Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
Originally Posted by Rose L
Originally Posted by Zhillslady
Our LQS has only raised the prices on the fabrics that are new coming in but the next city over I notied last week her new fabrics are $12 so she's raised the older still in stock up to the same price. I will not buy from her aaain. I understand the prices went up on cotton so they have to raise but that bolt you bought 6 months ago did not go up in costs.
My LQS has done the same thing and she hasn't even gotten in any "new" fabrics. I didn't buy from her when they were $8 a yard and I sure am not going to buy from her now. Wholesale fabric does not cost near what is being charged and I find price gouging to be very distasteful. I won't shop there anymore.
the LQS shop did that here. some of the bolts have been on the shelves for 6 years (thats how long i've been teaching a class there).
fabric went from $6-$10 to $10-$16 (batiks cost $16 a yard).
they shut down the store for an entire weekend and raised the prices on everything in the store including notions.
since then all 3 guilds that i'm in no longer invite them to the meetings to sell product.
the classes for the fall don't even have enough students in them to run the classes.
if this continues they will be out of business in no time.
Wow... that's amazing. I've heard batiks are around the $14 a yard out East from a friend and I thought that was over priced. They are still around $10 here. Really, fabric is still sticking around the $10 mark here in general. One line at a favorite shop is $11. There are a lot of quilt shops in driving distance here, so I'm thinking all the competition may be keeping the prices steady.
~ Rose