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Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« on: May 28, 2008, 11:52:47 AM »
I want to teach myself to sew, but, I need fabric and a sewing machine.  Where do I find these items without paying a fortune?
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2008, 11:55:45 AM »
argos?
car boot sales?
borrow a friends?
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2008, 11:58:37 AM »
Freecycle?
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2008, 12:16:23 PM »
Quote from: meggles on May 28, 2008, 11:55:45 AM
argos?
car boot sales?
borrow a friends?

Do you have a sewing machine I can borrow?  ;) :P

I hadn't thought of the car boot!
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2008, 12:49:58 PM »
Freecycle might work for the sewing machine for sure. That or see if there are any independent fabric shops in your town (there usually are) and ask if they have a notice board for used machines. You also might try AdTrader.

The fabric shops will also have bins of remnants that are great for learning on.
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2008, 01:18:00 PM »
cash converters / money exchange normally have sewing machines in them...or ebay...possibly pick up a cheapish one through a catalogue.

As for cheap material..again..ebay..lots of fabric shops sell offcuts on there.  Some large markets also do cheap material.

You can always ransack your house for old clothing items to cut for material or even buy second hand curtains?
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2008, 11:06:17 PM »
I was thinking the same thing recently, my mother has a beast of a singer sewing machine from the dawn of time and I really miss making myself clothes.
I was thinking about this
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.100-4215.aspx
although it's not THAT cheap, it seemed okay :)
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2008, 08:35:03 AM »
Quote from: Dar on May 28, 2008, 11:52:47 AM
I want to teach myself to sew, but, I need fabric and a sewing machine.  Where do I find these items without paying a fortune?

i saw a very basic sewing machine in the Tesco Direct catalogue for £50.   Thought that was pretty cheap!   I was *almost* tempted!
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2008, 08:37:05 AM »
Ikea sometimes has cute not too expensive fabric.
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2008, 05:14:58 PM »
Finding fabric stores over here has been quite hard.  All I can find are the expensive ones like in John Lewis or Laura Ashley and there is no way I am paying those prices. But saying that if you happen through a really good market, I find that a lot of the Indian stalls do quite cheap fabric. I just have to be in the right place at the right time for that though
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Re: Where to find inexpensive fabric and sewing machine for my craft project
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2008, 05:50:42 PM »
Quote from: Mindy on June 01, 2008, 08:37:05 AM
Ikea sometimes has cute not too expensive fabric.

whenever i walk through that section of Ikea, i always wish i could sew.  :(
Maybe in my new life?!  :D
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