Material question

[figmo]

I'm looking for woven fabric for a spring outfit (dress or skirt and blazer) that's 97% cotton, 3% lycra, and has a spring-type print on it (as opposed to a solid or something with patchwork, Hawaiian flowers, or something psychedelic).

My cousin's bar mitzvah is Memorial Day, and I'm trying to make a new outfit for it, but all I can find are solids or the aforementioned fabrics. I'm totally frustrated by the lack of Spring/Summer fabrics available at my local fabric stores (JoAnn's and Hancock's). I don't know whether I'll fare better at Britex.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where I can find these fabrics out of which I see so many current fashions being made either in the SF Bay Area or on the Internet?

Comments

[callibr8]

try www.fabricdepot.com . They are the largest store in my area, and generally have a good selection of fabrics, year'round.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

They didn't have what I was looking for, but they're definitely on my "must visit" list the next time I'm in Portland. Wow!

[callibr8]

They're on my side of town, actually... about 5 miles from my house.

From what you've mentioned about sewing before, I think that like me, you tend to gear your sewing toward specific events that need new outfits. :)

Lately, though, the lure of the yarn stores has been more compelling for me, and ruinous to my budget (wry grin).

[cat-herder.livejournal.com]

Yarn is very, very dangerous. Put down those needles and back away slowly.

(Said she with the HUGE yarny stash from eBay.)

[howeird]

http://www.sewzannesfabrics.com/sw-stretchwoven.html

[figmo.livejournal.com]

Wow. The floral prints are very much the kinds of things I'm looking for. Unless I find something with a bigger color spectrum I'll spend the next week trying to decide between the blue and the pink.

[feorlen.livejournal.com]

Somebody asked me to come over and pontificate, seeing as I'm something of a textile geek.

Stretch wovens were really hot last spring, I found them in clearance racks all over the place. Mostly in strange pastel plaids. If you have some time to look, check the bargain-basement discount places and maybe there are some around. Joann's clearance, too, although I can't recall seeing any lately. (Email me for SF suggestions.) I haven't looked on fabric.com either, but I've been buying stuff from them for years and generally recommend them.

[cat-herder.livejournal.com]

Have you been to Britex in San Francisco? It is three or four or five (I forget) stories of fabricy goodness.

[figmo.livejournal.com]

I haven't yet checked Britex. Because they're so pricey they're sort of my "store of last resort."