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London Fabric Shops I'll be vacationing there in March
MarilynB   Advanced MA USA Member since 7/31/02 Posts: 509	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/6/06 12:16 PM My husband and I are going to London for the first time the middle of next month. Of course, I need to fabric shop while I'm there. Can anyone recommend some shops along with addresses? Thanks for your help. ------ Sewing and chocolate feed my soul www.sewingkeepsmesane.blogspot.com
Mlle Laura Intermediate FRANCE Member since 2/27/05 Posts: 147	Login to reply to this post In reply to MarilynB Like this post Date: 2/6/06 12:59 PM I've never been fabric shopping in London, but am sure others here will be able to give you some good pointers. I came across this website of a London shop though recently, which may interest you! MacCulloch and Wallis
jenniferpa Intermediate PA USA Member since 9/26/04 Posts: 478	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/6/06 1:20 PM Liberty's - Regent Street! I always make it a point to go there, although I can only afford to buy if they're having a sale. It's an experience if nothing else. Jennifer
Elona   Advanced CA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 7401	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/6/06 3:16 PM Check out the London fabric store reviews here at PR: London fabrics and more
Lori Sews Advanced Beginner FL Member since 10/20/05 Posts: 803	Login to reply to this post In reply to MarilynB Like this post Date: 2/6/06 3:23 PM I am also going to London this year. We are going at the end of May/ early June for 10 days. I can't wait. I am looking to visit a few fabric stores myself. I found this link on the European PR weekend thread. You may already know about it. London fabric shops Marilyn, I hope you will report back and share what fabric stores you visited, and what you bought, etc. -- Edited on 2/6/06 3:26 PM --
rosephreak Intermediate WA USA Member since 5/2/05 Posts: 630	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/6/06 4:21 PM Somebody already mentioned it, but I was going to say Liberty. I lived in England (about 30 mi SW of London) as a teenager, and my mother bought some Liberty prints that I still have. Just can't figure out what to make with them. I so envy you. =) Have fun!! ------ Claire ~~~Sewing is my form of meditation, escape, and entertainment.~~~ ~~~ I have no idea how many yards of fabric I've bought this year - I don't want to know. I just want to see my closet fill up with finished clothes I like and can wear. ~~~
MarilynB   Advanced MA USA Member since 7/31/02 Posts: 509	Login to reply to this post In reply to Elona Like this post Date: 2/6/06 4:32 PM Elona, I had done a PR search but nothing came up. I must have put in the wrong/not enough info. Thanks for finding this. Also, thank you Laura, Jennifer, Lori and Rosephreak. There is no way I'll be able to visit all those shops, at least not this time around. My husband is only good for 2-3 places in the same day, then he drags me along to look at the model railroad shops. I'll check out the fabric stores that are closest to our hotel first, then branch out. I still have some Liberty fabrics in my stash that I bought 30 years ago at $15/yd. I can't imagine what they go for now. ------ Sewing and chocolate feed my soul www.sewingkeepsmesane.blogspot.com
jenniferpa Intermediate PA USA Member since 9/26/04 Posts: 478	Login to reply to this post In reply to MarilynB Like this post Date: 2/6/06 5:34 PM Well in that case, he can go to Hamleys and you can go to Liberty. They're almost next door! Jennifer
MarilynB   Advanced MA USA Member since 7/31/02 Posts: 509	Login to reply to this post In reply to jenniferpa Like this post Date: 2/6/06 6:44 PM You've made my day! Thanks. ------ Sewing and chocolate feed my soul www.sewingkeepsmesane.blogspot.com
Anne Frances   Intermediate UNITED KINGDOM Member since 10/12/04 Posts: 154	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/7/06 3:14 PM The Uk sewers thread on the Regional Communities board further down the page has some discussion of London stores - on about page 12. MacCulloch and Wallace isn't what it used to be and nor, as far as I can see is Liberty's, though they do have all their own prints - at very high prices. In fact fabric in the UK does seem to be expensive compared with what I see on the US websites. You are looking at five to ten pounds - say 8 to 17 dollars - a metre minimum. And they seem to sell very few knits. But do try Berwick St in Soho south of Oxford St and the Edgware Road where there is now Jason's close to Edgware Road underground station and Joel's in Church st which turns off eastward a little further north. For ribbons and braids there is VVrouleaux in Marylebone 6 Marylebone High Street London W1M 3PB Tel: 020 7224 5179 Fax: 020 7224 5193 Email: marylebone@vvrouleaux.com Opening Hours - Monday to Saturday (excluding Weds) 9.30am to 6.00pm Wednesday 10.30am to 6.00pm and for buttons ( admittedly about five years ago - I really loved the nearby The Button Queen19 Marylebone Lane 020 7935 1505 I hope this helps - have a wonderful time in London

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