Originally Posted by ThreadHead
I went to a local fabric store yesterday to pick up my pattern book. Every three or four yiears I buy their old pattern books when they get the new ones in. I was so upset at the prices of material. I refuse to pay 12.00 a yard. Most of the quilting fabric was 10.00 and UP, ultra suede was .45 cents and INCH. Needless to say, I walked out without buying anything. Just venting.
As a hand dyer, I have seen the plain white prepared for dyeing (PFD) fabric go from $3.00 yard to $6.00-$7.00 yard. I think the super nice LQS always had some fabrics for a dollar or two a yard more than some other stores carrying the same fabric elsewhere. Cotton, as a commodity has skyrocketed and unfortunately are too high for most. As a dyer, I look to older stash fabrics that I can alter by overdying or using surface design techniques (textile paints, discharge etc). This bad economy may be just the time to experiment and "make do" with what we have.
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