mail-order fabric stores
LJO...@cpua.it.luc.edu
IF ANYONE HAS A LISTING OF ADDRESSES FOR MAIL-ORDER FABRIC STORES
PLEASE POST. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.
SINCERELY,
LA
Lara Fabans
Well, let's see...from the FAQ, it says:
(note: i'm working on reorging the faq, but
darnit...work keeps getting in the way :-)
If anyone has any updates, reviews, whatever,
please do mail them to me. thanks!)
6) Where can I get natural fabrics by mail order?
Sewing Sampler Productions
PO Box 39,
Springfield, MN 56087
(800) 772-5011 or (507) 723-5011
Retail and mail order. $3.50 UPS shipping charge (USA) per order.
Regular line of Cotton Club interlock and French Terry (100% Cotton) with
matching ribbing. Excellent quality; seems to equal Hanna quality. Interlock
and French Terry are $9 yd (1992); supplex is 5.50/yd. They carry Oshkosh and
Healthtex fabrics as well as notions like snaps, collars and woven patches.
Three catalogs (basics, fashion fabrics, kids). Two swatching services for $10
each. Several newsletters also. Please mention me (Grace Sylvan, Lewiston
Drive, San Jose, CA) if you decide to subscribe to the swatching service (and
I get a small credit, thanks to you, and you get wonderful swatches delivered
to your door).
Sew Natural Fabrics by Mail
521 Essex Drive
Lexington Park, MD 20653
(800) 368-0126
This company was recently bought out by new owners.
Their catalog with swatches will be available in January
1995 for $2.
Cotton Express
P.O. Box 221
Apex, NC 27502
(919) 387-1650
I have ordered from Cotton Express a couple of times. Their fabrics
are nearly exclusively 100% cotton (*always prewash* -- I do it 2 or 3
times), and after I sent for samples and then made one purchase they
continue to send me samples on a regular basis. They have interlocks,
lingerie jerseys, polo jerseys, cotton mesh, French terry ($6.50/yd
last mailing), fleece (100% cotton!), corduroy. Ribbings are of
cotton/lycra and cotton/poly. If you see something you like, order it
right away -- their stocks are not huge.
The Sewing Room
Rural Route 2, Box 2015
East Holden, ME 04429
1-800-275-3822
I recently sent for their swatch set. They have OshKosh and Healthtex
fabrics, and they suggest coordinating fabrics and ribbings available
from them. Interlocks (50/50) are 7.25/yard, OshKosh print corduroy
is $7.95/yard. 100% cotton interlock is $7.25/yard. These are
examples from the swatch set I just received. They have sale items in the
back, about 15% off.
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4) What are the addresses of various places?
Note: Unless noted otherwise, all addresses and phone numbers are in the USA.
Publications:
Threads & Folkwear Patterns
Taunton Press
63 South Main Street
Box 355
Newtown, CT 06470-9959
1-800-888-8286
(203) 426-8171 (front desk: ask for ordering or subscription;
for problems ask for customer service)
FAX: 203-270-9373
$24/year in Jan 1992 for Threads, 6 issues per year; $2 for a Folkwear
catalog. Taunton publishes quite a few books, including several books that are
collections of Threads articles.
Ars Textrina: The Art of Weaving
Charles Babbage Research Centre
P.O .Box 272, St Norbert Postal Station
Winnipeg, Manitoba
CANADA R3V 1L6
Research journal of white papers pertaining to textiles including history of
textiles, study of textile machines, economics in the textile industry,
anthropological studies, aesthetics, the use of textiles in the theature or
as a substitute for paintings, and textile conservation.
(for more information, you can email Craig_...@MBnet.MB.CA)
Ornament
PO Box 2349
San Marcos, CA 92079-9806
1-800-888-8950
fax: 1-619-599-0228
$25/year, 4 issues per year; $40 for 2 years
Piecework & Handwoven
Interweave Press
201 East Fourth Street
Loveland, CO 80537
1-800-645-3675
(303) 669-7672 8-5 Mountain time
- Piecework magazine, Handwoven magazine and another spinning magazine
(Spin-Off?). Publishes quite a few books for weavers, spinners and dyers.
Sew News
PO Box 3134
Harlan, IA 51537-3134
1-800-289-6397
Subscription or problem with subscription: 515-247-7569; FAX: 515-246-1020
Advertising or other concerns: 309-682-6626
$17.83/year in Jan 1992, 12 issues per year (no longer in newspaper style)
Email: SEW...@aol.com
Textile Fibre Forum
The Australian Forum for Textile Arts
PO Box 38
The Gap
Queensland, Australia, 4061
Three times a year; Basketry, Papermaking, Knitting, Weaving etc. as well as
teaching and making a living in the crafts.
German Language Publications, Inc.
560 Sylvan Avenue
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Burda: $60/year, 12 issues; $6/sample issue. A number of other Burda
magazines for sewing and knitting (including kids, full figure, etc). Each
issue of Burda contains many (20+) patterns that you can trace and make. The
pattern sheets were re-designed in summer 1992 for better layout and more
consistant sizes (e.g. each pattern available in 4 or 5 sizes; several
patterns on a special "snip and sew" sheet, etc). The sewing directions are
somewhat terse with minimal illustrations; patterns do not include seam
allowances. Send for a sample issue to see if you like the format.
Vogue Patterns
Altoona, PA 16603
Approx $14 for 6 issues; each issue includes a 2-for-the-price-of-1 pattern
coupon (plus $2 for shipping and handling)
Butterick Patterns
PO Box 569
Altoona, PA 16603
Approx $9 for 4 issues; each issue includes a 2-for-the-price-of-1 pattern
coupon (plus $2 for shipping and handling)
McCalls Patterns
PO Box 3325
Manhattan, KS 66502-9917
1-800-MCCALL
Approx $10 for 4 issues; each issues includes a free pattern coupon ($1.50 for
shipping and handling).
Sewing related notions:
Nancy's Notions
PO Box 683-BK5
Beaver Dam, WI 53916
(800) 833-0690
FAX: 800-255-8119
Business Line: 414-887-0391
- Free catalog. Runs specials on prices and shipping several times a year.
Check the order form and read the catalog to be sure to find the discounts.
Excellent, thick catalog. Also sells and rents sewing videos.
Clotilde
1909 SW First Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315-2100
(305) 761-8655
(800) 772-2891; M-F 8:30 - 5:00 EST
- Catalog costs $2, but they offer it free during certain times of the year.
Great place to find tailoring notions. Most prices are discounted 10-20%
under retail prices.
The Craft King
PO Box 90637
Lakeland, FL 33804
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AOL Craftking
Phone 1-800-769-9494
Fax 1-813-648-2972
- Free catelog. Contains craft supplies. (ie paint, fimo, canvas, yarn)
MicroComputer Accessories, Inc.
Los Angeles CA 90066
(A Rubbermaid Company)
-These folk sell those wonderful vacuum cleaner attatchments that are
so very useful for cleaning out sewing machines and sergers. There is no
name, just Vacuum Cleaner. It is electric, and comes with a long nozzle,
a nozzle tip brush and a general cleaning brush. It has a small collection
chamber lined with a filter, which collects the dust.
The Perfect Notion
566 Hoyt Street
Darien, CT 06820
(203) 968-1257
- Catalog costs $1. Has a good collection of helpful and hard to find
notions. [As of April 1993, Perfect Notion may be for wholesalers only. Call
before you order.]
Atlanta Thread and Supply Co.
695 Red Oak Road
Stockbridge, GA 30281
(800) 847-1001
(800) 331-7600
404-389-9115
FAX: 404-389-9202
- Catalog is free. Great supply of threads, especially of large serger cones.
Offers professional/industrial pressing equipment and sewing machines. Hard
to find drapery notions. Great if you sew for the home.
K. Gottfried, Inc.
959 North Main St
Providence, RI 02904,
tel:401-351-8330
fax:401-351-0423
-Ask for Emily. They specialize in Imitation jewelry stones. They have chez
and Swarofski crystals, findings for the backs, flat and regular. Sell pearls, beads, square, oval, heart, pendants, etc.
Thread Discount Sales
10222 Paramount Blvd.
Downey, CA 90241
(310) 928-4029
Fax (310) 928-1064
- No catalog, but offers free info sheets on heavily discounted sewing
machines, sergers and threads. As of 1/92, machines are available only for
Calif residents (sorry!). Thread available nationwide. Great if you want a
bargain. Some industrial sewing machines available. They also have a
few discounted Singer Sewing Reference Library books (Sewing with an
Overlock and Sewing Projects for the Home). They also have a serger
carrying case and a mini vacuum attachment kit.
The Thread Shed
P. O. Box 898
Horse Shoe, NC 28742-0898
- cotton thread in large cones for quilting. Many colors, 2000 and 6000 yard
spools.
Sewing Emporium
1079 Third Avenue
Chula Vista, CA 92010
(619) 420-3490
- Charges for their very thick catalog, but they'll sometimes send it
out free anyway (just ask!). Excellent place to get all kinds of
pressor feet for your sewing machine. They'll design and make any
pressor foot you can imagine. Reasonable prices. They also offer a
unique, giant cutting board set-up. Catalog costs $4.95 (Dec '93) and
contains a wealth of hints and tips on sewing. The Sewing Emporium is a
source of large cutting mats at reasonable prices (they make their own)
and a source for just about any type of sewing machine foot and serger
foot. Also has many, many sewing machine replacement parts and some
sewing furniture.
Stitch N Craft Supply
5634 W. MEadowbrook
Phoenix, Az. 85031
If you want the catalog, you must join the Club. It is $25.00 the
first year, less after that. The catalog is a looseleaf notebook that is
chock full of goodies at discount prices. I have yet to hear of anyone who
did not save the membership on the first order. Please let them know you
saw them on the internet.
Sew/Fit Company
P.O. Box 397
Bedford Park, IL 60499
(800) 547-4739 (order line)
(708) 458-5600
- various sewing supplies, including many pressure feet.
Home-Sew
P.O. Box 4099
Bethlehem, PA 18018-0099
Good source of general supplies and notions. Send 50 cents for their Sample
Club card. Carries some inexpensive entredeux and embroideries.
Speed Stitch
PO Box 3472
Port Charlotte, FL 33952
(800) 874-4115
- Catalog costs $3 and it hasn't been reprinted since 1989. An excellent
source for machine embroidery products, though.
Home-Sew Canada Inc.
Box 87
St Hubert, Quebec
J3Y 5S9
Tel: (514) 462-9173
They have tons of laces, notions, some books, craft supplies. Worth it if
you buy in large quantities. They also have bargain assortments.
Canadian Serging & Sewing Notions
11 Mayfield Ave.
Toronto, Ontario
M6S 1K5
Tel: (416) 769-4135
Fabrics:
Britex Fabrics
146 Geary
San Francisco CA 94108
415-392-2910
- LARGE collection of fabrics; will send swatches for mail order for
$5.
G-Street Fabrics
11854 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Phone: (301) 231-8998
or their new location in Virginia:
5077 Westfields Blvd
Centreville VA 22020
Phone: (703) 818-8090
- LARGE collection of fabrics; will send swatches for mail order.
Field's Fabrics by Mail
1695 44th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
- $4 for catelog refundable with first order. Large selection of knit
and woven fabrics for uniforms.
Foxglove Fabric Finders
709-810 Broadway
Vancouver BC
V5Z 4C9
Tel: (604) 266-5635
$20 for lots of fabric samples delivered 6 times/year. Some fabric is a
little expensive, they usually have a sale on selected fabrics. They also
sell limited notions.
Grasshopper Hill Fabrics
224 Wellington St.
Kingston, ON K7K 2Y8
(613) 548-3889
1 800 361 8275
They will send you swatches twice a year.
Aardvark Territorial Enterprize
PO Box 2449
Livermore, CA 94551-0241
(800) 388-2687; (510) 443-2687
- Catalog $2 per issue or for $12 per year. You get the next 4 issues "free"
with each order. Huge collection of beads, embellishments, miscellaneous craft
supplies, tools, books. The catalog includes many tips and alot of
interesting information.
Lacis
2982 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703
(415) 843-7178
- supplies for lace and bobbin lace
Fabulous Furs
Donna Salyer
KT
800-848-4650
- Fake furs designed to be almost as nice as traditional furs. Also faux
leather and faux suede. The faux leather is so supple and has a bit of
stretch to it. I'm considering making a bikini out of it.
Linda's Silver Needle
Naperville, IL
1-800-SMOCK-IT
- visa, MC carries Pullen and Read 16 row pleaters, Sally Stanley and Amanda
Jane 24 row pleaters and a Read 32 Row Pleater. Prices range from $95 - 159
with free shipping and handling.
Mother Nurture Apperal and Patterns
Resources for Breastfeeding and Beyond
916 Royal Blackheath Court
Naperville, IL 60563-2304
(708)420-4233
- Catalog cost is $3.00 lots of info to help new moms too. Nursing and breast
feeding patterns
Elizabeth Lee Designs,
Patterns for the Breastfeeding Mother
PO Box 696
Bluebell, Utah, 84007
(801) 454-3738
- Also lots of info and if you buy three, get one free
Great Fit Patterns-SN
2229 NE Burnside, Suite 305
Gresham, OR 97030
- Catalog $1, sizes 38-60
Better Pak
675 Dell Rd.
Carlstadt, NJ 07072
(201) 804-0202
- gridded pattern paper, the kind used in the garment industry. In summer '92,
$39 +s/h for a 600 foot roll of 45" wide gridded paper. Split a roll with your
friends!
Children's Fabrics
(NOTE: I found these in the advert section of Sew News. I've
had a few requests for OshKosh fabrics; so I've pulled these
as a starter. If you have any other favorite children's fabric
sources, please email me the details and I'll include it. Thanks!)
Sew Far Sew Good
848 Dodge Suite 105-S
Evanston, IL 60202
- $3 brochure with swatches. Advertised Disney, OshKosh fabrics.
The Sewing Room
RR2 Box 2015
E. Holden, ME 04429
- $2 catelog. Advertised Disney, OshKosh fabrics.
Canadian Mail Order Supplies:
Fabric Magic Creations - beading supplies
10846 - 132A Street - they also have a video on how you can apply
Surrey, BC beads using your sewing machine
V3T 3Y3
604-584-9446
A Great Notion Sewing Supply Ltd. - two day delivery locally
13847 17A Avenue
White Rock, BC
V4A 7H4
604-538-2829 ; FAX 604-538-4467
Textile Outfitters Inc. - outerwear patterns, fabrics, and notions
318A - 10th Street NW
Calgary, AB
T2N 1V8
403-270-2155; FAX 403-289-5491
Sundrop Outerwear Textiles Inc.
#140 1140 Austin Ave
Coquitlam, BC
V3K 3P5
604-936-5236
The MacPhee Workshop - inovative outerwear patterns/fabrics/notions
- several locations, they're into painting, appliques, furs, etc
head office address is:
RR 8
Edmonton, AB
T5L 4H8
403-973-3516 ; FAX 403-973-6216
Naturebound - they sell outerwear/packs/sleeping bag kits with the
PO 1299 pieces cut out for you
Brockville, ON
K6V 5W2
613-345-5487; 1-800-267-5487
Mary Maxim - needlework, knitting, crochet, plastic canvas,
75 Scott Ave rug hooking, kits
Paris, ON
N3L 3G5
519-442-2266; FAX 519-442-4520
Canadian Knitting Club - yarns (yearly fee gets you all the latest samples)
427 Carnegie St
Campbell River, BC
V9W 6N5
Briggs & Little Woolen Mills Ltd.
York Mills, Harvey Station, NB
E0H 1H0
1-800-561-YARN (in canada); phone & fax 506-366-5438
Supplies for Dyeing Fabric:
Pro Chemical and Dye
P.O. Box 14
Somerset MASS 02726
(508) 676-3838
1-800-2BUY-DYE
- Catalog is free. Dyes for cottons, wools, silks, marbling, painting,
silkscreen, batik, etc. Batik wax and fabric.
Rupert, Gibbon and Spider, Inc.
P.O. Box 425
Healdsburg, CA 95448
(800) 442-0455
- free catalog. Scarf blanks, dyes, equipment, paints.
Dharma Trading Company
(handling inquiries for Brooks and Flynn who are no longer in business; 3/93)
(800) 542-5227
- many different silk fabrics: scarves, clothing and yardage.
Cerelean Blue
P.O. Box 21168
Seattle WA 98111
(800) 676-8602
206-323-8600; FAX: 206-726-9279
- free catalog
Earth Guild
33 Haywood St.,
Asheville, NC 28801
1-800-327-8448
- almost all dye supplies, including Lanaset dyes. Competitive prices.
Catalog has useful information.
Test Fabrics
PO Box 420
Middlesex, NJ 08846
(908) 469-6446
- very wide selection of prewashed fabrics with no dyes or finishes. Very nice
fabric, but somewhat expensive.
Thai Silks
252 State St.
Los Altos, CA 94022
(800) 722-7455 (in CA 800-221-7455)
415-948-8611
FAX: 415-948-3426
- Large selection of silk scarves for dyeing. Also other types of (colored)
silk fabric for sewing!
Exotic Silks
1959 Leghorn Street
Mountain View, CA 94043
800-845-SILK
415-965-7760; FAX: 415-965-0712
- Low prices; discounts for orders over 15 yards of a single fabric. Some
(all?) orders require a $100 minimum per order. I believe this is the
wholesale arm of Thai Silks. If you do not have a business you might not be
able to order from Exotic Silks.
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fabric stores that will identify which stores do mail order. I would
appreciate any suggestions or ideas from people on this board about what
they would like to see included in a directory like this and if they know
of any stores that should be listed.
I can be e-mailed at Jo...@aol.com