Hmmm....a nifty place to stop at, if I ever get stuck visiting relatives....(my Mom grew up in Bridgeport.) --Sue
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ruth Anne Baumgartner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Historical Costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 3:00 PM Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange > The shop is called (creatively) Discount Fabrics. He's on the > northern end of Main Street in Bridgeport. My phone book says 4198 > Main, but he moved from one shop to another this summer and I'm not > sure if this is the old address or the new address (several blocks > apart). The phone number is 203-373-1025 (I assume that wouldn't have > changed). I'm embarrassed to say I don't know his name! > The shop is maybe a mile (maybe less) straight down from the Main > Street exit off the Merritt Parkway, on the eastern side of the > street. Harder to get to off I-95 but not impossible. > > --Ruth Anne > > On Dec 27, 2006, at 4:14 PM, Beth Chamberlain wrote: > > > Could you share his name & address, the shop that is. I'm on Long > > Island and > > my boyfriend is in Massachusetts so I drive by Bridgeport > > constantly. Not > > that I really need more fabric, trim, or anything else! > > > > Beth > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:h-costume- > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > Behalf Of Ruth Anne Baumgartner > > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 2:04 PM > > To: Historical Costume > > Subject: Re: [h-cost] Christmas gift exchange > > > > He's in the north end of Bridgeport, CT. I've been telling him he HAS > > to go online, but so far he hasn't. He's kind of a shy man. Anyway, > > last week I did get him to promise "maybe in the new year" for a > > website. > > > > It's a mill-end shop, so the stock varies, but he has gorgeous > > silks (including dupioni) and linens, both 100% and various blends, > > and a great variety of trims. (Plus of course cotton prints, > > sequinned and embroidered fancy fabrics, fake furs, muslin in every > > width known to wo/man, etc. etc.) Prices are very good generally. I > > just succumbed to 3 yards of upholstery fabric in what the Crayola > > crayon company used to call "Prussian blue" with a brocade design of > > squares filled with Jacobean-style flowers alternating with a lattice > > pattern, tones of gold and rose. Sixty inches wide. $10 a yard. I > > didn't ask re fiber content, but it's got a very good hand and soft > > sheen--and the back, being primarily those rose tones, is almost > > pretty enough to show off on its own. Putting this on my livingroom > > futon would upgrade my whole home--but maybe I'll upholster MYSELF in > > it rather than my couch! Also got a yard of Czech rhinestone > > beading, $12.50--so far, just to look at! And what I bought two yards > > of and STAYED IN MY H-COST SANTA LIMIT is I think remarkable. > > His wife is Indian and he is from one of the Arab countries, and > > occasionally they also have scarves and pashminas, if they've > > recently taken a little trip to see their folks. > > > > Hop on a plane and come see me, Kimiko, and we can wallow around. > > > > --Ruth Anne > > > > > > > > On Dec 26, 2006, at 11:52 PM, Kimiko Small wrote: > > > >> Alright Ruth Anne, where is this fabric store, and can we get there > >> online? Do share anyways even if a physical store only, as I'm > >> collecting good store recommendations. > >> > >> Kimiko > >> > >> > >> Ruth Anne Baumgartner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I went to my favorite discount > >> fabric store to shop for my partner's gift--he has gorgeous trims > >> that are remarkably affordable-- > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> Do You Yahoo!? > >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >> http://mail.yahoo.com > >> _______________________________________________ > >> h-costume mailing list > >> h-costume@mail.indra.com > >> http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > h-costume@mail.indra.com > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > h-costume@mail.indra.com > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
