Today, Jonathan, Denise, Naomi and I went to the semi-annual fabric by the pound sale at a fabric warehouse located about 1 1/2 hours east of us.
They sell the discontinued, damaged, and/or mis-ordered fabrics by the pound. When you enter the warehouse, you are given a 30 gallon plastic bag. Then you get to walk around digging and sorting through large rolls of fabric (many are 60-72 inches wide) stacked on large racks or though piles on the floor. We have learned to bring out scissors with us to cut off the amount we want from the large rolls.
You never know what kind of fabric will be available, although the majority is upholstry fabric as that is what the company specializes in. We found some nice curtains today, and some fabric for garments (which is not the usual) and some fabrics for making vestments (or for justdecorating vestments- like the 3 velveteens.)
Jonathan and I collected 59 pounds, Naomi 15 pounds, and Denise 26 pounds. We have a lot of sewing and crafting ahead of us. Now if we can just finish the projects we decided to do for Christmas gifts in time. [This is a nice problem to have :)]
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