How many extra suitcases are you packin', for that trip to Vancouver?
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| My November Enchanted by Sewing podcast will include an audio spin through these aisles. |
This store certainly has tons of fabrics. On this trip I looked down an aisle of brocades that was maybe 50' long. They had an array of beautiful dotted cottons, the like of which I've never seen. And lace fabric? Don't even get me started on the lace. Into active wear sewing? They also sell power mesh that LuluLemon sells them, when they stop production on a particular color/style.
Luckily for me, I wasn't hungry for fabric. I did want zippers though. They have all those speciality sizes and types I usually have to buy on the web for a lot more money. I bought several in the 3-5 inch range for less than a dollar (lucked out on the exchange rate this time through too). Then there are buttons - over 500 tubes of buttons (with an average of probably 30 buttons per tube). There are buttons on cards as well. Trim - you want trim? Trims I've never seen before, and lots of leather trim. Great prices. I also bought needles and decorative embellishments I plan to use for jeans. They were all 25 cents. These folks are liquidators. You don't count on what they'll have, but you'll want what you see.
And of course, just hanging out with other sewists and wondering what they were going to make added a lot to my fun.
Nothing makes me bond more to a city, then finding great sewing resources.
That's the kind of thing that keeps me . . .
Enchanted by Sewing!
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Dressew - Gallery - Check out those buttons! http://students.bcitwebdev.com/stephanepj/finalproject/gallery.php
Glad you could make it to my favourite sewing store! I've been shopping there since I was a teenager in the '60's when it was called Dressmaker & Milliner's Supply. Roger, the owner, was only 19 when he opened and he's still there running things along with his son. You never know what you'll find in Dressew! Too bad I missed you when you were in town.
ReplyDeleteOh Louisa! I wish I'd run into you when I was walking through Vancouver!!! I love your town. I'm working on my audio podcast about my trip right now, and plan to include your comments about Dressew:-) It will be up in http://EnchantedBySewing.blogspot.com - with a direct audio link as well as a download from iTunes audio link. Thanks for taking the time to comment.
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