Funny Fabric Story from Honolulu

My husband and I just returned from a cruise to Hawaii. Before I left, I asked if anyone had any favorite fabric shops that they could recommend. You guys gave me lots of tips. The one I decided to find was Wholesale Hawaiian Fabric in Honolulu. Armed with a printout from the computer and a hand-drawn map, I dragged my DH into a taxi. The taxidriver wasn't quite sure where the place was, but the map helped him out! We set off from the pier where the ship was docked, drove past Waikiki Beach, continued through the downtown....meter now reads $10, $15, $20...I'm really getting worried! Finally, we turn into a residential area, travel a few blocks, and there it is! A fairly small cement block place, with an "OPEN" sign. The taxi driver asks me if he should wait. Fearfully, I ask him if that's an additional cost. He says he'll stop the meter and wait 15 minutes! Now, who can shop in 15 minutes???? I run in the place...it wasn't too big. I could tell that most of their business is done on the internet. I tell the owner/operator that I'm from a cruise ship and a have a taxi (and my DH) waiting! He was very helpful as I think I was the first person from one of the cruise ships to find him. He helped me pick out fabrics while he cut, gave me a gross (yes, 144) of Aloha Shirt buttons, and about a yard of extra fabric to make up for my taxi ride!

When everything was cut and paid for, I ran outside. The taxi drive had eaten his lunch and had a cigarette. We hopped back in the cab and off we went back to the ship. I was so hyped up from the "rush", I was shaking! End of story...taxi fare + tip...$42.00, but I got some great Hawaiian prints and batiks. His prices were wonderful... most cotton prints were $3.95/yard. The owner said that he can fit 10 to 12 yards of fabric into one of the USPS $4.00 envelopes....a lot more reasonable than a taxi fare!! If anyone is interested, his web address is

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He said to mention that you heard about this from the lady on the cruise ship and he'd give an additional 10% discount. I am not affiliated with him, or his company; just had a good experience there!

PS. Anyone need any buttons?

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Alice
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That looks like a wonderful site Alice. Love those buttons, wonder how they wash??? (Yes I make shirts for my DH, and he loves bright and colorful ones. Even picks out fabric on occasion.) I have not only book marked the site, but signed up for their e-mail news. The rayons look nice too. Even the poly cottons wouldn't be toooooo bad for some things.

One of these days.....

Pati, > My husband and I just returned from a cruise to Hawaii. Before I left, I

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Pati Cook

I plan to make a shirt soon, and I'll let you know how the buttons hold up. I also got fabric with little trucks all over it for my 2 1/2 year old grandson. The trucks are loaded with pineapples!

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Alice

Wow! What a haul, Alice! Great job!

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Sandy

Golly, Alice. What fun. Thank you for sharing. Polly

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Polly Esther

On Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:28:17 -0500, Alice wrote (in article ):

What a story! Hope you are enjoying you're new fabric.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

I just went to check out the website, but that $100 minimum order sort of stopped me cold.

Judie > My husband and I just returned from a cruise to Hawaii. Before I left, I

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Judie in Penfield NY

You know, he never mentioned that, so I think if you're interested, it would still be worth a try.

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Alice

On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:06:10 -0500, Judie in Penfield NY wrote (in article ):

Me too. OTOH, some of the home dec fabric looked perfect for some of the outdoor table cloths and what not we want for nice days on the patio. I was thinking I might try to get the girls in my quilting group to go in with me. Between all of us, we could probably come up with the $100 minimum.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

If you are looking for home dec fabric check out fabricguru.com They have some wonderful stuff at great prices. I just got almost

10 yards of outdoor fabric (half solid sunbrella and half a beautiful outdoor pr>>
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Taria

On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 08:37:19 -0500, Taria wrote (in article ):

Thanks. I'll definitely check it out. The prices sound great!

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

Taxi and Tip $42.00 Fabric: $3.95 a yard Hawaiian Adventure Story: Priceless

PAT, who always loves a few extra buttons, in VA/USA

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Pat in Virginia

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Alice

Alice posted about her Honolulu adventure:

I too saw the note about 'wholesale site: minimum of $100' so I started searching for other information about barkcloth.

I found the site

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which appears to be the same store, but the retail version. The address is the same, so are many of the prints.

And even more buttons!!

Lynnette

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Lynnette in San Jose

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:30:09 -0500, Pat in Virginia wrote (in article ):

LOL! When we go to the LQS together, whoever spends the most $$ "wins". Just what she wins, we've yet to figure out.

Maureen

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Maureen Wozniak

I think that's the site that I had looked at originally, before the trip. Thanks for posting it!

I got the other web address off of his business card, which I picked up in the store.

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Alice

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