2 inch heels under it. Ran to fabric store, and bought some gold mesh, and more of the gold satin from the shirt. I then unpicked the whole dress. Cut an under skirt out of the gold to fill the gap that the height problem. Then tacked the white's hem to the gold so it flowed smoothly onto the gold. I then laid the gold mesh over the top of all the pieces so that they all seemed to go together. Hemmed it and had it ready for the next rehearsal. It was so nice they used it in the publicity shots. :) I have a shot of that one. http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/shanntarra/Scrg09_1.jpg (http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n212/shanntarra/Scrg09_1.jpg)
Those were the one's in just the past year. ;D
Nice one! Doesn't look like an emergency remake either!
I got told at the end of the final rehearsal that they needed a pair of curtains for a window on the stage for the performance next day... Went out and bought the curtain track and dug in the stash for the fabric, and Lo! There were curtains! Himself drilled the holes and put up the rail on the set the next morning and that afternoon they worked perfectly for the show.
One of my actors said it best, "The best costumers/seamstesses can make the impossible look effortless. The worst costumers/seamstesses make the effortless look impossible."
I was quite proud of how the dress came out. The lighting designer saw it tweaked her lighting design to have her back lit so she "shimmered" as she did her ghostly stuff. Since then she and I have had a lot of fun doing some cool stuff for shows.
I think I may have gotten the pink pirate trained. I mentioned last night that fabric.com had summer wools in nice colors for $4 a yard. Next thing out of his mouth was, "Hey we need to buy that for your stash. You could make me something out of it someday. Would 10 yards be enough?" ;D
HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Perfect response!
Amazing . . . both Pink's successful training and the costume list. I really enjoyed reading that; thank you!
Quote from: LadyStitch on July 01, 2010, 08:53:10 AM
I think I may have gotten the pink pirate trained. I mentioned last night that fabric.com had summer wools in nice colors for $4 a yard. Next thing out of his mouth was, "Hey we need to buy that for your stash. You could make me something out of it someday. Would 10 yards be enough?" ;D
That is a good one, now if I could only get mine trained like that. :P
Well this is the guy that I can't leavel alone in Joann's/Michael's/Hobby Lobby any more. He either finds something for his next garb piece or finds something we need for the prop/costume tool box.
How can I manage to keep my stash down to manageable levels when he is inableing me like that? ;D 10 yards of summer weight wool to make him a new suit, not that I have a problem with that but it would be next year before I get to it. Besides isn't this the guy that said "No starting new projects until you finish 2 UFO's." ? ???
Amazing work Lady Stitch! And kudos on the training! Now how did you do it so I can do the same thing. Nobody say anything but I'm going to JoAnn's in the morning to buy some black brocade. Everything is coming down to the wire so I thought I would order myself a simple waist cincher for my pirate outfit rather than make one. Mistake! It should have fit me but it's about 5 inches too small. No time to exchange it so i'm going to add some side panels of black brocade that I think will look good with the blue fabric. I told my husband I didn't need more fabric but this little emergency came up and I'll try not to buy more than I need. Wish me luck.
He caught the prop making bug. This means he is now on the look out for anything intresting that could be turned into something even more intresting. His stash of "bits" is soon going to rival my fabric stash. Also he has found out that by having a wife that is creative he gets all kinds of nice toys if he is nice to me. Granted if I'm nice to him he makes me cool pieces to go with my outfits.
I do have to say that someone was a genius when they set up the shopping center near us. They put a Lowes right next to a Joann's. The men can go to Lowe's and the girls to Joann's, but does each want to leave the other unsupervised in those stores. ;D
Baroness: Check out the Remnant bin. If you don't need a lot you can get a deal by finding small lengths there. It has saved me money, and time in the cutting line by doing that. I just have to remember I can only get the remenet that I NEED, not every one that I WANT. ;)
Rosamundi: Here is a link to where I review the items I make. I tend to lurk on the site unless I have specific questions, but it is a great place to do honest reviews of things you've made. http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?ProfileID=172290&search=search (http://sewing.patternreview.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?ProfileID=172290&search=search)
Well
For a minuscule amount of minutes I thought I would be able to report an addition to the stash but alas it was not to be.
Last week I set out on a 3000 mile round trip road trip from south florida to cape cod and back for work.
Lo and behold our first hotel stop was in fredericksburg, Maryland.
As we are pulling into our hotel I take a double look- there is a Hancocks across the street from our hotel - but of course we got there after it closed and we left at midnight the same night.
So close yet so far. :'(
Oh, Auryn, I had the same thing happen! Last winter I went on a business trip to Amish country, and my hotel was down the road from a massive general store-slash-quilt shop. My BFF (hee) lives in a nearby town, and she was *totally* up for a fabric spree, but unfortunately, my work schedule just didn't permit (well, that and the Amish hours! :D).
Ok, today is the last day of Hancock Fabrics Annual Clearance sale, and they have cotton gauze solids for $1.99 a yard!!! New chemise for myself AND my renlet, plus we're going to look for the upholstery material for her first bodice (minus the boning, because she is 9, and would rather be comfortable than fashionable)!!! Oh, and patterns on sale, also, although I've got most of the Simplicity and McCalls costuming patterns already... ::) heheh
I am so glad you posted this! I haven't really been paying any attention to my flyers lately. So I left work a little early and managed to get about $130 worth at 50% off! :D
I want to make a sort of gypsy ensemble and I got the fabric and trim for that AND the trim for the noble gown that I ran out of AND some remnants AND gold ribbon at $.05 a yard (yes, 5 cents!)! Woo Hoo!!! ;D
I just happened to notice a Hancock fabrics today, and it was indeed the last day of their sale! My son wants a new jerkin, so I had my eyes peeled for some green upholstery. FOUND IT!! It was on the clearance rack for $15 per yard, and it was 50% off for the sale! Great find!
And I though I was being naughty by spending just under $44 for my entire haul!!! I got around 15-16 yards, mostly gauze solids for 3 new chemises, one for my renlet, some gorgeous buttery soft drapery for her new bodice, enough upholstery for me a new bodice as well, and... 4.33 yards of some gorgeous fiery RED for her a new cloak and me a new skirt, in something that looks almost like a triple weight Dupioni (with the slubs) but it's obviously a synthetic, or at least a blend. It didn't have a board, so I know nothing about it except that the color is amazing, and it has the loveliest subtle sheen to it... and that the final price for this piece (after a bit of confusion on their part) came out to $1.40 per YARD!!! I'll try to get some pics of it up later.
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Ok, it's later, and I've got one pic, although it was taken with my phone, then sent to my email, so I'm not really sure if the color will be true...
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maaann,,,
im happy for your guys' addition, just wishing that the closest Hancock to me wasnt 3 hours away.
Okay so in the vein of if you don't get it, it will be gone? I had to pick up this lovely stuff!!! Squeee!
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TDZt8a87TOI/AAAAAAAADLk/aM2L3JzhULI/s512/DSCI0009.JPG)
I know right? Okay so it is 3 Panels of 3 yards each and 54" wide, so 9 yards, I won it from eBay back before the Volcano burst, then the shipping cost went through the roof, and so I just got it today!
What do you all think?
Cilean
Lovely! DO you have plans for it already, or is it going into the stash until is speaks to you?
I like... I could see a nice Burgundian out of this.
Yesterday, I found 7.5 yds of navy velvteen (the nice heavy stuff) at Joanns for $3.50/yd (50% off red tag!). With the gold brocade I added to my stash last month, I think this means I can finally start my new garb! I also added 4yds of a very pretty off-white cotton for chemises, and another 3yds of the beautiful gold/blue-green home dec I found last month.
Did I mention that when I walked into Joanns, I thought I was simply picking up some brown bias, 1/2 yd brown cotton, brown thread, hooks and eyes, and interfacing? Whoops.
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on July 08, 2010, 11:11:29 PM
Lovely! DO you have plans for it already, or is it going into the stash until is speaks to you?
It is going into the stash, anything I find that is well Fleur-y goes into stash, I wish I could find something with Tudor Roses, that is under $65.00 per yard, and yes I have some of that in black but only 4 yards.
Cilean
I must be going through withdrawls or something. I have not bought any significant amounts of fabric in 3 weeks!!! :o
Call the Fabric Police!!! :o
I bought fabric last night.
At 3 oclock in the morning.
Because I was debating all day long about this pretty pretty silk (https://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=89789746-5bbd-4b1a-91a8-59552650cfc8) and decided at 3 am that I needed silk that looks like the color of a bubble. I just needed it. I have no idea why I needed it, but I do.
The problem is not that I bought the silk...it's that, at 3 am...I sent it to my parent's house accidentally. Mom better not steal it! :D
That's the beauty of the Internet. Open 24/7.
What were you doing up at 3am??? :o
Quote from: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on July 10, 2010, 09:43:13 AM
That's the beauty of the Internet. Open 24/7.
What were you doing up at 3am??? :o
I do that when I get sick sometimes. I had a migraine most of the day and ended up sleeping about 6 hours to make it go away. After that, I ended up just playing on the computer and trying to kill off everyone I could in one of my games. :-)
OMG!!! While at one of the malls here today (to see a movie with my renlet) we wandered into a high end furniture/home decor store because I noticed a whole wall of upholstery samples and it occurred to me to ask what they did with them when they were discontinued, or changed out for the season... Well, it just so happened that they had gotten their new fall shipment of samples in this very day, and had pulled all the old samples that were no longer being offered. The manager said he usually just (get this...) THROWS them AWAY!!! :o :o :o
Needless to say I walked out of the store with two huge bags of samples in the 16" x 16" size, of extremely high end upholstery samples... for FREE!!! And not only that, but he told me when he will be getting his next shipment (Nov.), and invited me to come back for more then!!! I haven't even had time to go through them, but they're almost ALL gorgeous, I can tell!!!
Belt pouches... I see lots and lots of belt pouches in my near future, and I do believe I might be offering some of them up for sale this fall... :D I think I will also be checking other furniture stores to see what they do with their samples, as well!!!
I'm sooooooo excited!
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on July 21, 2010, 12:35:17 AM
OMG!!! While at one of the malls here today (to see a movie with my renlet) we wandered into a high end furniture/home decor store because I noticed a whole wall of upholstery samples and it occurred to me to ask what they did with them when they were discontinued, or changed out for the season... Well, it just so happened that they had gotten their new fall shipment of samples in this very day, and had pulled all the old samples that were no longer being offered. The manager said he usually just (get this...) THROWS them AWAY!!! :o :o :o
Score!! You could make a killer quilt as well. I used to work in a high end men's clothes store in the past, and there were lots of fine wool fabric samples there (for suits etc). Every year, when new samples arrived, a guy brought home the old ones and made fantastic quilts. What a good alternative to throwing them away! But I definitely see pouches too. :D
With what I got today I could probably make a good 4 quilts, at least... and maybe have a bit left over! But I'm pretty sure I'm going to be using them mostly for pouches... although the idea of a patchwork cloak has just occurred to me, as well! Still... the thought of a bit of extra cash for Faire sounds even better... ;) heheh
How dare they just throw them away. How horrible. Glad to know they have found a new home and new life ;D
We had a local quilters quild that once a year after the local apparel factory did their flannel shirt run would take a truck out to the factory. The factory would let them take away any scap flannel that they could haul away. I was given a large shopping bag full of the flannel as a freebie. I made 3 quilts out of it before I passed it on to the next person. I actually made a matching the plaids patch work quilt for my sister in law. Looked great too.
The quilters ended up using most of their haul each year to make flannel hand tied quilts to hand out to the homeless during the winter. Didn't have to be pretty but they sure were warm.
I'm VERY excited about them! I went through them last night, and there is a whole large bag of different chenille textures, and another of mixed brocades, both upholstery and drapery thicknesses, with a few lovely tweeds and even some lighter weight cottons in the mix. They are almost all in gorgeous fall colors, with different lovely shades of rust, umber, ocher, gold, brown and sienna, and look as though they might need to be split equally between pouches and one, maybe two, beautiful heavy quilts. Some of the chenille's with the thicker naps seem less suited to pouches just because they are more modern cuts, but they will make wonderful designer patchwork, and I might just make it reversible... Or I could end up with something else entirely!!! :D I'll try to get some pics of some of them up later... They're beautiful!!!
Lady Stitch, what a wonderful gift to give... Warmth is something most of us take for granted, but there are many who never do. Those ladies are surely blessed...
What an awesome find! Score!!!
Do post pictures.
Wow Rani!
Definitely, sew away and sell them!
Ok, here are a few pics of some of the most outstanding (IMO) brocades, damasks and jacquards in the mix. Pardon the size of the pics... I took them with my phone, and they're not the best.
Folded in half, fanned out on my bed:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/sanjati/Fabric%20samples/sample6.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/sanjati/Fabric%20samples/sample5.jpg)
So many of the colors compliment each other that I will be able to mix and match for things like closure flaps and straps for the various styles of pouches I plan to make:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/sanjati/Fabric%20samples/sample4.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/sanjati/Fabric%20samples/sample3.jpg)
Some of the fabrics just leave me speechless with their beauty and richness...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/sanjati/Fabric%20samples/sample1.jpg) (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v469/sanjati/Fabric%20samples/sample7.jpg)
That diamond pattern is actually an incredibly deep espresso colored embroidered velvet, although it looks black in the lighting. I didn't even bother to include any of the chenilles, just because there are at least 3 times this many... ;D
Oh... that gorgeous red and gold damask in the background is my bedspread, so it's probably fairly obvious why all of these colors just naturally appeal to me! :D
O.M.G.! Did you weep with joy?!
So freaking BEAUTIFUL. And so many pouches for you too make......
Keep us posted on style and cost.
Well, I've certainly been grinning a great deal today, that's for sure! LOL I have a pattern somewhere in my stash from either McCalls or Simplicity, I believe, that has something like 5-6 different styles of pouch, and I am getting even more ideas for things just from looking at the fabrics... I think I might make some Favor sashes to sell, as well, just because I have so many lovely chenilles in solid colors! My mind is still spinning with all the possibilities... :D
I particularly like the dragonfly fabric, but it's all treasure! ;D
We have a store called Textiles here, they do high end upholstery, curtains and custom wedding/party decorating for those rich enough to redo the house every other year 'cause they got tired of the carpet color :D. They never advertise on TV.
I signed up for their email for when they sell off the 'remnants' which are 60" wide bolts of whatever was left over when they do custom work. The remnants average 3yds to 30yds. Last year I scored a 3 yd long (by 36") piece of lace for $7.00 and 10 yds each of fleur de lys faded blue and gold, and a red tudor rose patterned upholstery weight for a total of $30. Still haven't got around to making them into anything yet (sigh)
I picked up 3 boxes of duponi sillk and brocade sample books with swatches suitable for pouches for free. She was going to throw them out.
I gave those to a friend, so I don't add to the stacks all over my basement.
Quote from: Kate XXXXXX on July 22, 2010, 05:34:49 AM
I particularly like the dragonfly fabric, but it's all treasure! ;D
That dragonfly is one of my very favorites also, Kate, and is going to become
3 beautiful belt pouches, or at least the front panel or flap for them, anyway! I'm realizing that I can mix the different fabrics together to create unique designs, and use the most beautiful fabrics for the visible parts while keeping the more subtle patterns and solids for the parts no one will ever see. I also have been digging out my yards and yards of cord, braid, fringe and beaded fringe trims, and my head is just swimming with ideas now!!! LOL
Rowan, I think I would get myself into sooooo much trouble at a sale like that!!! The Dupioni samples alone would make me want to throw out everything in my closet that wasn't already fabric or garb, just to make room for them!!! I would LOVE to have a basement!!! ::) :)
Oh, I just got an L-shaped corner desk for my bedroom (because there's no room for it in the "craft room" (dining area), and it looks like I will have enough room on it for both the computer AND my sewing machine, so I don't
ever have to put it away again!!! ;D Now I just have to turn my dresser into a cutting table and I'm set! I may only have to leave my room to eat... heheh
I was so proud of myself today! I went to joanns for some bias tape, and the only extra things I walked out with were two of the new Butterick patterns (onsale for 99cents!), three 100-piece packages of glass pearls, and a beautiful pendant that will look lovely as some bodice jewelry!
You are falling behind in the Stash Building Race, you know! ;) This sort of slacking is not allowed!
Okay so I have fallen in love with Doublets and I made my first one (Too Small) and I am in the process of making another one (pictures soon) but I found this fabric that I must make to a doublet and then I think I will make a copper Silk Dupioni with Black Silk Guards.
(http://lh6.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TEjky0TyRfI/AAAAAAAADN8/EaJKRVl7hTE/s640/New%20Doublet%20Fabric!.jpg)
What do you think?
Also I picked this up for 12th Night, I don't know if I will make this a Ropa or Gabardine, or if it will be the gown, I have 12 yards of this and I paid $55.00 for it so it was perfect for me!
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TEjl5KJUQEI/AAAAAAAADOQ/ke3SH4jWaNs/s640/12%20yrd%20Gold%20Damask.jpg)
Cilean ;D ;D
**Rani**
Beautiful fabric colors!
I loveeeeeeeeeeee the dragonfly, also! (hint.... ::)...lol)
Cilean love that second fabric you picked up. Just beautiful.
And when it comes to stash building I think I'll be taking last for a while :'(. Is in extreme need of a bigger place before I can start actually building :-\. I have taken space and then some, but have no more room until I start using it
Cilean, both of those are so very beautiful! I'm amazed you got such an incredible price!!! Congratulations! :) I can't wait to see what you make with them...
Irish, I'll let you know when I have a pouch done in the Dragonfly... ;)
FABRIC SQUEEE! Love them both.
Tell you what, you send them to me and then you won't have to worry about what to make out of them... ;)
My Family is trying to plan a trip over to England in late October, but I think we should go for the FORM, have you been? I keep seeing some lovely woolens and linens, I need shoes so I was thinking perhaps we should go in November???
Wanna go shopping with me??
Cilean
Oh, yes! Where are you staying?
;D I am loving that fabric Cilean. Yummy ;D
Never underestimate the power of Goodwill. We picked up about 4 yards of this 4.5 foot wide home decor fabric for $2.38 today.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/italiandaddy/rencrafts/100_4372.jpg)
It's probably going to become matching dresses for my wife and daughter.
Oh, VERY nice, Dustin!!! I love that color, and the tone-on-tone pattern is lovely!
Excellent find! Well done. And a glorious colour!
Hancocks had their brown bag sale yesterday. I happened to stop in to exchange something and ended up spending $60. BUT, that included 3yrds of $8 a yard remnants at 60% off then 10% for the brown bag! Not to mention my two coupons, all the sales, and then 10% off EVERYTHING! I think I had to have had at least $150 worth of stuff. :D
I went to Joanns yesterday, and I was really good and didn't buy the red tag fabric I wanted (it wasn't 50% off). But now I'm having second thoughts! I missed out on a forest green cotton velveteen and ivory cotton velveteen for $7/yd, and a blue and forest green brocade for $6/yd. I hope this doesn't haunt me!
But I did buy my first iron!
I went to Joann's today and I found 12 yards of dupoini silk for $4 a yard in a blush/champagne color. Now to figure what to do with it? They also had a scarlet red dupoini silk on sale for $6 a yard and the slubs are very small, so trying to figure out how to get up to 12 yards of that also.
Dustin, oh yes, goodwill can be a treasure trove if you're patient! I've found lots of ren goodies there over the years. It's hit or miss though, sometimes you score, sometimes not.
On another note...I'm so bummed. The Walmart 2 miles from my house is currently renovating into a super center, and have apparently stopped carrying fabrics. I know this was discussed at length here a couple years ago, but I was hoping it wouldn't happen to my local store. I know Walmart never carried really fantastic fabrics, but for my needs they sufficed. They actually had some pretty decent broadcloth in a nice range of colors, and I could always find decent basic muslin and occasionally gauze. They even had some very pretty "homespun" cotton in some nice rich colors that I made a great skirt out of. Now I'll have to drive over a half hour to JoAnns, grumble...
Quote from: Lady Neysa on August 09, 2010, 10:06:14 AM
On another note...I'm so bummed. The Walmart 2 miles from my house is currently renovating into a super center, and have apparently stopped carrying fabrics. I know this was discussed at length here a couple years ago, but I was hoping it wouldn't happen to my local store. I know Walmart never carried really fantastic fabrics, but for my needs they sufficed. They actually had some pretty decent broadcloth in a nice range of colors, and I could always find decent basic muslin and occasionally gauze. They even had some very pretty "homespun" cotton in some nice rich colors that I made a great skirt out of. Now I'll have to drive over a half hour to JoAnns, grumble...
I feel your pain. I have 3 Wal-Marts in a 10-15 mile radius around me and all of them one after the other got rid of their fabric sections. The last great find of fabric I got was the fabric I used to make the dress in my picture. They didnt always have the best, but when you have a need to get something at midnight and every where else was closed, it was nice that they were open and at least had something.
I've only actually been in the JoAnns that's a 1/2 hour away once. While there I asked one of the sales ladies to show me where the cotton gauze was. You know what she told me? She said "we don't carry anything like that here, you have to go to a drug store, they'll have it in the first aid section." I'm not making this up! Although I've been sewing for years, I'm only a very basic sewer, and am still very much a beginner, but goodness.. You'd think someone who works there would know what I was talking about! I don't expect a store employee to always know every single thing about what they sell, but it's not like I was asking for some high end exotic hard to find fabric! Oh well, maybe she was a beginner too.
I laugh because I had a similar experience in May trying to buy some guaze fabric from JoAnn's. I was thankful another customer, who knew what I was looking for, was there and helped me find it. I've had problems with trying to get help finding fabric from the workers at JoAnns.
As someone who use to work for Joann's type place you would be surprised about the knowledge behind the counter.
We had a MANAGER who only knew her fabrics because she had to order them, and kept ordering the wrong one's her boss was going to fire her unless she wised up REAL FAST.
Then you had me, who knows alot about fabrics, but I had taken a sabbatical for 3 months, and they had rearranged things. I just had not learned where everything was yet. Then add in that people would rearrange, add new during the night shift and I we were not sure what we had until we had a chance to walk around.
Then again you had Joyace at our local Joann's. She is a retired elemetry school teacher who is working at Joann's because she wants something to do. You ask for anything obsure or what they have in any color she knows where it is and how much is on the bolt. I love having her do my cutting, unfortunatly on busy days I get the girls that are a bit air headed and more intrested when they get off work vs what they are cutting.
Cutting fabric...that is a sore subject with me!
I have had material stretched out before a cut! I always say, nicely, don't stretch it out and remeasure, please. One time I wasn't paying attention, needing 3 yards, I went home and found I had 2 1/2 yards! >:(
WalMart seems to of made room for electronics, after taking out the fabric departments. Who can afford all that? I can't! LOL!
We have a lot of Amish/Mennonite families in the area and I think WalMart, made a huge mistake!
Jo-Ann's is way to pricey for me, unless I have a coupon and make it to a red tag sale. :(
My Walmart still has craft stuff, yarn, notions, etc, but it's much smaller than it used to be.They got rid of the fabrics, but the cutting counter is still there. Makes no sense.
Out of the 5 WalMarts within any kind of reasonable driving distance from home, only one kept their cutting table. One has 'craft fabric' in pre-cut, measurd bundles, but its way pricey. I mean, if I'm shopping at WalMart, do you really think I've going to spend $12-15 on a 1.5 yard bundle of 45" calico? But hey, all of them carry sewing machines still. No thread, one doesn't even have scissors, but they all have machines..... Makes me wonder if they just didn't want ot move the stock.
If I wanted to drive a hour or more, there is a Super WalMart in Ithaca NY, that still carries fabrics. It is a college town and have a Performing Arts Dept.
There is also another WalMart, that did go Super, that has a fabric dept in Auburn NY. The selection isn't what it used to be.
The WalMart's near me, also sell sewing machines, few thread selection and yarn up the wazoo! LOL! :D
A few months ago they closed the Wal-Mart that was 2miles from my house and moved it 35 miles away. I do not like the new Wal-mart even though they still carry fabric. I miss the old store, because I knew where everything was and just about how much it cost. When they closed, the whole shopping strip closed, I'm sad everytime I have to drive 35 miles for something I used to be able to get and get home in less than 30 min.
Lady Lil, I'm not sure if I'm going to be a fan of our new super walmart either. Getting rid of the fabrics was only part of it. There is a supercenter in the next town over, I'll have to check and see if they got rid of their fabrics also. I've never liked the bigger supercenter, I hate feeling like I'm walking a mile to get from one end of the store to the other, and just don't like the layout. The checkout lines are crazy, it seems like they have tons of "grocery only" lines open, and not hardly any others, and I still always endup stuck in a line with my 2 or 3 items and the person in front of me has a cart full of groceries. I always preferred the local smaller walmart, I hope I don't hate it when they're done remodeling. If the other store still has their fabrics, I'll go there. I'm spoiled, I don't like driving over half hour to Joanns unless its something I really need.
"Grocery Only" line!? What's the point in going to Wal-Mart, then!
Some one told me that they are doing regional fabric stores. If there is a walmart with in 20 miles that still has a full "Craft and Fabric section" They will be removing it from stores. We have one walmart near here that still has the fabric section and it is just crud. I've gotten stuff from them but only as late night Oh Crap! type things.
However I did go to a walmart 30 minutes from a super walmart and they had THE BEST craft fabric section I had seen in a walmart in years. They were the only walmart for another 60 miles. It serviced the local farming comunities, so I'm not surprised. To be honest it is really just hit and miss anymore.
Quote from: Lady Neysa on August 09, 2010, 10:41:20 AM
I've only actually been in the JoAnns that's a 1/2 hour away once. While there I asked one of the sales ladies to show me where the cotton gauze was. You know what she told me? She said "we don't carry anything like that here, you have to go to a drug store, they'll have it in the first aid section." I'm not making this up! Although I've been sewing for years, I'm only a very basic sewer, and am still very much a beginner, but goodness.. You'd think someone who works there would know what I was talking about! I don't expect a store employee to always know every single thing about what they sell, but it's not like I was asking for some high end exotic hard to find fabric! Oh well, maybe she was a beginner too.
I have never been able to find anyone at the two Jo-ann's in this area that knows squat about anything except how to work a cash register, and that's frustrating since they have the best trim.
I've always thought of places like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby like Wal-Mart for crafts. It's just a job, not something that they do because they love the hobby (though there is this one woman at Hobby Lobby that loves her job and is a crafter, so there are exceptions). I don't expect too much out of the employees. I do find that Hancocks generally has great staff.
I couldn't imagine working at a crafts place and not loosing my paycheck every week to the cool stuff! Hence why I do not work at a bookstore, either. ;D
Back from Costume College! So I went down to the Fabric District!!!!! Here is what I have;
This is my 12th Night gown! It reminds me of an Italian Extant fabric, but I am making a 1570's Gown with it. I might do a silk Taffeta This was on sale for $7.95
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TGGeLeK4e_I/AAAAAAAADQ0/jauPNrNO_04/s640/DSCI0050.JPG)
This is the same fabric that I made my Venetian from, it was on sale for $4.95 per yard so I picked up some more rather than go and miss out on it!
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TGGeMIkfK8I/AAAAAAAADQ4/EuXSoJATogc/s640/DSCI0051.JPG)
And this is only 1 1/2 yards of velveteen to become guards for the Faire Gown and was $2.95 a yard!! Now I need gold for the forepart and inner sleeves. I will be set!
(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TGGeK8e4u6I/AAAAAAAADQw/Dbb22zvaxo8/s640/DSCI0049.JPG)
This piece came from Micheal Levine's! I never buy from there usually but I walked in and they had a sale on all sorts of silks, and I found this taffeta under a bunch of charmuese and prints. I am going to try and get some lavender or light blue dye and do a wash so I can get lavender out of this fabric it was $7.00 per yard!!!
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TGGeMvoMBfI/AAAAAAAADQ8/20_iMAF7gfA/s640/DSCI0052.JPG)
I have to save up some more cash to go back in November as they had some other fabrics but I did not want to go over my limit of $100.00. :-X
Cilean
BTW I stumbled onto this today. It is free printable pages to organize your fabric stash.
http://organizedhome.com/printable/crafts-hobbies
Not sure if I will go that far just yet but thought I would post it for other people to use.
FYI I use someof the household pages this place offers for my FlyLady Control Journal.
Gorgeous fabrics, Cilean, and great prices, also! I'm very envious of your trip to Costume College, and it's proximity to the Fabric District, as well!
It just occurred to me that the adhesive-backed clear pocket thingies they use for FedEx shipping labels would be great to stick on my bins so I could have a removable/update-able list of everything in each bin, so I wouldn't need to even open it if what I'm looking for isn't on the list. It would make it easier to add or remove things from the list as they are used or shuffled around, as well. I bet Office Depot carries them, and lots of other places, as well.
My mother and I win.. We are in the midst of cleaning out our storage unit and I have found like 12 58qt totes FULL of fabric!
great merciful mother I dont get to go to a fabric store for YEARS
Rani, genius idea. I am going to hit up my fed ex guy for some this week.
Cilean, beautiful fabrics you got there.
Is this the fabric district in LA??
I was there once in May and literally had a dream about it 2 nights ago.
You better let us see what you make of those gorgeous fabrics.
Quote from: Adriana Rose on August 10, 2010, 05:15:56 PM
My mother and I win.. We are in the midst of cleaning out our storage unit and I have found like 12 58qt totes FULL of fabric!
great merciful mother I dont get to go to a fabric store for YEARS
Buried treasure!!! What a score! Hope we get to see at least some of the best pieces! Wow... 12 of them! Have you stopped jumping up and down yet?!? :o heheh
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on August 10, 2010, 04:49:54 PM
It just occurred to me that the adhesive-backed clear pocket thingies they use for FedEx shipping labels would be great to stick on my bins so I could have a removable/update-able list of everything in each bin, so I wouldn't need to even open it if what I'm looking for isn't on the list. It would make it easier to add or remove things from the list as they are used or shuffled around, as well. I bet Office Depot carries them, and lots of other places, as well.
They're called "packing list envelopes" and they're available at:
Staples http://www.staples.com/Packing-List-Envelopes-Mailing-and-Packing-List-Envelopes/cat_CL141896
Office Max http://www.officemax.com/office-supplies/shipping-mailing-supplies/packing-list-envelopes
Office Depot http://www.officedepot.com/catalog/search.do?Ntt=packing list envelopes&predict=true
Most of the prices on the websites are for cases of 1,000. I bet they have smaller packages at the stores.
I did a happy squee dance when I found the pile. I think there is more still! :o ;D
Oh, thank you, Dustin! I knew they had a name, I just wasn't sure what it was... lol
AR, I would be doing a happy squee dance, myself! Can't wait to see pics (hint, hint...) ;)
If any of you ever head to Rome (and have lots of money and space in the suitcase... ;) ), do seek out the area between Piazza Argentina and Piazza Venezia. This seems to be Rome's no.1 fabric hotspot. There are both tailor fabric shops (read: fine wools for suits etc), upholstery shops (read: thick brocades, tassels and whatnot), as well as small appliquées-buttons-beads-trims-laces-and-whatnot stores. Here's some pictures to tempt you...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/pisslei/th_stoffbut2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/pisslei/stoffbut2.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/pisslei/th_stoffbut4.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/pisslei/stoffbut4.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/pisslei/th_stoffbut1.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v31/operafantomet/pisslei/stoffbut1.jpg)
Alas I was there as a poor student, so I only bought mustard silk for a saccoccia, as well as a bit of trim and lace. But I dream of going back there!
Ooooh... the handmade laces and the tassels are amazing!!! How fun to just wander through shop after shop of so many beautiful things...
Are those dolls on the right?
Quote from: Dinobabe on August 26, 2010, 11:26:36 AM
Are those dolls on the right?
Those pics are clickable, D... and they're TASSELS!!! Lovely, gorgeous,
multitudes of tassels!!!
Quote from: Rani Zemirah on August 26, 2010, 02:28:41 PM
Quote from: Dinobabe on August 26, 2010, 11:26:36 AM
Are those dolls on the right?
Those pics are clickable, D... and they're TASSELS!!! Lovely, gorgeous, multitudes of tassels!!!
OH!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I needed lining mateirla for a doublet so I broke down and went to the fabric store.I found some cotton for the lining, but they had some off-white cotton canvas marked down to remnant pricing so I bought what was left on the bolt.
Oh, very nice, Dona C!
I stopped by Hancock's yesterday to update my address with them so I would start receiving their sales flyers, and I found cotton gauze on the clearance rack for $2.50 per yd, so I bought enough red to make my renlet the pirate chemise she's been asking for, and enough white to make a new chemise for myself that I will dye some color or another. I also found medium size clasp closures (for new cloaks) half off, for $1.90 each!
I knew all of you would appreciate this. I'm doing these gothic-ish dresses for my upcoming show. They have to be snow white. When I budgeted the whole project I was expecting to pay 200-250 for the 4 dresses I was making.
After spending 20 minutes trying to find a bolt of good quality white satin fabric with at least 9 yards on it, I found a nice silk shantung. I finally got to the cutting counter with my bolt of white cotton, chiffon (for the shoulder drapes), and the shantung.
Wouldn't you know it at the 5 yard mark there was a stain about 6 inches wide. I was heart broken, but the pink pirate asked "could you cut around it?" Each dress needs 2.25 yards, the stain was at the 5 yard mark. I could make it work if I got an extra 18 inches or so. Turns out there was 11 yard on the bolt. Since it was stained, and I was willing to take the whole bolt. They gave it to me for 50% off, not just the section that was bad, the whole thing! That is $100 worth of fabric for $50! I was doing a happy dance. Skip ahead to the register. Alot of my co workers get the Joann's ad, and just give them to me. As long as the bar codes are different they system will take them. Long story short EVERYTHING but 3 2 buck zippers I got for 40-50% off. Original bill before coupons $260, after $140. I was bouncing happy for the rest of the night. Add in that I got the shoes, gloves, and other accessories for 20% off and free shipping from another site (value of $50 off original prices). I was quite the happy camper.
Yeahhhh Lady Stich. Good for you. I love when things work out like that.
LadyStitch, I bow before you.
Quote from: DonaCatalina on September 10, 2010, 02:43:28 PM
LadyStitch, I bow before you.
I have no shame when it comes to coupon clipping. Though it was funny when I walked up to the cutting counter and the girl said "Oh it's you again. What are you making now? and how many coupons do you have?" ;D
I LOVE coupons... :D
I just organzied my fabric stash. Everything is now in one place. Now that it's not spread all over my room, I surprised myself by not having very much stuff at all. And most of it is even for a specific purpose.
I did find, however, that I have a bad habit of hanging on to the little scraps that are left after cutting. We're talking pieces that are smaller than my hand. Those all went in the trash.
Oh well. Time to get new stuff!
I knew I had too many scraps when I could start sorting them by color family. I had to go to my tutors level of 'scrapness'.
"If you can't make a collar out of it, it is trash."
If it is between the size of my hand and that, it goes in the donate to the quilters bag. Our little ladies at church love my little bits. :)
Quote from: GirlChris on September 13, 2010, 11:58:47 AM
I did find, however, that I have a bad habit of hanging on to the little scraps that are left after cutting. We're talking pieces that are smaller than my hand. Those all went in the trash.
I do that a lot and do not realize at first that I am throwing them into the scrap bag. Thankfully after every sewing project I go and clean out my scrap bag.
I need to do that.. I have a tote of scraps and various othe hiding places for scraps. I have a pack rat problem
Though I was able to use the small ones when my dog desided to eat one of my quilts and took a chunk the size of a serving platter out of the middle and other annoying small spots. The funny thing is that I like the patches better than the original quilt
Quote from: LadyStitch on September 13, 2010, 01:17:02 PM
"If you can't make a collar out of it, it is trash."
I so agree.
I hit the notions jackpot at Walmart tonight! They're trying to move out the remainder of their sewing-related stuff, since they're in the middle of a remodel. So buttons were 25c, and trim/ribbon/bias tape was 50c. So this is what I walked out with!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v723/bgirl781/P1110418.jpg)
Over 60 buttons, worth over $37, for about $13. 15 yds of lace for $2.50, 3 pkgs beaded trim and 3 pkgs bias tape for $3 total, and 18 yds of assorted ribbon for less than $2.50. Score!
Oh, you got the loot!!! Nice haul... ;)
Oh, my... I think I need a meeting. I fell off the wagon with a resounding THUD yesterday... :-[
Hancock Fabric is having a BLOWOUT SALE (sorry, it's in 5ft caps on the storefront sign), and I spent a bit over $70, mostly on gorgeous trims that were from 40-80% off (mostly 80%)... and now I have all the trim I need (and then some!) for those pouches that I'm finally starting today! I'll take a pic of my haul a bit later... but it's right around 60 yds of various trims, plus 6 yds of fire engine red crinkle cotton gauze at $2.50 per yd, 5 pkgs. of gorgeous large beads for drawstring ends, 10 strands of heavy brass spacer beads and bead caps and a couple of spools of upholstery thread! WewT!!! :D
Oh, uhhh... I mean, I'm soooo ashamed. :-[
Ohh that crinkle cotton *drool* I love that stuff but I have a bugger of a time sewing it
I am mad as heck at the wally world in my area, they killed the fabrics which means that I have to go 100 miles plus to get fabric or ANY sewing stuff.
Hobby Lobby just opened up in my neighborhood. There's a Michael's in the plaza across the street, and a JoAnn down the road. Three craft stores with a quarter-mile radius. I don't have enough money in my wallet or space in my basement for such insanity! :o
My name is Lady Ellie and I have started a fabric stash. It all started with me wanting to get things for Irish garb. Then wanted to get things to make milord something. While in store with my mother I spotted a beautiful sage jacquard. Was there enough to make something one day ? Had it measured 31/2 yards for $8.50 . Surely I can make something with that one day. In wal mart the other day again with mother. Saw a bolt of jacquard ... ( buttercup yellow) 61/2 yds. Now in hiding to be put in stash tote later. I guess it's official now.... I'm addicted.
No I don't need FA ( Fabricholics Anonymous ) yet. ;D
Sign me up for the nearest FA meeting, please. I actually dumpster-dove this weekend for an enormous buttercream-gold damask curtain that somebody had tossed. Thank goodness that nowadays I can call it "upcycling."
The kicker: only 7 families on our street share that dumpster. So, unless I duck down inside the car window next season, somebody's gonna recognize their drapes getting ready to party at faire.
You are my new hero!!! I'm a DD from waaaay back (although it's been a long time since I've actually climbed into one to retrieve a treasure, mind you... :D ), and I love to hear about new Adventures in Upcycling!!! I live in a small college town, and lots of the kids will leave things out beside the dumpsters for people to pick through instead of just trashing them, and I look forward to graduation every year, because most of them only take their clothes home with them!
Hope to see a pic of that damask!
Slight highjack!
When hubby and I lived in an apartment I found the best dumpster treasure ever!
You had to take your trash to the big dumpster in back. I usually just walked. There was only one light back there and not that good. As I walked up I saw this strange yet familiar shadowy shape. I walked up the side of the dumpster and lo and behold there was a carousel horse! Full size and not a speck of dust on it! I immediately called hubby on the cell and said get your butt over here with the truck. We took it home and looked up the manufacturer info. It was a custom style value at about $3500! :o
No back to your regularly scheduled fabrics...
Oh, wow... that would have been an awesome find! I'd love to have one, myself!!!
Wow, a carousel horse? Amazing! Hey, thanks for the props, too . . . I was half-abashedly re-thinking that post so I'm glad to hear that others, um, upcycle as well. :-)
I have to say I was quite proud of myself this past weekend. I went into Joan's and actually got enough fabric to do a VELVET cloak with a satin lining for what it would have cost me to make a microsude or pane cloak with cheap lining. I was dancing went I left the store. $140 of materials all for $70! Got to love Joann's 50% off coupons.
So next year on October 26, 2011 (yep this one just past) Hubby & I have our 20th Wedding Anniversary. We had a very lovely traditional wedding, more to please my family than anything else. it was lovely I loved every minute, but now that we are older and we want to renew our vows to each other, we really want to do it in Elizabethan Splendor!!!! LOL
This means I get a whole new need to stash even more fabric!!! Charge ON!
Here is my latest addition to the stash, this is for my Best Friend who will be the Matron of Honor:
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TMkFKQxBMqI/AAAAAAAADcM/C_oHrknYECQ/s720/DSC00090.JPG)
Okay the steal? This is 6 yards by 60" wide via eBay and I got the whole for $21.00 total!!
Cilean
Feeling pretty chipper about this one!
WOW-- I do like that fabric.
I was feeling guilty because I bought 2 yards of a russet silk blend with tan diamond pattern because I really didn't like the brown jacquard I had to go with some teal velvet.
A couple of months back I was hunting for something vaguely suitable for making and 18th C polonaise... Needed to be from the stash or dirt cheap. I was prepared to dye it.
A friend of friend sent me TWO BOLTS of beautiful linen with a lightly sprigged pattern:
(http://pics.livejournal.com/katexxxxxx/pic/003c9xch/s320x240)
One bolt was 21 metres, the other was 23...
I ripped one in half and dyed it.
(http://pics.livejournal.com/katexxxxxx/pic/003ctyee/s320x240)
The glory: She paid 49 PENCE a meter for this lot, and then GAVE it to me - someone she has yet to meet! The sewing world ROCKS!
OOOOOOH lovely, Kate!!!
I bought the rest of a bolt of Specialty cotton in the Minnesota Vikings print to make my son a shirt for Christmas. It's 60" wide and just a pinch over 2 1/2 yards. Hopefully I can squeeze a hirt in a 2X for him.
Athena,
My mom & I visited Hobby Lobby few weeks ago~~~
I love that place~~~If you cannot find what u need, then u dont need it~~~
OMG.. I fell in love there..
Sorry to say it has Joanne's beat.
Kate, that's fantastic! Is the sprig a print or embroidery? You almost give me the nerve to try dyeing something.
I just picked up two damask tablecloths for a kirtle project from Penney's:
(http://zoom.jcpenney.com//is/image/0900631b819a35b2W.jpg?op_usm=1.5,.8,0,0&resmode=sharp&hei=140&wid=140)
Got 6 and 2/3 yards for $6.00/yard. Not dirt cheap, but definitely what I'm comfortable spending. Even better with free shipping! :)
While we're at it, are there any good online sources for black, broad cotton velvet?
Anea, I'm not sure what you mean by "broad," but I've had good luck with velvet in the past from Denver Fabrics, and I see that Renaissance Fabrics has 55" black cotton velveteen (which may not be what you want):
http://www.renaissancefabrics.net/cgi-bin/showAll.cgi?id=417
Serious score!!!! ;D
My husband's coworker's wife (whew!) owns an interior decorating business. She "purged" her swatch collection and GAVE IT TO ME! Unfortunately she had thrown out 20 bags before she thought about me. Of course, that means she will save them for me next time. Most of them are 25"x25". Just enough to make a bodice out of. Some of the fabrics are beyond gorgeous! Makes me want full yardage. Most of them are discontinued. ::) Oh well! I can make pillows, bodices, bags, sashes, runners, cholis, patchwork rugs, etc...
SQUEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Ooooh... awesome!!! Aren't samples FUN?!? :D
Five years ago in Walmart, I saw a Buchanan tartan fleece. We were in a hurry so I decided that I'd pick it up the next time I was in Walmart. Not! It was all gone, and I called Walmarts in Dubuque, Platteville, Madison, & Davenport, all within an hour and a half driving distance. No more anywhere.
Fast forward to last Sunday. Steve & I took a drive to Madison, WI (an hour and a half away) because in a couple of weeks there is an indoor winter Renaissance Festival in one of the malls there. It's a Saturday, & Steve has to work, so I'll be driving myself and a couple of friends, and I wanted to find out where it was in advance instead of getting lost on the day.
In this mall, there happened to be a Hancock's fabric, so we went in. My first time ever inside Hancock's, because there aren't any around us, and I literally just started sewing (although my stash goes back years for "someday I will.")
Steve's poking around in the cross stitch section, & I walk past the fleece to find him. You guessed it! Two bolts of Buchanan tartan fleece. On sale 50% off. I bought 6 yards of the tartan fleece, and 3 yards of solid light green & 3 yards of burnt orange (the colors in the tartan) to make 2 tie-together fleece throws. The one I've been promising my husband for 5 years, and the other one for a friend who's tartan is also Buchanan.
Renee is a happy camper! ;D
Congratulations Renee- it must have been destiny. Usually a story like that ends up under Murphy's Laws: Fabric to never be found again.
Quote from: DonaCatalina on November 20, 2010, 01:41:14 PM
Congratulations Renee- it must have been destiny. Usually a story like that ends up under Murphy's Laws: Fabric to never be found again.
Dona, I sure learned my lesson. If I see something that I like, I will buy it then. Not wait and take a chance, because you're right, probably I'll never find it. I know I was very lucky with the fleece, but luck doesn't always hold up! lol ;D
A word to the wise when in a fabric store and you come across something unique for that "someday I will use this for something!"
"When in doubt, buy the rest of the bolt! You may never see it again!"
There have been several instances where I bought a minimum of 5 yards of unique patterened fabric that no one else would have. I am glad I did. I have several pieces of fabric no longer available that I plan projects for.
Quote from: Lady Kathleen of Olmsted on November 20, 2010, 11:21:39 PM
A word to the wise when in a fabric store and you come across something unique for that "someday I will use this for something!" "When in doubt, buy the rest of the bolt! You may never see it again!" There have been several instances where I bought a minimum of 5 yards of unique patterened fabric that no one else would have. I am glad I did. I have several pieces of fabric no longer available that I plan projects for.
Hear Hear!! I have several pieces that people have seen and asked me when I picked it up as it is something they adore. It could have been 10 years ago or even 15 years past. I have it because I know if you don't get it, Fabric Regret is the worst thing evah! I had purchased 2 yards of this Purple and Silver Chenille, because it was $18.00 a yard and that is what I could afford, in the Fabric District, I went back the next season and it was gone....I have never seen Purple and Silver again....it just sucks so badly!
I have the 10 yard rule, if I can afford it? 10 yards it will be in my stash.
Cilean
Cilean!
Almost 2 years ago I bought 8 1/2 yards of this lovely tarnished gold Embroidered Dupioni Silk for a commission. it was $35 a yard on sale. 8 yards was all I could afford. I used 6 of it for the gown. The rest, I am going to use for the contrast fabric for a gown I plan to make for myself next year. The main fabric was the rest of a bolt of little over 6 yards of a lovely Decorator weight period print that was discounted for $4 a yard.
I also second the 10 yard rule.
Hello all, it's been a while since I have been in this thread. And I am happy to say my stash is growing. Huzzah to me. Mi-Lord is mostly to blame...he he he.
For the past month or so I have acquired
This:
thrift store fine - 3yds $7.00
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj83/dragonwing1961/Sewing%20projects/100_3593.jpg)
This:
Joann's red dot table 8yds @ $3.00/yd
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj83/dragonwing1961/Sewing%20projects/100_3588.jpg)
This:
Joann's - 3yds 50% coupon
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj83/dragonwing1961/Sewing%20projects/100_3589.jpg)
And this:
Joann's 3yds 50% coupon, the silver brocade on the left
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj83/dragonwing1961/Sewing%20projects/100_3586.jpg)
Also 10yards of muslin with 40% coupon, black silk 2yds on sale, 10yds black lace on sale 99 cents a yard at hobby lobby
This weekend we got 2 1/2 yds of pink gingham @ $2.77/yd Wall Mart. And at Joann's 2yds black stretch velvet w/ 50% coupon, 3yds black penne w/ 50% coupon
and thats what we acquired in the past month or so.
So I scored on trim instead of actual fabric this time! I went down to see my BFF in Corona, CA and when coming home we stopped at My Mecca or the LA Garment District, I was very disappointed as Home Fabrics was not open (Sad Me) but wondering around I did in fact score with 50 yards of grosgrain that I use as ties and what not, for $2.50 for the 1/4" size, so I am very happy to have gained the colors we typically use, black, grey, dark blue and medium, red, deep purple and green. So I don't have to worry about not having enough ties for an outfit for a little bit I think!
Best is I picked up at the Walmart Black Friday Sale - I found a light sewing machine for new to sewing for $50.00 to put up for auction!!!
Cilean
Wow, DragonWing, I REALLY like that first bolt that you got from the thrift store! The others are very nice as well, but that first one is great! Good job!
Nice scores, folks!
I have recently only been buying polycotton curtain lining and fabrics for customers... But yesterday I went in for 5m of double width polycotton curtain lining (105" wide and £4.49m) and found a roll of RUST COLOURED COTTON SATEEN for £1.75m and I thought 'There's not a lot left on that roll... ' so I snaffled all 10m! Got it home and it's an exact match for the linen I dyed for my polonaise. Even better than the cotton that was part of a previous dying experiment or the polycotton sheeting I bought thinking it would go with another rusty bit that's in the stash... So some of it will become polonaise lining and some will become stash/toile fabric.
I also got:
a 25m roll of triple fold (light plastic) 8mm corset boning (baleen replacement)
a 25m roll of double fold (light plastic) 10mm corset boning (baleen replacement)
a 20m roll of steel corset boning (12mm: great for hooped petticoats)
4 50m rolls of black 1" cotton tape
4 50m rolls of 1" white cotton tape
2 packs of waterproof sticking plasters!
1 500ml can of sewing machine oil
and a 18m roll of 2" wide beautiful quality cream broidery anglaise trim
for £56.81, including P&P and VAT. The joys of dealing with wholesale purchasing!
One roll of white tape and some of the broidery anglaise will become a cage crinoline. But unless I go in for making them in large numbers, I'll probably never run out of tape again!
On the other hand, I can't get the silk thread I want any cheaper than through my local small shop, which gives me preferential customer discount of 10%, so 25 80m reels of Coats 100 weight silk thread for sewing various silk projects cost me £56.25 rather than £62.50, so that has to be good as well. And I'll get some of that back when I pass the thread I bought for my sewing pal on.
Thanks Butch, I really like it too. I know it is showing brown in the picture but is has a green over cast to it.
Ok this is a pattern score but you would appreciate. I had to go out to vintage/ thrift stores looking for stuff for my show and while in one of them I found in near perfect condition with directions, and pattern from 1941. It is appsolutly adoreable. Granted it is for a "size 12" but that is actually a 30 bust which is now a size 6 now a days.
Hey you all! I scored hugely at the Jo-Ann's 50% off of the already discounted stuff, so I found some raspberry linen for $2.00 a yard. I also used my 50% off for some deep purple unwaled corduroy. I scored 45 yards of fabric for $70.00!!! Awesome!
I am preparing to go to Estrella and I hope to get some pictures from around there!!!!
Cilean
Ok! I busted loose at SR Harris today and dropped a wad.
5 1/2 yards of a lovely 60" wide Tapestry to make a Doublet with detachable sleeves for my son-in-law. $7.49 a yard with special coupon. Very unique pattern, rich warm colors. The left overs could make a second doublet/Jerkin. The just under 2 yards of medium wale Chocolate Brown Corduroy for Venetians at $4.50 a yard.
Stuff for the play I am doing, which inluced 15 yards of an eyelet cotton for 3 Petticoats, 4 yards of a nice Quilt weight cotton for an 1880's blouse, Chocolate Brown Satin to make bias strps for the Eton Jacket.
Then, I found the most lovely deep Eggplant shade of Taffeta with soft silver shimmered roses on it for a Victorian ensemble I want to make in time for CONVergence. The perfect Steampunk ensemble that I probably will compete. Another unique fabric. I bought 8 yards at $4.50 a yard.
Total came to $184. I'm insane, I know it. The thing about SR Harris is this, you see a unique fabric; you buy enough of it because you might never see it again on your next trip.
After reconsidering what I was going to do with the Eggplant shaded Taffeta with the Black/Silvery shimmery flowers, I decided to make an 18th Century gown instead. The Underskirt and Period Dust ruffle will be in Black Bengaline Taffeta.
http://rockinghorse-farm.com/store/large/pfj0/Colonial/Polonaise_Levite_Round_Gowns.html (http://rockinghorse-farm.com/store/large/pfj0/Colonial/Polonaise_Levite_Round_Gowns.html) (http://rockinghorse-farm.com/store/image/pfj0/Colonial_Polonaise_Levite_Round_Gowns.jpg)
I have had this pattern for some time, as well as patterns for the Undergarments. I have weanted such a gown for years now. A start on my Duchess of Devonshire collection with a slight Vampire touch.
I picked up two items this weekend.
First is a taffeta, for new sleeves and forepart.
(http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/missylulabell/IMG_6191.jpg)
This one is for a high necked smock for me. Both to wear with my red dress.
(http://i905.photobucket.com/albums/ac260/missylulabell/IMG_6192.jpg)
Anyone what the name of this kind of fabric is? 100% cotton. The stitching is so beautiful.
From what I can see this looks like more of an embroidered Cotton Voile. Sheer, light weight, yet comfortable to wear in any weather. As a nice touch of lace for the ruff ends.
Lady I, that first fabric is beautiful! It looks like strapwork! Can I ask where you bought it?
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I am trying to decide what possible need I would ever have for a royal/cobalt blue synthetic taffeta flocked with black damask patterns. I saw it last week and haven't been able to get it out of my head since. It was obviously party/prom dress fabric. It would make a pretty forepart, but there's nothing in my current or future garb plans that involves cobalt blue! I need enabling suggestions before I commit. Hee!
At a place called SAS in Tempe, Arizona. $5.99 a yard! I think it's so beautiful! The store was crazy, no real organization. But everything was priced really good.
The white fabric is from Joanns. $12.99 a yard. But I had a 40% off coupon. They only had 3 pieces of it. Ended up
being 3.33 yards altogether. Just enough to do the smock from me. I'm a size 18/20 on patterns so I had to be a little creative
on my pattern placement. There will be enough left over to make two hankies with.
Gem, Is your cobalt very expensive? I say buy it and tuck it away if you really love it. You can take it out and admire it now and again and perhaps one day you'll find the perfect project for it. Maybe use it to make those cute garters Anea made or as a trim as you mentioned to me. Something that wouldn't necessarily require an entire cobalt color sceme.
Of course you could be strong and say no..... :D
Anna you are such an enabler :D
I'm with Anna, get it!
You don't want it to be the one that got away.....
Quote from: gem on January 31, 2011, 11:58:44 AM
I am trying to decide what possible need I would ever have for a royal/cobalt blue synthetic taffeta flocked with black damask patterns. I saw it last week and haven't been able to get it out of my head since. It was obviously party/prom dress fabric. It would make a pretty forepart, but there's nothing in my current or future garb plans that involves cobalt blue! I need enabling suggestions before I commit. Hee!
You can always buy it and send it to me. I will pay for it! Blue is my FAVORITE color and cobalt is in the top 2 or 3 of shades of blue! ;D
Seriously, if it's possessing your thoughts so much, you need to buy it and stash it otherwise, fabric regret will certainly be in your future.
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The tapestry fabric I bought 2 weeks ago for $7.49 a yard that I am going to use for a new Doublet for my son-in-law. I have a lovely decorator weight fabric that I am going to use for the lining to make the Doublet reversible. I bought 5 1/2 yards of this fabric. I have a bone colored piping that I am going to finish it with. Gold Buttons with a maroon center and loops.
The Venetians are going to made out of a Chocolate Brown Medium Wale Corduroy. A flat cap will be made out of the remaining corduroy.
Lovely fabric. That would be great trim or boarders!
I love that fabric! Have fabric envy. :) Really looking forward to seeing that doublet come together.
Agreed, Syrilla , I have some fabric stashed with that kind of use in mind for "one day I'll try that" but this looks ready made for the job.
One of my coworkers is a fabric hoarder, and she invited me over to raid her stash. I visited on Friday, and left with a few yards of blue striped cotton, a couple yards of canvas duck, a ton and a half of ribbon, lace, crocheted lace, hem tape lace, a cameo pendant, and about 15 metal buttons. All for free! :)
Has anyone ever had a fabric trading party? With this group it should be the party of the century! :o
Wouldn't THAT be awesome?!?!? :D If we could all get our fabrics in the same state at the same time, I'm sure everyone would leave happy!
So, we all know the clerks at JoAnn's are totally enablers, right?
Sometimes, the linen & linen-look fabrics at 30% off excludes the "Sew Classics"
and that is always in the smallest print, so I missed it. Along with one pattern
at $1.99, a $2. roll of ribbon and a $5. remnant, check-out was nearly $80! Ouch!
The darling cashier grabs a 50% coupon out of the trash, and I pay less than $40.
Woo-Hooo!
Weakly whispering Bless You, she replies "I'm bucking for Sainthood"
Well on your way, dearest, well on your way!
LOL! Imestra!
Joann's has text coupons now. As long as you have the coupon codes on your phone you can use them as many times as you want. Many times we have given the code to the lady next to us when she is a few cents short or a huge bill. It pays to be nice to people. ;D
Text coupons now... And how does one get on this list? Please do share.
2 ways #1: on the back of the sent out coupons there is a place that says "Send a txt to XXX with the code XXXX" and they will text you back the coupon code.
#2: Is to click on the "send coupons to my phone" link on the emails that have coupons. You put in your number (you don't get spam that way) and they text you the coupon codes that way.
Sometimes you can use the code in conjunction with the paper coupons. ;D
One day the PP surprised me with a trip to Joann's and I was put out I didn't have my paper coupons on me. I looked in my text long, and bingo I had a 40% one that was going out the next day. Pretty handy. not to mention enableing.
I don't know if the PP was going to kill me or not when I brought home 3 large tubs of fabric that our friends mother gave. Once I looked through the 'treasure' trove he has no right to complain. We got about 7 yards of royal purple good quality velvetine that he wants for his next outfit. There is enough there to make not only him an outfit but for me to use on a dress for me, and the fuzzlet. We might actually have to have a family picture taken in it ... that is if I can get it made.
Oh and about 6 yards of high quality silk satin. No to mention 2-3 yard lengths of various statins and such. He didn't think I had room for all of it. I had organized my room so my fabrics are in by color boxes. Now they are in by color tubs. I didn't loose any space at all. Long live fabricholics, we ALWAYS have have room for more fabric!
I will send you the picture when I get home! I found some purple and silver damask 6 yards! I really can't wait to see this fabric, and if I ever get a Peerage in the SCA this is the fabric I will make my gown in, (not like this will ever happen but one can have dreams eh?)
Cilean
Due to coupon commotion the framing guy was working the front register at Joanns. When he rang up my purchase before coupons it was $200 bucks, and after I handed him the stack of coupons (instore + email+ flyer + text) we walked out with all of it for $90 bucks. The guy had trouble picking up his jaw from the floor. He wanted to know how I did that. I simply told him, "Fabricolics know how to take advantage of coupons.)
I got enough fabric & notions for 5 dresses, not a bad deal when buying them was $30 bucks each at least.
Lady Stitch, that coupon commotion is great, isn't it? Last year at Christmas I ended up with so many coupons that I saved almost twice as much money than I ended up spending! (So I saved like $100 and ended up paying about $40.) The PR folks complain that JoAnn's prices are inflated to begin with, to make the discounts seem more appealing, but I don't know what they're comparing it to. Prices at JA seem much lower overall than the alternative--the high-end fabric stores!
The only thing that drove me nuts was making sure I didn't have duplicate coupons and having them ready. I would swear the clerks think this week is a living.....,considering how some customers are about thier discounts.
I agree that to the prices don't feel inflated to me, especially since I price check across the internet and such. They have a good selection, and at prices I can affrod, usually with out coupons. When i'm on a strict budget it is the place I go.
I bought 7 yeards of green velvet to make a skirt last Saturday. I have been wrestling with the urge to go buy some more all week.
I don't really think I need more; but the little Fabriholic in my head keeps telling me I do.
Quote from: Cilean on March 08, 2011, 06:01:13 PM
Soooooo no, this Seller is not a good seller! The fabric arrived....it is purple and GOLD a deep rich gold,
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqF,!jkE1Iz-2ChvBNY9gP!DhQ~~0_3.JPG)
(http://imagehost.auctionwatch.com/bin/imageserver.x/00000000/designerfabrics/78LL15A.jpg)
So this looks like it is a lavender with a silver, I was expecting it to be a richer (due to photo flash) purple with the silver right???!!!
WRONG! It is a deep aubergine purple with an old GOLD no silver at all not one iota of silver!!!!!
So I am sending this back? Because I am a Purple/Silver girl and I will spend $$ to attain purple/Silver not ......this although it is a lovely weave and a nice drape and feel!
But it is not NOT silver whine
Cilean
Sniff
Hi, my name is Wickedvox, and I too *hangs head in shame* am a fabriholic. It's been 5 days since I last purchased material, and I didn't even have the decency to finish my work in progress before I did it!! I found a wonderful wool blend tan/burgundy/cream tartan decorator fabric I plan to use for my skirt for $6/yd, a burgundy micro-suede and a cream micro-suede to use for the bodice for $5/yd ea. and only need 1/4 yd each. I am going to Joann's tomorrow to use my coupons to buy linen to use as the over skirt along with some notions. *sigh* I know it's wrong, I just can't help myself!
Good Lord - you FINISH projects before you buy more fabric? How restrained!
My new sewing partner went up in the loft with me the other day to help put stuff away. She looked at the stacks in horror, not having realized just how the 60 crates looked, or just how easily the stash managed to provide so much for our marathon 18th C adventure! Now she knows... We have a 17th C/Civil War era project coming up (Cavaliers and Roundheads) in 2013, and I already have most of the fabrics I'll need for the major pieces...
I scored 7 meters of the finest white handkerchief linen the other day. I stopped by a sewing studio making Norwegian folk costumes (which demands linen for aprons, head scarfs and shirts), and they had this bolt of linen on clearance. It was originally half price, but I bargained some more and got the whole lot for $60 - which IS a bargain in Norway. I smell a new chemise coming up...
So I went to Joann's yesterday, had my 25% off anything coupon (regular AND sale price). Bought what I went for, the fabric and buttons for a civil war dress, coat with lining and skirt. Couldn't help but see that the Sari fabric was $4 off a yard! Bought three colors for new harem pants. Had to peruse the Wilton's isle. Found a gum paste flower kit, on clearance. Buttons were buy one get one so I stocked up, jewelry stuff buy one get one, well... When I got to the register they gave me a 50% off coupon to use then and there. About $150 pre tax worth of stuff for $84 after tax! ;D
Today a friend is coming over with her stash so we can have a costume/fabric day. Enabling each other! ::)
Has anyone seen the new section of decorator fabrics in Hancock's that are $3, $6 or $7 per yard? It's back near the rows of red tag sale items, and some of the things they have a very nice. I haven't found any completely natural fibers yet, but I've seen some lovely things that would work well for overskirts or cloaks, and they have some wonderful things for fantasy Faire wear, also! The stock is constantly changing, so I'm not sure if they are choosing things from their regular stock to put out there for a limited time, or what, but if you find something you like you should get it then, because it might not be there next time... (yes, that's experience speaking... :-\ ).
Well I am proud of myself,
I went to Joanns today and all I walked out of there with were 5 Butterick patterns.
I couldn't find any fabric that was worth getting for me.
The two types of fabric I was looking for were still full price.
Quote from: Kate XXXXXX on March 26, 2011, 05:15:13 AM
Good Lord - you FINISH projects before you buy more fabric? How restrained!
My new sewing partner went up in the loft with me the other day to help put stuff away. She looked at the stacks in horror, not having realized just how the 60 crates looked, or just how easily the stash managed to provide so much for our marathon 18th C adventure! Now she knows... We have a 17th C/Civil War era project coming up (Cavaliers and Roundheads) in 2013, and I already have most of the fabrics I'll need for the major pieces...
Wow, you make me feel VERY restrained--60 CRATES OF FABRIC?! Can I be your bff, lol! Sounds like you've got fun times ahead!
Quote from: Dinobabe on March 26, 2011, 10:32:13 AM
So I went to Joann's yesterday, had my 25% off anything coupon (regular AND sale price). Bought what I went for, the fabric and buttons for a civil war dress, coat with lining and skirt. Couldn't help but see that the Sari fabric was $4 off a yard! Bought three colors for new harem pants. Had to peruse the Wilton's isle. Found a gum paste flower kit, on clearance. Buttons were buy one get one so I stocked up, jewelry stuff buy one get one, well... When I got to the register they gave me a 50% off coupon to use then and there. About $150 pre tax worth of stuff for $84 after tax! ;D
Today a friend is coming over with her stash so we can have a costume/fabric day. Enabling each other! ::)
Mmmm...new harem pants...*conniving and scheming commence* MUAH-HAHAHA! I still have one coupon left!!
Quote from: Auryn on March 26, 2011, 03:34:58 PM
Well I am proud of myself,
I went to Joanns today and all I walked out of there with were 5 Butterick patterns.
I couldn't find any fabric that was worth getting for me.
The two types of fabric I was looking for were still full price.
Ooh, I was good today, too! All I walked out with was the cotton and elastic that I need for the chemise commission. Though I did put something on hold as a possibility for tomorrow... http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?topic=14720.0 (http://www.renaissancefestival.com/forums/index.php?topic=14720.0)
I just failed in my 12 step program. Okay, it's not quite fabric. But...
I just bought 55 13" Ostrich feathers off of ebay (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=170618919460&si=gElYRj5YF6P5hN1eCY1ptEW2cyk%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT). But they were only $32.50! (That was an intense last minute bidding war!). I can't wait to meet my package in CA next month and put plumage all over everything!
So here's a question fellow fabriholics: when buying fabric online, who do you find is the cheapest, and most reliable (in way of representation of colors/patterns)? I know Cilean had some issues with material recently purchased online. How do YOU avoid fabric bungles?
I am following the 12 steps to recovery and moved fully into a smaller place. So, more getting rid of fabrics...
Rebecca,
if we are going by those standards I've never been on the wagon,
Ill probably be spending $200 on blood red leather in the next week.
Are you looking to resell some of those feathers?
Quote from: Auryn on March 28, 2011, 09:50:30 AM
Rebecca,
if we are going by those standards I've never been on the wagon,
Ill probably be spending $200 on blood red leather in the next week.
Are you looking to resell some of those feathers?
I might be. I need to see and play around with dyeing some of them first. But then, I can't imagine using more than 20 of them any time in the near future.
I was naughty this weekend. I walked into JoAnn's for grommets, and walked out with five yards of evergren fabric, two patterns, and totally forgot the grommets. But I met a garbing cohort, so I still call it a successful trip. :D
I'm very much guilty of being a fabricholic. I can't walk into Hobby Lobby or Joanns without walking out with way more than I went in for. You know it's bad when you can walk in any day of the week and the people there know you by name and have a vague idea what your project's going to be. :)
I'm there with you Magpie. The guy who owns Wherehouse Fabrics on Perth Street recognizes me when I come in and gets his clerks to show me his latest silk finds.
It has gotten to the point that PP walks into the fabric store, and the cutting table girls know him on sight. They always ask #1 is this for him or the theater #2 what in the world we are making now ;D
One girl the other day wanted to know where his santa hat was :) (We were in there at Christmas getting velvet to make hats to sell for present money.)
Ok so I fell off the wagon yesterday.
I didn't fall, I took a running leap off of it.
I was in Lakeland friday and saturday for an airshow.
by saturday my mom and I had our fill of airplanes so we drove around town and lo and behold, 10 minutes from the show was a Hancocks fabrics.
I bought 12 yards of a gorgeous ruby red silk at $5/yd.
I know I was bad.
After being in Hancocks, the selection of fabric for everyday clothes at Joanns is pretty abismal.
Step 2 of Fabricholism Known Cure... Fabric is up for sale or trade!
Hi All!
Well I am living in my denial! I did a quick trip to LA Garment District (because I wanted to get some linen and birthday gifts)
So this is what I found:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TaKVtSfAv6I/AAAAAAAAEAI/pKqH2aBWxG0/s128/DSCI0122.JPG)
This will be a Summer Liz with grey bias tape to trim it out!
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TaKVKuHLwZI/AAAAAAAAEAA/wspmVUOZ9Ew/s128/DSCI0123.JPG)
This is 1.7 ounce linen and yes you can read through it! For Smocks
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TaKV8fbxwgI/AAAAAAAAEAQ/7uJfzEVfZys/s128/DSCI0129.JPG)
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_DmjLsKiy9Ww/TaOGub8258I/AAAAAAAAEA4/lpsZwdJaM4M/s512/DSCI0124.JPG)
This is a Joann Steal deal! This week is 50% off of red tag, and they had 4 silk dupioni rolls in Green Gold and Shot and a Burgundy, I picked up the Shot and the burgundy. Joanns had them at $29.99 but after all the discounts? $4.50 per yard!!!
Cilean
Feeling quite catish and drinking her milk!!!
I went to JoAnn's yesterday and bought another 30+ yards of White Symphony Broadcloth for $1.99 a yard. I have a lot of Elizabethan shirts to make for VMS. Daffodil Sale at JoAnn's. EVERYTHING is on Sale!
My house is being overrun by Fabric! The Broadcloth was cheaper at JoAnn's than on eBay! Which there was not muvh for White Broadcloth.
The PP went into Joann's yesterday to get me a new zipper (the zipper on my dress froze/melted in the dress I wore to faire on Saturday). While there he found a bolt of the same fabric his original Flamingo outfit was made of. He bought all that was left. Then handed it to me when he got home. I think I'm making him something for this Saturday. :)
Best fabric find ever for me! Dusty rose pink shantung regularly 9.99/yd; red tag price $4; 50% OFF=$2.00/YD!!
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g321/TheWickedvox/costumeandfabric003MediumWebview.jpg)
I got 11 yards for $22!! Pretty sure I'm going to make a skirt, but I'd really like to make THIS: (http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g321/TheWickedvox/KGrHqEOKjEE140JI26zBNmkf8lddw_12.jpg)
Just need to find the pattern...stupid Joann is sold out. Grr.
Drunk with fabricholism!!!
I have that pattern! Dress is a monster fabric-wise, but I found it easy to assemble.
Hmm, having dinner right by JoAnn's tonight...I think it's a sign.
PS, If you're in the MSP area, Wicked, I can give you mine, if I've got the right size for you. Feel free to PM me. :)
Not sure what MSP is guru, but I'm in SE Michigan. I have my eye on a couple on ebay. I run a 16 bust & 18 waist. Yeah, I looked up the yardage on it...hoo-wee! Even with my colossal find I wouldn't have enough, but I don't want the sleeve's on mine so that should cut it down signifigantly. We shall see!
Minneapolis-St. Paul... MSP
Ah! Thank you Rani!
Thanks, Rani! Sorry about that, yeah, unfortunately I have the smaller of the two pattern sets, otherwise I'd mail it to you, Wicked. :(
Quote from: Auryn on April 03, 2011, 10:32:34 AM
Ok so I fell off the wagon yesterday.
I didn't fall, I took a running leap off of it.
I was in Lakeland friday and saturday for an airshow.
by saturday my mom and I had our fill of airplanes so we drove around town and lo and behold, 10 minutes from the show was a Hancocks fabrics.
I bought 12 yards of a gorgeous ruby red silk at $5/yd.
I know I was bad.
After being in Hancocks, the selection of fabric for everyday clothes at Joanns is pretty abismal.
Auryn! Before you use any of that Silk, be sure to prewash it first. The dry it on GENTLE for about 15 minutes, air dry the rest of the time out ona clothes line if you can. The Red dye will BLEED onto other fabics when wet. The color will have faded a bit in the process.
Lady K... can she soak it in water with vinegar to set the dye better, by any chance?
thanks Lady K and Rani
The silk has been sitting in the hancocks bag (open to breathe) on my dresser since I got it for that very reason, I prewash all the fabric I buy and I just wasn't sure how to wash it. I have 10 yds of dark green silk that have been sitting around waiting to be washed for 5 months for that very reason.
Is it ok to just toss it in the washing machine on a gentle cycle?? I have some shout color catchers I can toss in there also.
I have a dye sealer that I got from Dharma Trading and I love it.
www.dharmatrading.com
Adriana,
do you remember what the sealer is called?? Im not finding it on their website
thanks for the link though, I have already bookmarked it.
Quote from: Auryn on April 12, 2011, 11:46:46 AM
Adriana,
do you remember what the sealer is called?? Im not finding it on their website
thanks for the link though, I have already bookmarked it.
step by step instructions (http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/164823-AA.shtml?lnav=techniques_tubdye.html)
For a sealer, it is really a combination of calsolene oil, soda ash and iodine free salt.
Ok, I have put myself on a fabric fast. The only items we have been buying are trims and such for the PP. If I want to make anything for myself mundane or ren it has to come out of the stash. I have so much in there I don't know I even have. It is kind of fun "shopping" in my own sewing room. Anyway, I was hoping to find enough of a cotton fabric to make me maternity bloomers when I found a large wad of fabric I had been blessed with. After rolling it onto an extra fabric bolt I had I found that it had a tag from walmart on it. It said "10 yards 100% cotton kona cotton, Sale $1.00 a yard" Whoo hoo! I now have enough to make matching bloomers, AND dress. :)
And I found enough of a yummy white satin, white twill, and other stuff, to make me a nice new italian bodice to go with it. :)
Like I said before, you would be surprised what you may have in your stash. :)
I went to the LA Fabric District today for the first time ever. And after about 2.5 hrs of just hitting about 5 blocks of stores on and around 9th, I walked away with 10 yds of a nice red floral on white (going for that 18th c look) 100% cotton for $20, a bag of random pearl and /or rhinestone findings/trims and silk flowers for $7, and 7 yds of light blue silk taffeta for $46. I think I came out a winner (though the silk taffeta does feel a little too good to be true).
Ohhh, that is some place that I've always wanted to go.
I am jealous Lady Rebecca,
I LOOOVEEEE the LA fabric district. I have dreams about it once in a while and I have only been once.
I would seriously take a trip out there just to be able to walk around for a few days.
You should post a picture of that taffetta, it sounds beautiful.
http://www.dharmatrading.com/html/eng/1569-AA.shtml
I have only used this on cotton but I would think that it would work on silk too. Maybe you could shoot them a email and ask what they would use.
And I DREAM of going to the LA Fabric District! That is a trip that I have to save for lol
Our dog cost us $123.00 yesterday--so much for buying new fabric for a while. :-[ Was REALLY hoping to splurge at Haberman fabrics, but I guess 'twas not to be.
By the by, does anyone know where I can get some pink & gold striped fabric--obviously VERY cheap?
ok..........I need help! ::)
The Jo-Ann store near me, Canadaguia NY, is going on a huge move...across the road....lol! :D
Anyway, they are selling BOLTS of fabric at 75% off! :o OMG! I walked out with $250.00 worth of fabric for $63.00 and that didn't include the notions that were just pennies!
I am going to make drapes and such, but good grief...if anyone is close you should go there!
;D
I'm nowhere NEAR you and I am thinking a road trip is in order lol! Congratulations on your finds!
Quote from: irish on April 30, 2011, 04:45:13 PM
ok..........I need help! ::)
The Jo-Ann store near me, Canadaguia NY, is going on a huge move...across the road....lol! :D
Anyway, they are selling BOLTS of fabric at 75% off! :o OMG! I walked out with $250.00 worth of fabric for $63.00 and that didn't include the notions that were just pennies!
I am going to make drapes and such, but good grief...if anyone is close you should go there!
;D
How DARE you give us this information!!!! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So many people that just aren't close enough to take advantage, me being one of them! ;D
I found 5 yards of a really pretty gold brocade with a sqare pattern little red dots on the corners of the squares for 5 bucks at the second hand store!
Don't you love second hand stores? I found 18 feet of this gold/green shimmery material (not sure what it was originally!) for 7 and some change at the one by me. It's not very wide, maybe 24" but ther's a lot of it! Going to Habermann fabrics for my birthday on Saturday *squee!*
This past weekend I had to go to thrift stores with the PP to find specific items he needed for props for the show he is working on. While he did that I kept an eye out for patterns, and good fabric deals. Walked away for 25 cents 4 OOP ren patterns with all their pieces so I say it was a good day.
I did walk away from one deal, that if I had the room, and reason I would have gotten it. It was 50 yards of high quality black, tan, or grey twill, for only $10. It was on a large tube already, never used. They just took the plastic cover off of it. If I had a reason for it, I would have got it, but what would I do with THAT MUCH black twill?
Well. . .it's not fabric, but I got a Singer 14u46 serger for $50 at the thrift store, because they thought it was just another sewing machine. In beautiful condition, oiled, cleaned, etc. *happy dance*
Can I get a "Huzzah!" Check out today's find from the JoAnn red tag bin!
Pinked faux suede!! Can you believe it?!
(http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL417/1033223/23241773/396722095.jpg)
I took one look at it and immediately thought of these pinked leather sleeves from The Tudor Tailor:
(http://www.ninyamikhaila.com/pix/c16thjess1569-2/c16thjess1569-23.jpg)
Here's a closeup of the pinking pattern:
(http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL417/1033223/23241773/396722098.jpg) (It's wound on the bolt here, so you're seeing the layer of fabric behind the pinked holes.)
I have absolutely no plans to make something pinked--but if I want to, I now have FOUR YARDS of this stuff to do it with. ;D And I got the lot for $14. Huzzah!!
...But I do have to wonder, what exactly is the *mundane* application of this fabric supposed to be? What would Normal People make with this?
Quote from: gem on May 13, 2011, 04:08:12 PM
...But I do have to wonder, what exactly is the *mundane* application of this fabric supposed to be? What would Normal People make with this?
Summer jacket, maybe bolero style?
Quote from: gem on May 13, 2011, 04:08:12 PM
Can I get a "Huzzah!" Check out today's find from the JoAnn red tag bin!
Pinked faux suede!! Can you believe it?
I took one look at it and immediately thought of these pinked leather sleeves from The Tudor Tailor:
I have absolutely no plans to make something pinked--but if I want to, I now have FOUR YARDS of this stuff to do it with. ;D And I got the lot for $14. Huzzah!!
Oh crap! Now you've given me another idea, fabric to look for and buy! :o
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx263/ahahmomof3/7597c6d6.jpg)
My score today- 5 yards of the teal (darker in person than in the pic,) 5 yards of the rose, 3 yards of the navy, and 1 yard of the gold plus 5 yards of a plaid for cartridge pleating- all for $46.61!
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx263/ahahmomof3/827f1c3e.jpg)
AuntieGiggles fabric score today- not sure what her totals were but everything was 70% off.
(http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx263/ahahmomof3/a2e6c953.jpg)
The back of her blue stripe- we can't decide which we like better!
Our latest: 8m of the purest, softest cashmire, 60" wide and £5 a meter! Some is destined for a customer clak, some for a sample Pirate Coat of the very poshest, lined with shot green taffeta... Which was £1 a meter!
Our totals last week:
8m Cashmire (customer cloak & sample frock coat)
8m red velvet (personal kirtle for Su, plust sample frock coat)
8m teal jacquard (personal kirtle for Kate plus sample frock coat)
8m buff brushed cotton drill (sample breeches)
4m green taffeta (coat lining)
6m white cotton fusible interfacing
4m gray cotton fusible interfacing
1.5m blue/purple jacquard (to be added to another bit as frock coat sample)
5m dark brown linen (customer project)
Total price: £76! Thank you, Walthamstow Market and the local shops. I love having the excuse to buy for sample garments!
Quote from: gem on May 13, 2011, 04:08:12 PM
Can I get a "Huzzah!" Check out today's find from the JoAnn red tag bin!
Huzzauh Jem!!
I have to wonder if this is how men feel when they talk about fishing, lol!
I got a bit over 50 yards of various fabrics including 30+ yards of silk and about ten yards of velvet for just over $100 - TOTAL for everything.
;D ;D ;D I can't wait to get sewing!!! ;D ;D ;D
Quote from: gusjodi on May 23, 2011, 08:03:23 PM
I got a bit over 50 yards of various fabrics including 30+ yards of silk and about ten yards of velvet for just over $100 - TOTAL for everything.
;D ;D ;D I can't wait to get sewing!!! ;D ;D ;D
Niiiice!
you know you have fabricholism when your niece wants to make a new set of garb and you pull out the swatch box and she picks all her fabrics out of your stash!!!!
Quote from: Alysea on June 04, 2011, 07:25:57 PM
you know you have fabricholism when your niece wants to make a new set of garb and you pull out the swatch box and she picks all her fabrics out of your stash!!!!
Whoa. No argument there! Lucky niece!
Wow. I need an Aunt like you. Well, I just need a stash like that as well.
Last Thursday I went into Joanns thinking it was going to cost me an arm and a leg because there was no sales on and I was low on useable coupons. I had to get enough Cotton fabric for 8 greek tunics (At least 3 yards each) and each a different color.
I got blessed because a clerk was going off duty for the weekend and she had a handfull of coupons that customers didn't want, and each had a different barcode on it. We are talking about 12 different 40-50% off coupons! I walked out of there with 200 worth of fabric for only $120! Then the next day I had to go to a different one because the original one didn't have what I needed for a couple characters. While there I still had 3 left over 50 off coupons. I used 2 and gave 1 to another girl who was panicing because she didn't realize that the fabric she picked out was $20 a yard , and not on sale. She wasn't sure if she could afford it now. Made her day. When she asked why I gave it to her. I told her simple, "Pay it forward to someone else, and it never hurts to be kind and share the wealth." ;D
WTG, Lady S, you wicked enabler! ;D
I met a needlework buddy for lunch and framing lessons at Hobby Lobby yesterday afternoon, and she gave me an armload of beautiful royal blue stretch velvet that she had bought for a friend's wedding that never happened. It's a really nice quality, and there is at least 4 yards of it. Eventually it might want to be a LOTR elf gown/robe, but first it's going into stash to wait until I make the Caravaggio gown, so it can be part of the background (http://d30opm7hsgivgh.cloudfront.net/upload/27556956_9RE4OgNk_c.jpg) for the photo shoot! Hee! (We won't even discuss the wacky wagonwheel chair we also saw at HL that keeps insinuating that it needs to be part of said photo shoot, as well. ::)
With 2 commissions already on the schedule for Spring 2012, I will be in the hunt for the perfect Navy Blue Cotton Brocade for a Venetian Gown ensemble and Doublet, as well as Black Brocade for a Tudor Gown ensemble.
Anyone care to enable me???????
Lady K, the cotton-blend damask I'm using for the purple kirtle came from these JC Penney tablecloths (http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/X6E.aspx?GrpTyp=ENS&ItemID=170eb7c&DeptID=70755&CatID=74183&SO=0&SelDim=4294957900~&CatSel=4294944852%7Ctable+linens&NOffset=2&Ne=4294957900+5+1031+586+1029+8+18+904+833+949&x5view=1&shopperType=G&N=4294944852&Nao=0&PSO=0&CmCatId=70755%7C74183&sa=1). It's been *lovely* to work with. I'm not sure if the blue is exactly navy, though.
Father's Day weekend there are some major 50 % off coupons at Joanns. It is 50 off any regular priced Item in the store. For extra money while on maternity leave I am planning on making my famous Santa hats. For years the PP was wanting a good quality velvet and fun santa hat. I made him one a year ago. Since them every christmas people keep asking for them. They are realtivy simple to make, but coveted by those who see them. (The PP keeps getting teased by a lady at the fabric store about being the santa hat guy. ::)) I'm thinking stocking up on Various colors of velvet (Red, green, blue and black) and the white fur and pom poms. Our local Joanns will let us use coupons on ordered trims. I'm hoping I can order a spool of the fur that way.
I have turned into such a coupon snob. If can't use a coupon on it, I don't need it. ;D
Lady K, the PP saw a beautiful cotton poly blend brocade at Joann's this past weekend. If he wasn't already decked out in his 'Pinkness' he would have wanted a doublet from it. Might be worth a look see.
LS
Being the Venetian gown is for a Texas client, I have to stay away from any Poly blend fabrics. Even in late May, the day temps can get well into the 90's at Scarby. We were there 2 years ago for the last weekend. While bearable in our garb, it was plenty warm.
I have plenty of time between now and February when I get going on those commissions. There will be plenty of opportunities to go over to SR Harris not far from where my daughter lives.
Lady K, I just saw some lovely navy brocade at Mill End by me in B'ville. I'd be glad to double check the fabric content next time I'm there and PM pics to you. And they have coupons. Muahahahahahaha. ;)
I have aMil End here in Rochester. I will have to get out that way to check it out.
There's a mill end in Rochester?????? I'll have to hunt it down next time I'm with my DH when he's delivering down there! :)
THat would be great. PM me. Perhaps we could go together. Exchange notes, etc.
I'll make sure to do so! :)
Ive been working on organizing my sewing space in the basement, and I recently lost the dresser I used to keep some material as my boys needed for their bedroom....I made a commitment to myself to not buy any more material until I had used up a good portion of the overabundance of material I already have.
However......
My poor, widowed MIL is cleaning and organizing her own home, and has found she has 5 large totes filled to overflowing with material she doesnt plan to use. Its taking up space in her home, she doesnt know what to do with it, and what kind of daughter in law would I be if I just left it there, invading her home, stopping her from making room to take care of her disabled sister and elderly father? I ask you, what would you do? I feel I have to take it, just so my conscience is clear.
And I mean, techinically, Im NOT buying any of it, so Im still keeping my promise to myself.
All right, gentlefolk & enablers, help me out here.
I have fallen in love with some fabric at Hobby Lobby, and can't think of an application for it. It's a printed cotton canvas with a sort of medallion design, in shades of black, rust, and gold. It's very similar to this, only with rust instead of purple/grey:
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(I've actually been looking at one that was predominantly rust, on clearance for $5/yard... but today I found the black, in the regular section for $9/yard. I'm waiting for a coupon if I go back for it at all.)
I've been staring at it for weeks, and it's screaming at me to bring it home. But what would I make with it? It's very obviously a print and not a woven design, so I'm having trouble picturing it as Fairwear. I don't really want or need another corset, and I'm not sure what else I'd use canvas as a fashion fabric layer for!
Ideas? I need at least the semblance of a plan before I succumb!
I saw this at my Hobby Lobby and my first thought was forepart, but printed fabrics fade notoriously fast.
I can think of an inside lining to a cloak.
Possibly a forepart and set of sleves due to how busy the pattern is.
A cloak! That's the first thing I thought of, too! ;D
It's now telling me it wants to be curtains (or a Roman shade... a window treatment of some variety). I have no idea why it's saying this. I don't really have an available window to dress! It might just have to become stash. Still waiting on a coupon, though. $9/yard is a little steep for something that doesn't yet have a purpose.
Perhaps it wants to be a carpetbag?
Went to SR HArris today after a meeting for CONVegence.
I bought more Grey Corduroy for another Pirate Coat I have been commissioned to make.
In addition I also bought a soft grayish/Tan Linen and a lovely textured Decorator weight Creme Cotton for Merlin's variation of Gandalf the White's Cloak and long gown. I still need to find a soft steel grey/blue textured fabric for the vest. The Undergarments will be easy to find fabric for. The trim for the cloak has a grey/blue background with creme and tan accents in a scrolled gimp design.
This is the inspiration..(http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Wizard/Gandalf/White/Gandalf_cl_mz_cal.jpg)
I found a websaite that sells LoTR official replica merchandise, like Gandalf's Cloak Clasp, for a hefty price. But I will be on the hunt for a clasp that looks similar from Artisans at Ren faires first. Support the local Artisans. That is their livelihood as well.
Well, I went back to HL yesterday to buy fabric to line my sleeves with, and the printed canvas was on sale. So I bought 4 yards of it!
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I'm still not sure what it wants to be, but it keeps volunteering itself for projects! LOL Its latest suggestions have been a flat cap or a GAOP-era long waistcoat to wear with my new brown wool frock coat. HL also had some pretty butternut brown cotton broadcloth that would make a perfect skirt to go with it. Decisions, decisions!
It's only money, gem! It's not like we can take it with us when we derpart this world fpr the eternal Renaissance Festival in the sky. ;)
Uhhh... they better let me bring my garb, or I'm just not going!!! :o :P I'll just stay here and keep going to Faire!
Why is it you just go to Hancock's to get a few patterns and the fabric just jumps into the buggy by itself???? ???
Oh good. I'm not the only one that happens to.
Wife: "I thought you were just going to get buttons for the doublet sleeves."
Me: "I was."
Wife: "Well, then what's all this fabric?"
Me: "Don't know. It just jumped into the cart. And who am I to deny it a good home?"
Quote from: gem on June 23, 2011, 11:41:37 AM
Well, I went back to HL yesterday to buy fabric to line my sleeves with, and the printed canvas was on sale. So I bought 4 yards of it!
(http://pic50.picturetrail.com/VOL417/1033223/4707019/397384604.jpg)
I'm still not sure what it wants to be, but it keeps volunteering itself for projects! LOL Its latest suggestions have been a flat cap or a GAOP-era long waistcoat to wear with my new brown wool frock coat. HL also had some pretty butternut brown cotton broadcloth that would make a perfect skirt to go with it. Decisions, decisions!
Soooo pretty! I think the waistcoat idea sounds dreamy.
Yes, especially with the brown frockcoat and skirt.
So not all our adictions have a happy ending.... but buying still more ebay fabric to stash for linings and chemises and such I negoiated her to throw in 4 yards of an upholstery brocade she also had. when you get something you don't expect, you can treat yourself to something you wouldn't normally make. A true Bonanza!
(http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6131/5944085623_ffc59c40a6.jpg)
So what do you think? My first ever pirate coat? Could be fun.
Quote from: iain robb on July 15, 2011, 03:03:24 PM
Oh good. I'm not the only one that happens to.
Wife: "I thought you were just going to get buttons for the doublet sleeves."
Me: "I was."
Wife: "Well, then what's all this fabric?"
Me: "Don't know. It just jumped into the cart. And who am I to deny it a good home?"
That's why I carry a squirt bottle with me. Seems to work on cats..... ;)
Just spent $100 on 8 Indian saris and 5 skirts, most of which will be used for project sewing... although some will be kept as is or altered only slightly for garb. 3 saris are 6+ yards, and the rest are 4+ yards. I already have plans for 4 of the saris... a few new 25 yard skirts will be making appearances this year! :D
Found them on craigslist...
Ooh, Amy, that brocade is pretty!
I was bad today. I was at Joanns to pick up some buttons and trim for my 40s sailor playsuit, and to help my mom pick out some fabric to upholster her new chairs, when I stumbled across this beautifully quilted ivory home dec fabric - perfect for a quilted petticoat. And it was 50% off, plus I had a 20% off of my total purchase coupon, so it went from being $27.99/yd to somewhere around $11.50/yd. So even though I had to special order my cut, which won't be here for 2 to 6 weeks (they only had 2 yds left, and I needed 2 2/3), I'm going to have a super pretty quilted petticoat!
Eventually I'll finish the one by hand. But I'm certainly looking forward to one that I won't have to stress over!
I get remnents to make stuffies for crafts faires and I went into the fabric section to get thread.. then walked out with like 30 remnent rolls... All I gotta say is I have to make a BUNCH of monsters and critters now.
The line at Joann's was terrible last night, AND there was a jerk mouthing off to his wife & the clerk. We were there to pick up more supplies for the PP's next puppet project. I had to make myself stay there otherwise I would have been over at the clearance and remenant bins looking for stuff for the Fuzzlet. I still have 3 outfits to cut out already, I don't need any more at the momment.
Aww come on she'll be the prettiest little pirate baby ever!
Oh I know she will be adorable, but I was told to "Cut back on making things for kiddo" (Why I'm not completly sure.) I want to finish the projects I already have before I make anything else. Trust me, we will be testing my resolve as we have to go back for more stuff for the PP's project. He needs more terry cloth. Funny we have been going to more fabric stores for HIM than me lately :)
Yeah I was bad yesterday. I had an hour to kill, and i needed to be in AC. I went to the Joann's 1 mile from the PP's work, and sat at the pattern counter. I was good, I only came home with 5 patterns, but 3 of those are for simple Christmas presents we are making.
And I only came home with 2 pieces of remenants. I found a remenant of "I love Grandma" fleece. That is enough to make a simple sweater/ jacket for Fuzzlet this winter. Then enough of a pink with white dots simple jumper. I'm thinking of making this just to hear her grandma squeal. So she may only wear the jacket 1 time, but I think it will be worth it for grandma's smile. ;D
Hello, my name is SyRilla and I fell off the bandwagon. I had to, Really! It was $5 a yard, chocolate brown, low slubbed, and SILK!!! I could just see a Queen gown in Chocolate and Gold! Lots of Gold....
Good news or bad news?
Our local WalMart Supercenter remodeled a couple of years ago, and got rid of the fabric department. Well, they are in the process of bringing it back! They have the cutting table, and some of the bolts of fabric, they're just waiting on the printers to print the tags. Maybe the powers-that-be listened to the customers?
well, Dustin.....a walmart that got rid of the fabric dept near me, did bring it back!!!
i bought this real pretty fabric at $1.50 a yard! i only bought 20 yards of it! lol!
is so nice to know, joann's has competition again!
Yeah! I am not the only one. My Wal-Mart within the past month started stocking fabric again. Though it is not as big as the one they ripped out :'( But I hope they have their $1/$1.50 fabrics back again. I usually found good deals there and got in bad trouble.
Our walmart brought the fabric section back too.
I asked the girl who is the head of the department and she said that they brought it back because so many people nation wide complained.
They even have fabrics on their website now.
ours doesnt have many of the inexpensive fabrics like they did before, but they have some nice fabrics
Does trim count???? sigh... 2" wide gold textured ribbon, and 1" bullion looking ribbon. Lovely! .50 cents a yard! Might go perfectly with the brown silk...
Well we have two Walmart Super centers in my county hopefully one of them will get a fabric department. They are plenty big enough. yeah for the power of the people. ;)
I'm in one of those unusual places in the country where there are actually at least two Joanns, two Hancocks, and a Beverly's craft store closer than the nearest Walmart. But I'm glad to hear they're bringing the fabric sections back! It was a stupid move to get rid of them in the first place.
There is one walmart, relatively, near us that has fabric. They are not the best but they are place where I go when I get a late night "Oh crap!" from the theater. When I needed a maid's costume in a size 18 by noon the next day. I hit the walmart for the supplies. Was the fabric the best in the world? No. Did it do it's job? Yes.
One thing I have seen walmarts doing are "craft" areas. They are stocking some yard, some basic tools, some scrap books stuff but not actual bolts of fabric. It is a step in the right direction.
Yes it is but still I am cranky that they pulled the by the yard fabrics. During the summer I get the chance to go to Joanns and other fabric stores because I am working festival but other than that I am stuck with the scrawny 2 yard teasers. :-\
dang! two WalMarts, brought back the fsabric depts near me. one is very pricey for some reason and the other has great prices.
i can still get fabric, by the yard at either of them.
well, any way....i saw this wonderful blue 'silky' feel material @ 1.50 a yard. i bought it all. my brother asked me, why? i replied....cause it will 'haunt me', if i don't......lol! silly man........hahaha!
i need not to go there.....::)...yea right......
I'm jealous that some of you still have Walmarts with fabric! The one nearest to me hasn't had fabric in a few years, but the next nearest one did until last year. Then they had a fire and didn't bother to replace the fabric department :(
Ow! Fell off the wagon pretty hard today... 6 yards of dusty burnt orange crinkle cotton gauze at $2.49 a yard (for my new Turkish garb), and a half a yard each of dark brown and black heavy cotton duck at $4 per yard... and 2 Butterick patterns at $1.99 each at Hancock's.
It can't have been *that* hard a fall--looks like you got everything for under $25!
Besides:
Quote6 yards of dusty burnt orange crinkle cotton gauze at $2.49 a yard (for my new Turkish garb)
It doesn't really count if it's earmarked for a particular project. ;D
...The two yards of heavy grey/purple wide-wale corduroy that found its way into my cart on Sunday, however... hmmm. :-\
I'm just trying to use up what i have in my stash at the momment. I've got so many ideas to make but we NEED more practical things made. Granted the PP made the mistake of saying, "Well she has plenty of normal cloths, all there is left to make fun wise would be Faire outfits." Needless to say he came home 3 hours later to me haveing 2 stash outfits cut out for her. ;D
The PP has kept me out of Joanns for the past 2 weeks. I swear I feel like I'm going through withdrawls.
Quote from: Kathleen MacLeod on August 14, 2011, 03:47:41 PM
I'm jealous that some of you still have Walmarts with fabric! The one nearest to me hasn't had fabric in a few years, but the next nearest one did until last year. Then they had a fire and didn't bother to replace the fabric department :(
My local walmart is currently restocking the fabric section. Its been gone for a year or so and they are bringing it back!!!!
When I was down at the LA fabric district with Costume College, I was really good! I got 10yds of a nice pink stripe cotton blend for part of an early bustle dress ($1/yd), a bunch of pretty rhinestone brooches/etc and fake flowers for hats/accessories (I think around $12 total?), and some pre-done lace collars and cuffs for my mom's Edwardian blouse ($6). I think that was it?
And at the Bargain Basement at CosCol, I found a couple yards of a nice white fake fur, two smaller (maybe 1-2yd pieces?) of bright blue wool, several yards of matching blue lace, a brand new Reconstructing History bodice pattern, and brand new Folkwear (I think?) cape pattern, and a couple yds of a nice light printed cotton, all for $10 total.
I just hope I can be as good at the GBACG Bazaar at the end of the month! Especially since I've been ebaying a bunch lately. :)
Okay My Lords and Ladies!
You have to see what I scored! I hope this works, I have issues with my Picasa working correctly!
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So from left to right is:
6.5 Yards from Joann's was $12.99 but purchased with a 50% off coupon and then an additional 30% off so it was $6.11 per yard.
6 Yards of Wine Linen -Handkerchief weight about 3.0 ounce $4.00 per yard.
6 yards of Shot Linen in Purple and Orange-Handkerchief weight about 3.0 ounce $4.00 per yard.
8 Yards of Damask cotton blend in Lavender and cream- $5.00 per yard.
So these are my lovelies, now I need some basic linen for lining and so I will be picking up 20 yards for this purpose from the same place and I hope to get it at $3.00 per since I am making a huge purchase.
Cilean
OOh those are some very lovely colors!
8 Yards of Damask cotton blend in Lavender and cream- $5.00 per yard.
OOh OOh OOH- I got some of this too several years ago and died it hot pink to do a version of Eleanor's betrothal gown.
My new hunt is for some good non-pilling black velvet for a new hat, and it has to be non-stretch. Barring that, I'm willing to settle for microsuede, but a velvet hat looks so sumptuous.
Fabric I bought today at SR Harris for various projects I have coming up.
For parseexception's 17th Century Doublet ensemble. A silk brocade that jumped out at me and said, "BUY ME!" Soft and luxurious. A steal that I nabbed 7 1/2 yards of for a Doublet, Sleeves, Breeches, and outer part of a Cloak.
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The piping to go with the 17th Century ensemble...
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A touch of Garnet, Sage Green, and Gold. I have buttons of Gold with a Garnet Red center that will look marvelous.
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Silk to make the partlet for Lady Kett's Venetian ensemble that will have a lace collar as well.
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Contrast fabric to go with a lovely Purple Cotton for a
Lord of The Rings inspired gown. I have a braided trim in white with Gold that will finish this off nicely.
Those are beautiful.