Fabric price woes
 

I just bought this gorgeous fabric from my LQS but it set me back £16($25)/meter.

Get home and find an American vendor selling it for £4($6)/ meter. Sigh! But at least it's the perfect fabric for what I need!
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What a gorgeous fabric. I have heard from sources that the price of fabric is going up again!

Shipping might have been very high! (Keep telling yourself that)

Yes, shipping would have been £10 from that seller.

Though I just ordered 7 yards of a moda fabric line from another American seller and only paid £16 shipping. Which means I'm still £50 ($77) better off on that order than buying the fabric here. Crazy!

I don't know if Marshall's Dry Goods ships internationally but it would be worth it to call or email and ask.

Last time I ordered from US the parcel was opened at customs and returned to seller. The only reason I can think was the reason is drugs used in the manufacture of the fabric. I can't think of another reason haven't ordered any since.

Wow I feel lucky that never happened to me! I often have to pay the VAT and Royal Mail handling charge (though some do slip through) but that's the worst that has happened!

On the plus side, you have the fabric in hand.

Wow - that is a huge difference in price!

Is the price difference due to economies of scale? Or tax differences? I just can't see why an item (often of Chinese origin despite country of company incorporation) is so much higher outside the US. Maybe I should finance my trips abroad with bundles of fabric. : )