, 30 Mar 2009 21:17:47 -0400
From: scarrollcl...@gmail.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] New York fabric shopping
Robin Betzhold wrote:
My favorite stores are all the hole in the wall places on 39th between
7th
and 8th. My personal favorite store has been having
Despite the fact of its popularity, despite the 'tourists,' I have to
admit I love Mood. I've never gone in there without finding something
delightful, which I can't say about some of the other places in the
area. It's mainly because Mood seems to carry more than the usual amount
of natural
Thanks everyone for all the suggestions so far. I'm getting psyched,
and believe it or not, so is my husband (who was dubious about the time
we allotted on the schedule for fabric shopping, until he realized there
was stuff HE was looking for...)
Susan
I haven't been following this NY shopping thread, since I never go
there, but it brings up a question for me. I heard a year or two
back, that fabric shopping in the big cities isn't what it used to
be. If I take on a new design job I've just been offered, I may have
to travel to L.A.
Greetings--
I'm not sure about LA, but here in Toronto we've probably lost about 1/3
of our good independent fabric stores in the fashion district. For
whatever reason, they've been mostly replaced by bead stores. I've also
been told that one of our old standbyes, Designer Fabric Outlet (the
I think this might be the store you are talking about:
http://www.graylinelinen.com/ How'd I miss it when I was there?
Sg
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:17:47 -0400
From: scarrollcl...@gmail.com
To: h-cost...@indra.com
Subject: Re: [h-cost] New York fabric shopping
Robin Betzhold wrote
Greetings--
I know this topic comes up from time to time, but I'd love to hear an
updated take on it since we all know there is a lot of turnover in the
fabric store biz these days. I will be in New York City in mid-May and
have set aside a little time for possible fabric shopping. I do
My favorite stores are all the hole in the wall places on 39th between 7th
and 8th. My personal favorite store has been having a going out of business
sale for the past 3 years...there is one store that sells nothing but 100%
linen and they have some neat finds. I just start at one end of the
Robin Betzhold wrote:
My favorite stores are all the hole in the wall places on 39th between 7th
and 8th. My personal favorite store has been having a going out of business
sale for the past 3 years...there is one store that sells nothing but 100%
linen and they have some neat finds. I just
