CHEAP Fabric

Does anyone know where to find discounted fabric. I was looking at some Kravets and Robert Allen fabrics and I cannot find anything under $100. If anyone knows of a place to look, i would really appreciate the advise.

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aniemancrochet
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This group tends to go in the other direction. We scour out fine fibers and spin them into unbelievably precious yarns. We seek out unusual yarns and knit them into tokens of pure love. We weave fabrics that are pure art, and absolutely priceless.

When we have done all of the above, we tell stories that would make Mark Twain and Jules Vern blush with embarrassment. But, we have no shame. When we need quilting fabric, we go to the thrift stores. If that does not work we google and use the yellow pages. And, sometimes we are so busy with our projects that we will just wait months for a sale at Joannes.

Aaron

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<agres

LOL I love it, Aaron!

Higs, Kather> This group tends to go in the other direction. We scour out fine

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Katherine

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LOL! Isn't that fantastic Aron! we are WHOLE (?I don't know the word??)people! Hugs, Aud ;-)

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Aud

What kind of fabric are you seeking? The folks over at alt.sewing and rcts have all kinds of lists of discount fabrics (I have a few myself) but different places specialise in different things. Give us a few specifics and I am sure we can help out.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans.

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Olwyn Mary

Ummm..........no, we don't all do that. I feel the same about my quilting projects as I do about my knitting projects - you get the best results with the best materials. If I'm going to spend hours, days or weeks working on a project, that what I want to work with.

Eimear, whose LQS is closing at the end of the month and who will have to go further for stash shopping.

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ejk

Eimear i want to thank you with a special Thank you . I was quite Astonished by the WE atittude of Aaron ,, I never go to any thrift shops, nore do i do many of the other things My wools and cottons i buy in a proper shops , and as you Eimear i buy the best i can. I need natural materials thus my choices aren`t great but i manage. As to quilting fabrics i use my Own leftover cloth from my own sewing and i don`t quilt i applique those cloth parts. mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

I am aware that not all of us have great thrift stores nearby. Sometimes, (not every visit) I find better fabrics at a thrift store than I find at local fabric stores. True, I could go into San Francisco and get similar quality new fabrics, but I like the hunt, and I like the idea of recycling fine old fabrics. For example the other day I found an old Irish linen table cloth. It has a fine Jacard pattern in it and is hand hemstitched - it is maybe 60" by 150". It had some stains that washed right out, and it has a number of small worn spots. But, it has that feel of fine old heavy linen and it cost me $2.

Tell me it is not worth the effort to make into a quilt.

Remember the topic was CHEAP fabrics.

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<agres

Very nice find!

BonnieBlue

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BonnieBlue

Thank you.

Sometimes,

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<agres

I think there is a bit of confusion here because "cheap" can mean "inexpensive" but it also can mean "shoddy." I would NEVER use shoddy, poor quality fabric in one of my art quilts but I use inexpensive fabrics all the time!

:-)

Erin

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

Thanbk so much ya'll you repied. I was a way from my computer for a couple days and when i got back to read your messages i couldn't help but laugh. the playful bickering is quite fun to read. I definately will try some of your suggestion. Also I found a great website for those people who are looking for discount fabrics that are ussually quite expensive. Its

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Take a look they have a lot of manufactures and they also carry wallpaper yet I haven't had the need for that yet.

thanks!

Mirjam Bruck-Cohen wrote:

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aniemancrochet

Thank you for this site , although i have no use for it , by the time theypack it post it [all on my costs] these cloth become so costly that i feel the only thing i could do with them is put them in a bank`s safe. Thus i have my way , to get GOOD quality cloth for reasonable prices, i walk the cloth shops and but materails [ of course only those i need and like !!] that are end of bolts, i go to shops that sell Curtain materials ,,, etc..... The left overs of my clothes , or other sewing projects become parts of my art work . and i also share it with other fiber friends. mirjam

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Mirjam Bruck-Cohen

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