tessagin

At that price I would be buying bolts of solids at least!

Lori S

When raw cotton went sky high .. prices went up.. it was also the perfect storm with oil prices ( transportation) . Retailers ad wholesalers learned if you are a buyer at 12.00 per yard why would they ever sell it to you for less! Yes there was some reduction in purchases but the manufactures have now adjusted there quantites in any production run. So now that cotton trading on the commodities market is much lower ,they can make the same profit and sell less.
My advice , buy as much as your luggage allowance will permit.

NJ Quilter

My thoughts exactly. Would be worth the shipping costs to you!

llweezie

I think the high prices of fabrics here are why you are seeing so many quilt shops closing. We have one selling out this week.

Cornishlass

I'd love to pay just $12.99 a yard! In the UK I paid more than £10 ($16.49) last year and here in France I have seen good fabric at 18€ ($24.62). We don't have the number of fabric stores so I have to rely on shopping online from the States. As for batting, I have yet to find anything other than coarse poly. or very thin cardboard-like poly. here so sadly no prolific quilting for me.

fairydawn

You must be in fabric heaven! As said by some of the others, bring as much home as you can or ship it. Buy for quilting friends, they will appreciate it for sure. Enjoy!

jbj137

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*** I am from the South where most of the cotton mills use to be.
*** I even worked for the manufacturer of the textile machinery for the mills.

*** The mills and my plant were closed out by companies shipping/buying
to/from other countries (China, Mexico, Sri Lanka, etc.) that usually pay 10 cents
an hour and usually make inferior products with no Quality Control.

*** Now most of the mills are gone and we are forced to buy from other
countires (we have no other choice).
***
*** The country you are in is one of the few that possibly make a good product.
***
*** Some times the fabric has alien fibers in them and you do not know how they
will work in our patterns.
***
*** Also they are made in factories that have no Pest control, you may be buying
fabric with BUGS, RODENT droppings & diseases, etc. that can potentially harm you.

***

*** Be prepared to WASH any fabrics that you buy overseas.
***

NanaCsews2

Your question is related to asking why is the same exact fabric sold online in a very big popular store for one price, and our local quilt shops sell it for up to $4 more per yard.
Why does a seller online in a popular site charge $6 to ship one yard of fabric, but another seller will ship free or up to 9 yards for the same cost?
Overhead with middle men, employee pay and benefits, utilities, insurance, shipping, loss prevention, etc. etc.
What does a DVD cost? Roughly $1 to make, add the production costs, employees, etc. etc. and then warehousing, processing, employees, etc of the middleman, and the profits at retailers to pay out these same types of expenses, and the customer pays from $9.95-$33 and up for that $1 initial cost.
Thankfully our local LQS has monthly bag day and at least one fantastic sale a year to bring fabric down to @50% off. I can't go overseas to shop so I will gladly pay what my favorite shops ask for.

jeanharville

Another good reason to wash before using.

Country1

Supply and demand! I am amazed at the difference in the prices of fabrics in different regions of the U.S. Cost of living is different in different countries. I don't know about Thailand, but what about money exchanges from 1 country to another. What may be a dollar here, may be like $3 in another country or only like 0.25 in another country. Bottom line, they know we are addicted and will buy it!