I'm in Shock!!
08-18-2011, 10:05 AM
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Our Joann's is getting out of hand too. Some of there batiks were up to $19.00 to $24.00 a yard the last time I was there. Don't understand how they think people around this area can afford to buy it at that price. We are a low income area. Connecting threads has a really good clearance price on batiks right now.
08-18-2011, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Halo
Our Joann's is getting out of hand too. Some of there batiks were up to $19.00 to $24.00 a yard the last time I was there. Don't understand how they think people around this area can afford to buy it at that price. We are a low income area. Connecting threads has a really good clearance price on batiks right now.
08-18-2011, 10:18 AM
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Originally Posted by stephaniequeen
I was in Arizona for ten days and just had to go to a fabric shop. I found a quilt store not so far from me and went in. The shop was lovely with beautiful quilts on display, machines to try, patterns and books...and all the things to get you to buy their fabric. So I had to look at some fabric which had caught my eye and to my surprise...it was $12.95 per yard. OMG...when did the prices go up...I thought fabric at quilt stops go for around $9.95!! I was in shock!! Are all quilt shops sooo expensive? :cry: :cry: :cry:
08-18-2011, 10:23 AM
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just check out the fabric at WallyWorld. It's have went up too...so I imagine so have the quilt shops. FAbric like everything else has gone up so much in the last few months. Just look at the grocery store next time you are there!!
08-18-2011, 10:58 AM
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Hancock Fabrics had one old and one new bolt of the same pattern fabric but allowed me to purchase at the lower price.
Originally Posted by DeniseP
I noticed at Joann's last week that they may have two bolts of the same fabric on the shelf in the calico section, but the newer bolt is a dollar more than the old bolt. Watch out for that and buy up what you can at the better price.
08-18-2011, 11:13 AM
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my local Joann's raised the prices on all their old bolts when the new started coming in at higher price and I've found that I have watchnto make sure I get my end of bolt discount because sometimes it rings at regular price.
Originally Posted by DeniseP
I noticed at Joann's last week that they may have two bolts of the same fabric on the shelf in the calico section, but the newer bolt is a dollar more than the old bolt. Watch out for that and buy up what you can at the better price.
08-18-2011, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by LisaGibbs
and they wonder why handmade items are becoming something of the past. I wonder how high fabric is going to hit before I begin scouring thrift/consignment stores for nice outfits in good cotton to cut up for quilts--LOL
08-18-2011, 11:19 AM
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What kind of fabrics were they? I know some batiks are reaching that level.
One of the quilt shops that I receive a newsletter from just had this as their lead item: "Why is the cost of fabric increasing?
(Check out the 'Blog of the Week' in our catalog to read the complete articles.)
If you are wondering what is behind the recent increase in the retail prices of your quilting cottons, here is a brief explanation to help you understand the situation.
Cotton is a commodity and like all commodities prices are increasing. Most of the increases are attributable to the weakening dollar. As confidence in the dollar erodes, commodities prices rise. Additionally, we are also wrestling with a worldwide cotton shortage. Historically, when cotton prices rise dramatically, mills could blend their way to a cheaper product. The quilting culture simply does not support a blended product, not to mention the fact that polyester (a petroleum derivative) prices are also rising.
As if this weren't enough, the industry is also dealing with other issues. Most greige goods (fabric before it is printed) are imported. As the cost of these goods increase, the import duty on these goods also increases. In the past, our farmers would increase their cotton planting and benefit from the increase. In recent years, our government has paid our farmers to plant corn instead of cotton. China and India have experienced massive losses of their cotton crops due to poor weather and heavy rains. This combination is forcing the costs of raw materials to rise dramatically. To add to the burden UPS shipping costs increased 4.9 percent in January 2011!
Most of us have reduced our profit margins by not passing each increase to our customers, as we are trying to minimize the shock to the retail market. In spite of this, the unfortunate end result is that the prices have gone up more than 10% on both a wholesale and retail level and retailers and consumers are upset. "
The article they're referencing actually came out several months ago.
One of the quilt shops that I receive a newsletter from just had this as their lead item: "Why is the cost of fabric increasing?
(Check out the 'Blog of the Week' in our catalog to read the complete articles.)
If you are wondering what is behind the recent increase in the retail prices of your quilting cottons, here is a brief explanation to help you understand the situation.
Cotton is a commodity and like all commodities prices are increasing. Most of the increases are attributable to the weakening dollar. As confidence in the dollar erodes, commodities prices rise. Additionally, we are also wrestling with a worldwide cotton shortage. Historically, when cotton prices rise dramatically, mills could blend their way to a cheaper product. The quilting culture simply does not support a blended product, not to mention the fact that polyester (a petroleum derivative) prices are also rising.
As if this weren't enough, the industry is also dealing with other issues. Most greige goods (fabric before it is printed) are imported. As the cost of these goods increase, the import duty on these goods also increases. In the past, our farmers would increase their cotton planting and benefit from the increase. In recent years, our government has paid our farmers to plant corn instead of cotton. China and India have experienced massive losses of their cotton crops due to poor weather and heavy rains. This combination is forcing the costs of raw materials to rise dramatically. To add to the burden UPS shipping costs increased 4.9 percent in January 2011!
Most of us have reduced our profit margins by not passing each increase to our customers, as we are trying to minimize the shock to the retail market. In spite of this, the unfortunate end result is that the prices have gone up more than 10% on both a wholesale and retail level and retailers and consumers are upset. "
The article they're referencing actually came out several months ago.
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