tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post5381915302123695379..comments2024-03-27T17:31:58.315-07:00Comments on Home Living: Fabrics from NatureLydiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-70247951190333547752009-09-26T09:21:02.534-07:002009-09-26T09:21:02.534-07:00Yes, I am very sad that Walmart cut out their fabr...Yes, I am very sad that Walmart cut out their fabric departments. They built two fairly new ones near me, and neither one has a fabric department. There is an older one that is further away that still has their department. <br /><br />The fabric department was one of the few reasons that would draw me to Walmart rather than to Target, which never had them. Now, other than for groceries, I'Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429722263321739095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15326647086211845122009-09-25T02:23:07.215-07:002009-09-25T02:23:07.215-07:00I too sew and live in Australia. I shop for fabri...I too sew and live in Australia. I shop for fabric at Spotlight because that is the fabric shop in my vicinity. Cotton fabric can be purchased for about eight dollars a metre when on sale. This is when I like to buy it. It is expensive, but still in my mind preferable and cheaper than buying ready made. I have an issue with buying goods that have to be shipped so far, with all the fuel used Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-45087438495277420772009-09-24T21:40:03.973-07:002009-09-24T21:40:03.973-07:00I would love to hear about how to make dresses for...I would love to hear about how to make dresses for nursing. I will be having my baby in December and would love to find more options for nurse wear. I have bought clothes that are for "nursing" but they don't hold out well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-53813057060875885342009-09-23T14:30:44.462-07:002009-09-23T14:30:44.462-07:00To the ladies in australia check Ebay there are se...To the ladies in australia check Ebay there are sellers who would be glad to ship to you at current postal prices and charge realistic prices for fabric.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-81028604944713279762009-09-21T11:09:29.236-07:002009-09-21T11:09:29.236-07:00One of my most complimented dresses is a rayon one...One of my most complimented dresses is a rayon one I made from $1 a yard fabric from Walmart. Thankfully, our closest Walmart still has it's fabric section. I do order fabric over the web from Gehman's, the poly-cotton Tropical Breeze fabric is a favorite of mine and is 55" wide and only $4.25 a yard (and I love that I don't have to iron it either). I have made three different Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-11499155192420516902009-09-21T07:45:41.067-07:002009-09-21T07:45:41.067-07:00I agree with everyone else that Walmart needs to b...I agree with everyone else that Walmart needs to bring back their fabric departments. Most of the Walmarts in my area (I live in K.C. MO)have taken theirs out, and not much of a craft selection either, I have to go to Joann's to get my crossstitch materials.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-27029253456285030492009-09-20T23:48:44.301-07:002009-09-20T23:48:44.301-07:00AS a fellow Australian, i can second the extortion...AS a fellow Australian, i can second the extortionate rate we are forced to pay for fabric. Fabric shops such as Spotlight and Lindcraft have a poor range and their staff don't know what on earth they're doing, in my experience. i can't even purchase loose weave muslin for jam-making here (south Western Sydney) or cheesecloth and need therefore to use dressmaking muslin that is not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-49744388511658460152009-09-20T20:23:31.389-07:002009-09-20T20:23:31.389-07:00I see a niche business here for some enterprising ...I see a niche business here for some enterprising woman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-41267560705263735292009-09-20T16:45:19.978-07:002009-09-20T16:45:19.978-07:00I have found lengths of fabric in thrift stores (o...I have found lengths of fabric in thrift stores (of course, you have to take what they have -- no selection). I got a lovely length of pink woven material, about 4 yards, for $2. Sometimes you can use sheets, if they are new, or in good condition, from thrift stores or bought separately on clearance from a store.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-64436066657126339612009-09-20T15:41:57.370-07:002009-09-20T15:41:57.370-07:00To the lady in Australia,
I can envision that kin...To the lady in Australia,<br /><br />I can envision that kind of resourceful sewing becoming a sought-after artform. Those particular items will be sold on ebay as representative of a culture that didnt have fabric available. It will be one of a kind, and have a charm all its own and a reminder of a people that had a will to do something and overcame any obstacle.Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-5593188249521739122009-09-20T15:36:08.211-07:002009-09-20T15:36:08.211-07:00Something I am hoping to do is show how you can cr...Something I am hoping to do is show how you can create your own printed fabrics by rubber stamping them with fabric ink, on white muslin. You can dye sheets that you buy at thrift stores, and tie them so that they have a swirled print.<br /><br />If I were in a place without fabric, I would look at everything that was made of cloth, as a potential piece of sewing fabric: curtains, sheets, table Lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530969871397361970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-22117963540250374052009-09-20T15:20:16.969-07:002009-09-20T15:20:16.969-07:00Sometimes a bit of perspective helps when you'...Sometimes a bit of perspective helps when you're facing discouraging situations like fabric departments closing and fabric stores going out of business.<br /><br />Here in Australia, the cotton prints that some posters say cost too much at $5.98 per yard in America retail for $34.99 and more per yard. That's right - thirty-four dollars and ninety-nine cents. Some cotton quilting prints Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-3362141049431981842009-09-20T13:01:19.899-07:002009-09-20T13:01:19.899-07:00Are JoAnns closed then our Wal-Mart removed their ...Are JoAnns closed then our Wal-Mart removed their fabric department. We have no-where to buy fabric unless we drive 20-30 miles away to very large cities. If I wanted to shop in a big city I would live there!!!!!!!!!! :(<br />I don't know what I'm going to do once my stash is gone, I don't want to go into the big city to JoAnns or Wal-Mart there to get my fabric. <br />Our Wal-Mart Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-85108963710948617162009-09-20T12:53:11.689-07:002009-09-20T12:53:11.689-07:00All the Walmarts in South West Louisiana have clos...All the Walmarts in South West Louisiana have closed their fabric departments. They have a much nicer craft section though. There is a Walmart 2 hours away that still sells a little bit of fabric, none of good quality. Hancocks and Hobby Lobby are the only fabric stores around here, but their prices are outrages!!!! I bought the cheapest cotton solid material I could find and it was 5.98 a yardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-34231052991565026082009-09-20T07:38:28.737-07:002009-09-20T07:38:28.737-07:00My local Wal-Mart discontinued fabric and (most) n...My local Wal-Mart discontinued fabric and (most) notions a couple of years ago. I now must drive 25+ minutes to a Joann's and there must pay more per yard. I was also told W-M was discontinuing fabric "because we're aiming at a different consumer base" - so sad. There are now NO stores in my town that sell fabric, so I must travel. You ladies who do have local suppliers are so Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-6627526254903171332009-09-20T07:33:16.300-07:002009-09-20T07:33:16.300-07:00Incase anyone is interested, if you want to buy fa...Incase anyone is interested, if you want to buy fabric cheaply, you can order it wholesale from fabric suppliers. I don't know if you need a business number to do it though. However, it can cost about the same to get your own business number as it does to buy a good pair of boots or fabric for a nice dress. Some states it's about $50 and in Canada it's between that and a few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-15081884031126910312009-09-19T23:09:09.817-07:002009-09-19T23:09:09.817-07:00I bought a sewing machine this week so I can learn...I bought a sewing machine this week so I can learn how to sew, and learned to my dismay that I'll have to drive to a larger city, either some 50 miles to the east (where I never go) or in the state capital, 80 miles from here - but I do go regularly anyway for other reasons.<br /><br />Also - Sam Walton was the power behind the Buy American First! campaign in the 70s and 80s. Now most of the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-53743030156170528162009-09-19T19:53:11.387-07:002009-09-19T19:53:11.387-07:00No one "puts someone out of business." ...No one "puts someone out of business." If you have a worthwhile product, the world will always find a way to buy it. WalMart cannot have all the craft supplies in the world, or all the fabric in the world. WalMart has stopped selling fabric in some towns, and yet the fabric stores are still moving out or shutting down. They cant blame WalMart. WalMart does not sell fabric, and yet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-37262644391535453742009-09-19T19:49:09.451-07:002009-09-19T19:49:09.451-07:00Originally, his policy was not to sell anything th...Originally, his policy was not to sell anything that was detrimental to the family. You could not get the worst rock music on the market, and the magazines were mostly the country ones. His policy was to sell only made in the USA. When he died, this all changed. There is a "family friendly" checkout aisle , requested by customers, where there are no magazines sold at lower levels whereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-89568421595282012332009-09-19T19:29:07.943-07:002009-09-19T19:29:07.943-07:00Sam was right about a lot of things. And he must ...Sam was right about a lot of things. And he must be "rolling in his grave", as its said, at how things have changed in the stores he founded.<br /><br />Our Wal-Mart does not have a very large fabric department, but I have found some pretty good items there just the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-42412469019573602672009-09-19T17:46:36.547-07:002009-09-19T17:46:36.547-07:00Unfortunately as the Walmarts remodel they are dis...Unfortunately as the Walmarts remodel they are discontinuing their fabric departments from what our local store manager told us. ahe said they are using the space to sell more upscale (think Target) type merchandise. Apparently fabric isn't upscale. I do know that of two Wal-Marts in town - the one that is newly remodeled no longer has a fabric section and the craft section is very Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-43562993163282858902009-09-19T15:49:38.561-07:002009-09-19T15:49:38.561-07:00I don't have a close fabric store close by-wit...I don't have a close fabric store close by-with the exception of a local quilting store that charges at least $8.00 a yard. Their fabric is very nice but a little too much for a lot of my projects. I end up going to a Walmart about 20 miles that still has a fabric department. You have to be careful at Walmart, because I have bought cheaper material there and garments look cheaper made out of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-39212818993330942322009-09-19T15:38:49.330-07:002009-09-19T15:38:49.330-07:00The Wal-Mart where I normally get my fabric is up ...The Wal-Mart where I normally get my fabric is up for renovation and will be removing their fabric section at that time. BIG BUMMER!!! The only other fabric store in my city is Hobby Lobby, but even on sale, their fabric is well over double the price of the stuff at Wal-Mart. I suppose that I will try to "stock up" before they remove the fabrics, but then I will just have to purchase Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-59232587551959516652009-09-19T14:53:47.190-07:002009-09-19T14:53:47.190-07:00We had a fabric section in our Walmart until recen...We had a fabric section in our Walmart until recently, but it's no longer there. Now I have to drive 20-40 miles to get to the nearest fabric stores and the fabric is ever so much more expensive there as well. What a disappointment to no longer be able to buy fabric close to home at the store I mostly shop at!Diane Shifferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03449110271720365988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9186456.post-17091727047959527562009-09-19T14:45:02.368-07:002009-09-19T14:45:02.368-07:00I agree with your comments about Walmart's fab...I agree with your comments about Walmart's fabric dept. It's distressing that Joann, while a good store, is going to be my only option very soon. One Walmart in our area is left with a fabric dept., and they've recently started renovation. I don't know if the fabric dept. is going away or not. There's still a fabric dept. at a Walmart in Colorado, where I spent a good partAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com