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Return to Goldhawk Road!

28 January 2009, 10:35

On Saturday I once again ventured to the ever-brilliant Goldhawk Road here in London. This time I was lucky enough to have Anwen and Isabelle as my partners in fabric fondling, glitter disgust, and pattern and supplier informing. It's so much more fun to go fabric shopping with fellow sewists, especially if they possess a daughter as patient as Anwen's and a resolve as steadfast as Isabelle's (I cannot believe she only bought the two fabrics she came looking for!!).

But really, I wasn't so bad myself. I've only got two lengths of fabric leftover from the previous trip: red corduroy which will still become trousers at some point, and dark heathered grey jersey, which is being made into a pyjamas set as we speak! So clearly my stash needed replenishing and my mood needed lifting so I was mostly looking for quality I couldn't easily get elsewhere...



From top to bottom, I bought: In all, I spent about £100 (thanks to mad money from my Dad!), which, considering the amount of high end garments and entertainment I'll get from this, is significantly more than I'd have got from the same money if I'd turned left out of Shepherd's Bush tube and gone to Westfield (new luxury shopping mall) instead.

I want to start keeping a record of my stash online, so I've begun by taking detail photos of all of the above fabrics, plus how much I spent and the yardage bought. I'd like to add in some of what's already in my stash, deleting as I use them, but let's see how I get on! If you'd like to see it, my fabrics are in a public Picasaweb gallery (though for copyright purposes, my extensive pattern gallery is private!!).

And for maps and better store descriptions of my favourite fabric shops on Goldhawk Road, head over to my earlier post.

Oh, and I discovered a limitation of my faux fur coat - on rainy days like today, it occupies the same "no way am I ruining that outside!" space as my suede gloves...

Tags: city-guides, shopping

Comments:

  1. Is there anything better than fabric shopping? I daresay no!


    — cindy    Jan 28, 10:58 AM    #

  2. Hi Melissa, I have been following your blog for a couple of years now but have only just recently caught up with your nov to jan posts. I am sorry about your illness and will be thinking of you in the coming weeks. I was originally going to leave a comment to say that I have nominated you for the Kreativ blogger on my blog but don’t please don’t feel obliged to do anything about it if you don’t want to. Warmest wishes for the future from down under.
    Kate


    — Kate S    Jan 28, 12:40 PM    #

  3. P.S Good fabric haul!


    — Kate S    Jan 28, 12:42 PM    #

  4. Beautiful fabrics for great prices. Enjoy them.


    — Nancy K    Jan 28, 12:58 PM    #

  5. Beautiful colors and fabrics. It looks like you were in a “blues” mood. Can’t wait to see the finished products.


    — Mom    Jan 28, 03:22 PM    #

  6. Oh my goodness!!! You racked up on fabric. I think I am addicted to fabric.


    — Rachel    Jan 28, 03:49 PM    #

  7. Stash photography is fun! That is a really excellent haul. Jealous of your mohair sweater knit!


    — The Slapdash Sewist    Jan 28, 04:05 PM    #

  8. Don’t be silly, it’s acrilyc! Or maybe polyester. But your fur can get wet for sure. How were you going to clean it anyway :-)? I’d think the more serious drawback would be coming home in the same state as a wet sheepdog (only better smelling).


    — Marie-Christine    Jan 28, 07:17 PM    #

  9. Aw, your finds are amazing and what bargains! Also I want to say that I nominated you for a Kreativ blogger award – simply because you rock!


    — Johanna Lu    Jan 29, 07:49 AM    #

  10. As you know, I am in awe of your precise documentation of your fabrics! I already document my pattern stash, but really ought to follow your lead with fabric organization.

    Couldn’t agree more on spending money on fabric vs. at the mall! Spending money on clothes is boring; spending money on fabric means you get some sewing fun AND new clothes. Total bargain! ;)

    Thanks again for showing me around on Saturday, I definitely had a great time! Hopefully next time we go, my knit stash will have seriously diminished and I can treat myself to some silk jersey…


    — Isabelle    Jan 29, 10:03 AM    #

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