I am appaled!........or am I just cheap?
#181
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Round Rock,Texas
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Someone asked what diabetic socks are. They are non-binding socks for people with diabetes. Socks that leave elastic marks on the legs are very bad as they can cause blood clots in diabetics. Also socks with a toe seam can cause blisters or rubbing and can cause sores which can be slow to heal in a diabetic as they often have poor circulation in the feet and legs.
I get my socks here: www.sugarfreesox.com they are nice and comfy and look good too.
Sharon W.
I get my socks here: www.sugarfreesox.com they are nice and comfy and look good too.
Sharon W.
#182
Originally Posted by sharon b
Not cheap... sadly just the way it is :roll:
#183
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Australia
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I think you are so lucky to pay $10 a yard for fabric. Down here in Oz we pay $20 to $26 a metre for fabric from most quilting shops.A metre is only 3 inches more than a yard. We can get cheaper fabric at a large chain store, but the quality is not the same. :roll:
#184
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Minnesota
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I'm on a limited income as we are retired. I always bought fabric when I needed it, but now it will be less. It isn't only fabric, our utilities, property taxes, food, clothes, medicine and everyday expenses are getting out of reach. Quilting is a nice hobby but now it maybe a luxury.
#185
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Orchard Park, NY (near Buffalo, which is near Niagara Falls)
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Originally Posted by QUILTKNIT1
A recent newspaper article about the price of cotton going up 55% at the end or beginning of this month (I don't remember which) will cause of anything cotton to rise considerably. Do not blame your LQS.
Say, does anybody here know how to read commodity price charts? I found a 20-year chart showing the price of cotton:
http://www.cstcharts.com/cgi-bin/chartge.pl?ct.m
and a 2-year chart (which is more encouraging, as it shows prices leveling off: http://futures.tradingcharts.com/chart/CT/w
#187
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 31
Dyxie, I live in Pleasanton, about 35 miles south of San Antonio, right off I-37. I have a small quilt shop and I am closing it at the end of July. Local people would rather make the trip to S.A. than give the business to the local merchants.
Virginia
Virginia
#188
Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Originally Posted by QUILTKNIT1
A recent newspaper article about the price of cotton going up 55% at the end or beginning of this month (I don't remember which) will cause of anything cotton to rise considerably. Do not blame your LQS.
Say, does anybody here know how to read commodity price charts? I found a 20-year chart showing the price of cotton:
http://www.cstcharts.com/cgi-bin/chartge.pl?ct.m
and a 2-year chart (which is more encouraging, as it shows prices leveling off:
http://futures.tradingcharts.com/chart/CT/w
#189
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Naples, FL
Posts: 17
On Maui the quality quilting cottons are $10.98 and $11.98. Neither of the shops carrying this merchandise have sales or coupons to any extent. Unless I really want it now, which is rarely, I rely on the internet for all fabric.
LindaNan
LindaNan
#190
how about 13.00, 14.00 a yard? Yes, I have seen a price increase in material. We quilters have to really think about where we shop from now on. I still am satisfied with Fabric .com, I have not had a problem yet. Plus I wait for sales and buy enought to get free shipping.
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