Fabric!!

[mrsbrown]

A few weeks I saw this fabric and I'm still wondering if I should buy it. It's silk and it is $45/m.



It's part of my new fabric addiction technique. If I like something, I take a photo and leave the shop.

In a similar vein, I found wool cashmere at Brunswick Fabrics (Sydney Rd, near Albert St) for $11.99/m

I persuaded them to give me some samples, on the basis that I was planning to tell all my friends, so here:



The navy blue in the background is the fabric I bought to make some more "Hoods of Warmth". I'm also planning to make a trial houppelande for Rose from it.

The two samples on the right aren't thick cashmere, they're just wool. The blue one is $8.99/m.

Comments

[celsa.livejournal.com]

The silk isn't doing anything for me, personally, but that's because the embroidered bits are not particularly pleasing to my eye, which is 100% subjective. May I ask - what would you do with it?

If memory serves, Eliza's shop in Sunshine has (or at least, had) wool cashmere for $8 - $10 a metre. There were cheaper wooly fabrics, too, though I suspect they might have been wool blends. They have quite a bit of plaid wool of different weight and texture, as well.

[auntyyolly.livejournal.com]

the silk is nice, but modern in look. Good for a big cushion or sweepy ball frock. Buy all the green cashmere blend immediately at that price. It is well yummy.