Tag Archives: fabric

More fabric purchasing

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

(It’s designer fabric sale time again). The mystery fabric is quite gorgeous. It was purchased as a sample by the designer some time ago, but never used. The fibre composition isn’t known any more but it feels like a synthetic, … Continue reading →

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Gifts from Canada

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

The postie delivered a parcel from Canada today. No it wasn’t snow, but it wouldn’t have lasted long if it were! It was MezzoCouture‘s give away chiffon PLUS two Vogue Designer patterns!! Lucky lucky me! Thank you TiaDia!

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Jenny Ruffles Shoulders

Posted on December 11, 2011 by

Last seen in subtle cream on a slender tween. Now appearing in bright red on a middle aged woman. This pattern scans across the generation and style divides! This blouse was made possible due to the kindness of Jenny who … Continue reading →

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She shops again

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

In the interests of appropriate fabric stash maintenance, I made myself go to Gay Naffine’s and Lucy Gill’s disposal of unwanted fabrics from their summer fashion collections. Really I’m doing Gay and Lucy a service aren’t I? And giving some … Continue reading →

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Denver souvenirs

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

I was in Denver, Colorado, last week for the American Chemical Society National Meeting. Here are my souvenirs. No snow domes, T shirts or baseball caps for me. What better souvenir is there than fabric? (..well perhaps diamonds might cut … Continue reading →

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Blame it on my new colleague

Posted on May 21, 2011 by

Oh dear. More stash building has happened. Why is it my new colleague’s fault? Well, let me tell you. I received my 6 monthly notifications about Gay Naffine’s fabric sale last week. I said to He Who Cooks that I … Continue reading →

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Tissus parisien [fabric shopping in Paris]

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Isabelle of Kitty Couture has a great guide to shopping for fabric in Paris on her blog. So does Charlotte of Chinese Frogs in Paris. I was lucky enough to have a day to get over jet lag in Paris … Continue reading →

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Stash building confessions

Posted on November 27, 2010 by

Look what followed me home from the Gay Naffine designer fabric sale yesterday As well as these lovely purchases I also met some Pattern Review members in real life. That was very cool! So what am I going to do … Continue reading →

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Gifted with fabric!

Posted on October 6, 2010 by

The best sort of gift! Jann noticed I like purple and wear it quite a bit. She decided she didn’t. But she had a blouse already cut out of deep purple satin and a silvery purple bengaline for a matching … Continue reading →

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Vintage fabric shopping in San Francisco

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

A day stopover in San Francisco to get over jet lag before a very full eleven day work trip. What a great idea! This was the lovely view of the Bay Bridge from my hotel in the Embacadero. And the … Continue reading →

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Fabric shopping

Posted on June 22, 2010 by

Gay Naffine Private Label fabric sellout. How could I resist?! Only added 17.5 metres to my fabric stash. So what treasures did I add to my stash? These are both wool knits, the one on the left is felted with … Continue reading →

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