Moda prices going up
#31
MY LQS told me a month or two back that all cotton based materials/threads were going up because of the global pricing, and I think Global warning, the excuse for everything at present :evil:
I buy my fabrics from the USA, I live in the UK, because of our prices are terrible, about £8 - 9 per metre ($13 approx) before the increase :shock: I use http://www.thousandsofbolts.com who's prices are great I can get terrific fabrics at half the price including the postage.
I buy my fabrics from the USA, I live in the UK, because of our prices are terrible, about £8 - 9 per metre ($13 approx) before the increase :shock: I use http://www.thousandsofbolts.com who's prices are great I can get terrific fabrics at half the price including the postage.
#33
Originally Posted by QultingaddictUK
MY LQS told me a month or two back that all cotton based materials/threads were going up because of the global pricing, and I think Global warning, the excuse for everything at present :evil:
I buy my fabrics from the USA, I live in the UK, because of our prices are terrible, about £8 - 9 per metre ($13 approx) before the increase :shock: I use http://www.thousandsofbolts.com who's prices are great I can get terrific fabrics at half the price including the postage.
I buy my fabrics from the USA, I live in the UK, because of our prices are terrible, about £8 - 9 per metre ($13 approx) before the increase :shock: I use http://www.thousandsofbolts.com who's prices are great I can get terrific fabrics at half the price including the postage.
Sometimes when I have looked at buying from US,including the postage, the price has never been much different, so I am interested in this site. I have just bought some Moda here in UK and have paid £10.40 for a metre plus postage, but I really needed it to finish a quilt.
#34
Originally Posted by DebsShelties
I am wondering if the new plastic bag tax goes thru with the new congress (20 cents PER bag) if fabric stores will be charging for that also.
Seems one guy tried to get the plastic bags outlawed, didn't work so now he wants to impose another tax on the people.
They said on the news that it is mainly aimed at grocery stores, but I have a feeling it would be any retail operation that uses plastic bags.
We the people are getting taxed to death and beyond.
Seems one guy tried to get the plastic bags outlawed, didn't work so now he wants to impose another tax on the people.
They said on the news that it is mainly aimed at grocery stores, but I have a feeling it would be any retail operation that uses plastic bags.
We the people are getting taxed to death and beyond.
#36
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 601
I don't think people should be despairing quite yet. A lot of people talk about how huge their stash is, and yet are worried about the increasing prices. Maybe the rate of growth of your stashes will decline, but it sounds like there will still be plenty of money for purchasing for many (I know not all) of us. Also, if you're smart about looking for sales and deals on the web, plenty can still be purchased! Fatquartershop.com still has old pricing on all of their fabrics as far as I can see, and Fabric.com sells all of Moda's lines even cheaper than that! LQS's may be in trouble (and I'm very sorry about that) but we won't be, as long as we're a bit smarter and more discerning about where and when we buy.
QuiltingaddictUK - I assume you mean global warming. I would love to hear the argument as to how cotton prices are affected by global warming; I haven't heard it. It sounds like you're getting a bit political, though. I don't know what it's like in the UK, but in the US, I certainly haven't seen it being, "an excuse for everything."
QuiltingaddictUK - I assume you mean global warming. I would love to hear the argument as to how cotton prices are affected by global warming; I haven't heard it. It sounds like you're getting a bit political, though. I don't know what it's like in the UK, but in the US, I certainly haven't seen it being, "an excuse for everything."
#38
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 601
I just had a brainstorm. Do you mean indirectly? Global warming is certainly a likely partial cause of the wonky weather that lead to crop failures, hence leading to a shortage, then to increasing prices. I thought you meant a more direct "there's global warming so let's increase prices" kind of thing.
Originally Posted by QultingaddictUK
MY LQS told me a month or two back that all cotton based materials/threads were going up because of the global pricing, and I think Global warning, the excuse for everything at present :evil:
I buy my fabrics from the USA, I live in the UK, because of our prices are terrible, about £8 - 9 per metre ($13 approx) before the increase :shock: I use http://www.thousandsofbolts.com who's prices are great I can get terrific fabrics at half the price including the postage.
I buy my fabrics from the USA, I live in the UK, because of our prices are terrible, about £8 - 9 per metre ($13 approx) before the increase :shock: I use http://www.thousandsofbolts.com who's prices are great I can get terrific fabrics at half the price including the postage.
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