Question for those in Germany/Europe

All of the shops which you can locate using

will ship overseas. Most can fit anywhere between 6 and 8 or 9 yards of fabric into one global priority mailer which costs about $13.50 just now (ask the shop how much they can fit into a mailer - some are better at cramming it in than others!)

Just now my favourite shop is Fabric Shack:

They are having a special sale, good until the end of September for 1/2 price shipping, and that includes international shipping. So they will only charge $6 for a global priority mailer. Their selection is good, and ranges from $4 a yard fabric up to about $8 or so for the most expensive. They have loads of good quality stuff in the $4 or $5 a yard range - I suggest she make a big cup of tea and have a browse!

-- Jo in Scotland

I've shopped The Fabric Shop in person! Huge store - lots and lots of fabric. Ladies there have always been very friendly. It is located between Columbus and Dayton, Ohio (generally speaking).

If you are in that neck of the woods -- definitely worth a shop. And if you enjoy antiques -- lots of little shops in their very little town.

Since she's in the military, she gets her mail through the APO system, and it's the same as mailing the package to New York, NY! I think most all fabric stores would ship to her.

Thanks ladies! I will pass the info on to her. It is most appreciated by me and by my niece!

Laurie G. in CA

Living in Spain, I order all my fabric online from various stores in the US. All fabric available locally is imported from the US, the selection is extremely limited and the prices are astronomical compared to prices in the US. And I'm not military so I pay regular mailing charges and still it's cheaper to have fabric shipped from the US than buying it locally.

Hope she enjoys sewing!

Claudia

Laurie,

I was going to say: be aware of import duties and fees. It is a pain to have to add another 15-25% + a $10-20 fee to get your package :- ( However, if stationed means she has an APO (or similar) address, this is no issue. Nor is postage.

Hanne in DK

I will let her know of these additional options. I told her about

and I think she already has warmed up her credit card! She wanted to know how I didn't want to just buy everything. LOL! She's learning..... :-)

Laurie G. in CA

Laurie,

I was going to say: be aware of import duties and fees. It is a pain to have to add another 15-25% + a $10-20 fee to get your package :- ( However, if stationed means she has an APO (or similar) address, this is no issue. Nor is postage.

Hanne in DK

I've told this story before but I do enjoy the tellin' of it. Let me do it one more time. Back when I was first learning to buy fabric online,

was just beginning too. They shipped in 'overrun' boxes or whatever they could get their hands on. One day I mentioned to DH that my fabric.com package was way overdue. DH said, 'Did I tell you that a box of sausage came in and it said freeze immediately? I put it in the freezer.' There it was. My lovely quilting fabric from fabric.com was boxed in a Jimmy Dean Sausage box and very carefully placed in the deep freezer. We have come a long way. I know where to look for missing mail. Polly

The folks at

*still* ship in whatever sort of box is available!!! I had the same thing happen to me and remember that they are located right here in Magnoliaville, about a 45 minute drive from me. Not sure *what* sort of box one of my shipments came in but I think it was some sort of computer box ANd there was no printed shipping label, just a hand written address. I thought it was DH's stuff so set the box aside -- he was gone on a business trip at the time. I was frantic to have my fabric for a project I was in the midst of and so got online and checked to see what the ship date was. The order had shipped almost a week past so I KNEW it should have gotten here. When talking with DH I finally asked him *why* he ordered stuff and had it shipped to me. He insisted hadn't ordered anything so I *finally* got the bright idea to check the postage label on the box and see where it came from. When I saw Marietta, GA printed on the postage label, I finally got the bright idea that it was my fabric -- LOLOL. My most recent order was shipped in the ubiquitous heavy plastic bag with a real shipping label with the Fabric.com name on it. VBS, it was rather fun to see what sort of box they would use but using the plastic bags cost less to mail. No more box surprises from :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^<

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