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Ditto. I know there are some lines that are less expensive and the fabric is lovely. One of them is Blank Fabric, but finding it in a LQS is like looking for frog's hair. froggyintexas[/quote]
The affordability of Blank's lines is what attracted me to carry quite a few of their fabrics in my shop. That and the fact that when they introduce new lines, many will coordinate with lines they have already made....makes what my small shop carries stretch a little more with more coordinates for what I've already got on my shelves.
We're a new shop (not quite 2 months old), and I do understand the customer's dismay at the higher prices for fabrics. We're in a small town, so I know my customers aren't going to pay a lot for a yard of fabric. I used to shop online before we opened the shop (weren't any shops close to me), so I see both sides of this. But just like gas and food prices, I doubt the fabric manufacturers will be dropping prices any time soon. Simply means that shoppers and shop owners will have to be smart consumers.