RE: Fabric for the Frugal

[Karen Marsh-Lovvorn <marshk@ipas.org>]

Poster: Karen Marsh-Lovvorn <marshk@ipas.org>

Oops - I replied to an individual on this, not the group - sorry!
There's also a Mae's in Durham, off Hillsborough Rd. at the 15-501 exit
off I-85 and one in Burlington, at the BMOC outlet exit (145, I think)
off I-85.  I just bought 12 yards of $18.99/yd. wool (various colors, in
lengths of 2-4 yds. each - good-sized remnants) for $1.99/yd. there on
Fri.  Linen blends off the bolt (which I like for garb because they
*look* period, are less expensive, & are machine washable & don't
wrinkle as badly as 100% linen) are slightly reduced at $4.59/yd. from
$5.80/yd.; wool and flannel from the bolt is about $3.79-$7.99. Muslin's
on sale for $.99/yd.  They usually have reasonably good prices on
upholstery fabrics, and some of those are pretty good for late-period
garb.

BTW:  If you're looking for higher-end fabric, The Cotton Boll off
Franklin Street in Chapel Hill has just gotten in their spring shipment
with some very nice linens. Their wool and wool blends are on sale for
about 40% off right now.  Mulberry Silks in Carrboro has about every
kind of silk you can think of, from $9.99/yd. up to $99.99/yd. for the
really good stuff.  They don't have sales very often, but I just thought
I'd pass that along if you're looking for something really nice.

So, now you all know what I do in my spare time, eh? :-)

Happy shopping!

Kateryn

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	MTR/AAHR [SMTP:wolffe@onslowonline.net]
> Sent:	Sunday, February 07, 1999 4:33 PM
> To:	LBednar; atlantia@atlantia.sca.org
> Cc:	isenfir@virginia.edu
> Subject:	Re: Fabric for the Frugal
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> Poster: "MTR/AAHR" <wolffe@onslowonline.net>
> 
> I know of one here in Jacksonville, NC. There's one in Wilmington
> too.}:0
> -Wolfe
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: LBednar <LBednarHATESPAM@att.net>
> To: <atlantia@atlantia.sca.org>
> Cc: <isenfir@virginia.edu>
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 1999 11:52
> Subject: Re: Fabric for the Frugal
> 
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> >
> >Poster: "LBednar" <LBednarHATESPAM@att.net>
> >
> >This sounds wonderful....BUT... I haven't a clue where these are.
> Would it
> >be possible to include a mundane location when posting this sort of
> thing?
> >So those of us in one locale don't get all excited....and come to
> find out
> >the sale is several hundred miles away?  Please?
> >
> >~Morghana
> >Spamblock in place.  Remove entire capitalized words to reply to
> me....
> >
> >
> >>Poster: Debbie Halstead <jebbydo@yahoo.com>
> >>
> >>In light of the recent anti-WalMart Merry Rose thread requesting
> >>sources for inexpensive fabric, I thought this bore mentioning.
> >>
> >>Mae's Home & Fabric Centers (the old Piece Goods shops) are holding
> >>their annual inventory reduction sale through Feb. 20. I can't call
> >>their selection great or imaginative, but for relatively basic
> stuff,
> >>it's hard to screw up and some of it's dirt cheap. Some interesting
> >>prices I remember include:
> >
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