Favorite Fabrics

If you want new (just-released) fabrics, and you want to pick-and-choose from the various manufacturers, the best place to start is at a distributor, such as www.eeschenck.com, www.needlecraftinc.com, or www.checkerdist.com. (There are others but these three have pretty good websites.) However, they do have order minumums, and might even have a minimum of how much you need to spend per year, to remain a customer. You'd have to check with each place individually as their policies are probably different. Oh... they may require you to have a tax number, as these places really exist to sell to businesses.

If you don't care if it's last-season's line, then you could try a place like Marshall's Drygoods. (I have read on this forum that they do not require a tax number.) Marshall's buys closeouts from the manufacturers. IMHO the best prints never make it to closeout status... I rarely find anything terribly appealing in the "leftovers". But that only reflects my taste, right? I think if you're into historical prints, or just want yardage for backings, you're likely to find something that's appealing to you. But be sure that you know what brands they're selling. Get a good brand name with a quality that you're familiar with. 'Cause a bad fabric is not a bargain, no matter how low the price is.