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Fashion Fabric in DC, Baltimore and Philadelphia Areas? hoping to start a resource list as i am new to area
ms.flapadoo Intermediate MD USA Member since 12/15/11 Posts: 9	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/14/12 10:43 AM hi all- i've starting doing some custom work for clients on the eastern shore of maryland. mid-process we are searching for formal and semi formal fabrics that are both artsy and affordable. i am also interested in any trusted resource you might have to offer, as you never know what you might need until you need it. i always like to have a running list. spoiled from years in LA and NYC where you just go to a particular area and are surrounded by gorgeous stuff! i don't mind driving a few hours to find what i need, but i'd hate to go all that way and NOT find it. all help and counsel is greatly appreciated. ms. flapadoo.
Courtney Ostaff   Intermediate WV USA Member since 11/23/10 Posts: 624	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/14/12 11:04 AM Pr store reviews for DC and surrounding areas
Coconuts   Intermediate MI USA Member since 12/2/09 Posts: 1101	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/14/12 2:33 PM FabricMart is in Sinking Spring, and Michael's/A Fabric Place is in Baltimore. G Street is also in DC.
RebeccaMarie   Intermediate DC Member since 5/5/12 Posts: 87	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 8/14/12 3:58 PM A real hidden gem is Sarah's Fabrics in Langley Park, MD. The place is a nightmare, organization-wise -- like, so bad, you enter the store and think "so THIS is what happens when a hoarder opens a business". BUT among the piles and piles of fabrics, you can find just about anything under the sun. Killer selection of trims, ribbons and embellishments, too. Prices are very, very reasonable, and apparently regular customers get good discounts. If you're willing to spend hours digging through the chaos, this place is seriously underrated. ------ Humor, DIY escapades, pop culture, kitsch and creative miscellany from a bipolar bureaucrat with a sewing machine, a bottle of prozac, and an occasionally loose grip on reality -- http://sewciopathic.com ... plus, stuff for sale(!) at sewciopathic.etsy.com.
mmcp   Advanced Beginner MD USA Member since 5/31/09 Posts: 94	Login to reply to this post In reply to RebeccaMarie << Like this post Date: 8/15/12 7:18 PM Thanks for this, we used to have so many fabric stores on either side of this intersection and most have closed, so I'd missed that this one was still alive!
Nikki   Advanced MD USA Member since 4/8/02 Posts: 2427	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 8/15/12 8:05 PM There used to be some additional fabric stores in Langley Park that had lots of polyester dressy fabrics (Vina Bridal?), not sure how many are still there now. Sarahs is 'organized' a lot like those little NYC shops with teetering piles of fabric bolts with a narrow path wending between....but I've found some nice fabrics there too. I want to check out Paradise Fabrics in Suitland, but the reviews say they lean more toward ethnic-type fabrics, like African wax batiks. ------ mmmmm woooool

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