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Re: Shopping a Garment District for Fabric

colleensfabrics — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:41:18 GMT

I don't drive into NYC. I took NJ transit and Path to 33rd street. I took it a little at a time. I walked up and down West 39th Street and went into every retail shop I found there. It was like being a kid in a candy store. There is so much fabric you can''t believe it.

The sales people are very friendly and helpful. They will give you a few swatches if you ask. You can get one or two yards or whatever you want at reasoable prices. I found a beautiful piece of fabric I was going to use as a shawl for an evening dress. It was $35.00 a yard and they let me have it for $30.00. It was worth it - it was so beautiful that I would have paid full price if I had to but was delighted to get it for less.

The FIT has a museum at 7th Avenue and 27th Street. Mood Fabric (featured in Project Runway) is at West 37th between 7th and 8th Avenue. For trimmings, don't miss M&J trims on 6th Avenue between W37th and W38th Street. You could spend a whole day there and not see everything.

The area is pretty safe if you take the usual precautions. Seventh Avenue is known as Fashion Avenue. There are also a few sample shops scattered abbout and you can get a designer outfit for a very good price. Don't be afraid to bargain with them. If you buy a garment from a sample shop - know this: You cannot try it on and you CANNOT return it once you purchase it, so be careful.

I'm looking forward to my next adventure.

Re: Do you knit or crochet? How does it benefit you and your family?

joan of ark — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:16:17 GMT

I don't do a lot of crocheting and even less knitting. But I can if I need to. I just got a big stash of yarn from an old repo-ed house that friends of our bought and they let us take anything we wanted since they'd already had a garage sale. I got some beautiful variated expensive looking yarn-about 3 skeins, and lots of odds and ends. I donated the odds and ends to a friend who makes hats for the homeless or for whoever is in need. I kept the nice kind but if I don't figure out something simple and good to do with it for Christmas- maybe a scarf- she'll get that too. I do crochet pot holders and I"m trying to teach my 8 yr old daughter how to crochet for when she's "bored". Her older sister made a great scarf last Christmas. I like that fisherman's knit look but crocheting is so much faster. About 20 years ago I saw a kit to make a fisherman's knit afgan but it was crocheted. I bought the yarn and started to teach myself the fancy stitches but lost patience. If anyone knows where I can get a good fisherman's "knit" crocheted pattern I'd love to finish my life long dream. I can still make beautiful baby blankets and little "things" -crafts. I was hoping to learn to spin back when we had llamas and cashmere goats. Then I could've been even more self sufficient. It's a great hobby and I look forward to making a few more things as almost all my kids are in school.

blessings,

joan of ark