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sewing2011-05-14 03:46 pm
rydra_wong) wrote in sewing2011-05-14 03:46 pm
SCORE
I passed by an upholstery shop in the neighbourhood, and they had a pile of discontinued sample swatch books piled on the pavement outside, with the prices scrawled on them.
For a small sum, I came home with a whole book full of large squares of cotton damask in marvellous patterns and colourways (pale blue and chocolate! hot pink and crimson!), plus a couple of remnants of brocade.
Most of my sewing projects are pretty small (chalkbags, etc.), so it would be wasteful to buy vast swathes of fabric; I'm always on the lookout for remnants and ultra-cheap secondhand clothes which can be taken apart. But this was exceptionally pleasing.
For a small sum, I came home with a whole book full of large squares of cotton damask in marvellous patterns and colourways (pale blue and chocolate! hot pink and crimson!), plus a couple of remnants of brocade.
Most of my sewing projects are pretty small (chalkbags, etc.), so it would be wasteful to buy vast swathes of fabric; I'm always on the lookout for remnants and ultra-cheap secondhand clothes which can be taken apart. But this was exceptionally pleasing.