JC Penney sold fabric?
01-09-2020, 04:54 AM
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When did JCPenny stop selling fabric? I don't know, but I bought fabric in 1967 there for a dress. I was working in a department store that had a dress policy for all of their employees. We could wear black, navy blue or dark brown. I made a dark brown dress from my JCPenny fabric and was so proud of it. Wore it daily with different colored "mod" scarves to make it interesting.
Until about the mid- 1970's JCPenny was a true old fashioned department store with all items from work boots and "dungarees" to large appliances and costume jewelry and grandpa's long johns all at a mid-range price point for the middle class shopper. Not so different from now but minus the fabric and sewing notions.
Until about the mid- 1970's JCPenny was a true old fashioned department store with all items from work boots and "dungarees" to large appliances and costume jewelry and grandpa's long johns all at a mid-range price point for the middle class shopper. Not so different from now but minus the fabric and sewing notions.
01-09-2020, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by B. Louise
I used to peruse the fabric in the Penney's catalog when I was a child, looking for what my next dress might be made of.
01-12-2020, 08:42 AM
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They did in the 1950's. I still have fabric I bought in 1957. I made curtains for a bedroom and after we moved I kept the fabric because I liked it so much and it has been recycled a few times, but I still have some of it. It is pure cotton and still looks great.
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01-13-2020, 05:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Dandish
I picked up some fabric at the thrift store today - a green gingham - that still had a JC Penney tag on it. It was apparently a remnant, 1-1/4 yards, with a price of 79 cents. I never knew Penney's had sold fabric - does anybody know when they stopped? I'd like to know if this is a true cotton gingham, too. I'd post a pic, but it's already in the washer. Perhaps later.
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