Comments on: Swimming in Fabric

By: kirsty

kirsty — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:30:33 +0000

From memory we came around the corner with Victoria Road from the train station and stopped at Brunswick Fabrics, another store that the red and green oval knit came from, then Anne’s Fabrics (?) which was over Albert Rd? Then unique Fabrics on the other side of Sydney Rd. Then we lugged our haul along to Rathdowne Fabrics before hopping on a tram back to the city along Lygon St. Quite a marathon! Thanks again for the tips.

By: kirsty

kirsty — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:26:15 +0000

Definitely a plan for my next trip to Melbourne! We were over for the Labour Day long weekend early in March mainly for visiting family. I haven’t made it to Darn Cheap Fabrics or Ivanhoe, while the Fabric Store is a firm favourite already
Perhaps we can line up a few other bloggers too and make a day of it…

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:55:03 +0000

Lovely fabrics! Which stores did you end up getting to?

By: theperfectnose

theperfectnose — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:00:53 +0000

Argh you were here and I missed it! When did all this happen? I’m so behind on my blog reading (been down with the flu). I would’ve loved to have met you (and taken you to Darn Cheap Fabrics, the Ivanhoe cloth shop and the Fabric store too)! Next time

By: kirsty

kirsty — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:59:37 +0000

I didn’t show him the Japanese pattern books! He found them at Tessuti one day all by himself and pointed out the men’s jacket one to me with a hopeful look in his eye. I set a precedent years ago by making a navy cord duffel coat (early 90′s what can I say?) and a purple silk houndstooth blazer too.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 02:18:42 +0000

Lovely fabrics and I dare not ask my DH about a coat or refer him to Spooks, it would be never ending. Melbourne is very dangerous for fabrics, 7 of us headed there 3 years ago for 4 days, you really shouldn’t feel bad about your purchases, I think we all did a lot more damage.