Another one bites the dust

The place that owns Textile Outfitters (Canada) is killing the fabric store portion of the business, according to an email I got today. 85% off all stock. They sell some rather hard to find stuff like Schoeller Dryskin and waxed canvas for drovers' coats, etc, as well as the more usual suspects of polarfleece, powerdry and swimming suit fabrics. One of the hard to find things they carried was UPF 50 swimming suit fabric.

I've bought stuff from them in the past and didn't have any customs issues with them sending it into the US.

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Kay Lancaster
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Online or Brick & Mortar outfit?

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cycjec

Well, Kay, Textile Outfitters started as an independent store, from my understanding, and was around for at least 20 yrs. It was brick & mortar with a catalogue department that begat its own online store. It moved around a few times within our city [Calgary, Alberta], and a few years ago I believe was bought by Campers Village. It became a department within that store [which sells casual and outdoor clothing and footwear and equipment].

I'm upset about its demise. I did support the store, and was in there last week for a long zipper, and that was the first I hear about it [email arrived a few days later]. Shocking to suddenly see 85% off signs, and empty racks when you expect a fully stocked department. According to the staff person who served me, Campers Village is expanding another department, but likely more upscale outdoor clothing.

For a city of a million people, we have very few specialty fabric stores. If you want to quilt or do home dec, it's fine - but finding anything else [outdoor fabric, nice suiting or dress fabrics] there's only one good independent [that I know of] and several sari stores.

Sheila in Calgary

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Sheila Heinrich

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