Well, that's you, Kayta, and IIRC, you live in a rather populated, urban area. Me, on the other hand? I'd have to travel out of state to get to the nearest Hancock's (there are actually two in Montana, but it's a *large* area, and they're both several hours away on the other side of the state). We have a JoAnn's. Period. Except for some very rare finds at JoAnn's, I'm getting all of my fabric online. We have small groups of immigrants here, but not enough to impact the clothing/fabric merchandizing. We had an interesting store called "Latitudes" that sold a combination of natural fibers and high-tech stuff for outdoor wear, but it closed the better part of a decade ago (owner's illness). --Sue in Montana
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Kayta Barrows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 3:09 AM Subject: Re: [h-cost] U.S.-based Fabric stores closing > > >Hearing all your sad tales of your local fabric stores closing > > Interesting that you should say U.S.-based fabric stores in your subject > line. About half of the fabric stores I patronize these days, while they > are located in the US, are run by recent immigrants to the U.S. who still > have fabric connections back in their countries of origin. Some are from > India, and I can get sarees or other India fabrics (like cotton) from these > people. Some are from places like Viet Nam, and I can get some really > interesting oriental fabrics (like silk) from those people. So yes, these > shops are U.S. based, but they mostly cater to a foreign-born clientele > that still sews a lot, and they seem to be in no danger of closing. I love > living in the U.S. > > CarolynKayta Barrows > dollmaker, fibre artist, textillian > www.FunStuft.com > > ///\\\\\ > ////-@@\\\ > (((( 7 ))) > )(( <> ))( > * ) ( * > /----\ /---\ _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
