Could you share his name & address, the shop that is. I'm on Long Island and
my boyfriend is in Massachusetts so I drive by Bridgeport constantly. Not
that I really need more fabric, trim, or anything else!

Beth

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner
Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:04 PM
To: Historical Costume
Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange

He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS  
to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway,  
last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a  
website.

    It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous  
silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends,  
and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints,  
sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every  
width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I  
just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola  
crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of  
squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice  
pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I  
didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft  
sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost  
pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom  
futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in  
it rather than my couch!  Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone  
beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards  
of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable.
    His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and  
occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've  
recently taken a little trip to see their folks.

Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around.

--Ruth Anne



On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote:

> Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there  
> online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm  
> collecting good store recommendations.
>
>   Kimiko
>
>
> Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>     I went to my favorite discount
> fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims
> that are remarkably affordable--
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