I have a very, very small fabric collection compared to other dressmakers out there.
On Saturday I spent the day out driving about, visiting my favorite fabric stores in Brunswick then drove out to Heidelberg to visit Darn Cheap. It was worth the trip!!
I'll share with you what I bought this weekend:
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| Darn Cheap, Heidelberg Cotton 140cm x 2m |
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| Darn Cheap, Heidelberg Cotton Lycra 130cm x 1m |
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| Darn Cheap, Heidelberg Poly Spandex 140cm x 1m |
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| Darn Cheap, Heidelberg Polyester 140cm x 1m |
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| Brunswick Fabrics, Brunswick Lace 140cm x 1m |
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| Brunswick Fabrics, Brunswick Polyester 110cm x 1m Previous project using this fabric blogged here. |
I also bought 1.5m bemsilk lining (cream) from Spotlight and some unknown lining and cream satin from Brunswick Fabrics that I will use to underline the lace.
Total spend for the day was only $60!
After buying all those beautiful fabrics, I was motivated to tidy up my fabric stash and create an inventory. Might as well start now before my collection becomes enormous.
Here are my favorite fabrics from my stash:
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| Unknown Store, Footscray Cotton Sateen 140cm x 1.5m Previous project using this fabric blogged here. |
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| Spotlight Cotton Sateen 120cm x 1.5m |
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| Brunswick Fabrics, Footscray Lace (?) 140cm x 1m |
Here are some fabric scraps that I could use to make a bodice:
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| Spotlight Cotton Sateen 120cm x 0.5m Previous project using this fabric blogged here and here. |
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| The Fabric Store, Fitzroy Polyester 140cm x 0.7m Black Previous project using this fabric blogged here and here. |
Here are the not-so-favourites from my stash, but had to include in this post, for inventory purposes:
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| Spotlight Cotton Sateen 120cm x 2m Olive |
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| GJ's Fabrics, Brunswick East Poly Spandex 130cm x 0.6m Hot Pink Previous project using this fabric blogged here and here. |
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| GJ's Fabrics, Brunswick East Poly Spandex 130cm x 2m Cream |
To be honest, I don't think I will ever use the 'olive' cotton sateen. It's not even a colour I like. Why the hell did I buy it?? The poly-spandex from GJ's gets very wrinkly, so it's a turn off and I probably won't use that either. Eventually these might make its way to my 'scrap fabric' pile which currently lives inside a plastic bag.
I also have lining in my stash, these notes are boring, purely blogged for my reference when I'm out fabric shopping and need to know what I have at home:
- Sunsilky, 120cm x 1.2m (red)
- Sunsilky, 120cm x 0.4m (blue)
- Bemsilk, 120cm x 1.5 (cream)
- Acetate, 120cm x 0.4m (pistachio)
- Unknown, 120cm x 0.5m (cream)
- Oh, and some cotton sateen scrap 120cm x 0.6m (black)
My fabric box is neat and tidy, now what to do with my fabric scraps?
How do you organise your fabric collection? What do you do with your scraps?