{"id":3012,"date":"2010-07-09T10:08:28","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T14:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2010-07-09T10:10:04","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T14:10:04","slug":"paris-fabric-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimikirchner.com\/blog\/archives\/2010\/07\/paris-fabric-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris fabric shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"

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And now for where I went and what I bought! Firstly, a HUGE thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions of places to go. I laid them all out on a Google Map and used that map to plan every day. That map is here<\/a>. I’ve added notes to many of the addresses.<\/p>\n

It was very hot while I was in Paris and so I didn’t run around quite as much as I might have if it had been cooler. There are a lot of wonderful shops in Paris that cater to people who do needlecrafts- mostly cross-stitch. And, there is a wide variety of beautiful threads in most of the shops- some of which I haven’t seen here. The stores I visited had cotton floss, linen floss, wool, silk, blends, thick threads and thin threads, crochet cottons in all colors, and on and on- WoW! But, the threads that are the same as I can get here (DMC floss for example), are much more expensive there. Here, I spend .39 a skein, in Paris it was consistently 1.30 euro. So, I didn’t buy any threads. I enjoyed looking at all the beautiful linens to use for embroidery- every store had a great selection.\u00c2\u00a0 I thought this shop<\/a>– Des Fils et une Aiguille- had some very pretty finished pieces on display-a tree design stuck in my memory- but maybe it was that they were displayed well and I noticed them more!<\/p>\n

I spent some time in the fabric block in Montmarte. That was great fun! First stop, Marche Saint- Pierre<\/a>, six floors of fabrics. Next, Moline<\/a>, where I bought some wonderful dotted netting on one side of the street and a bit of toile in their shop on the other side.<\/p>\n

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The other big store is Tissus Reine<\/a>, another multi-storied fabric paradise. This store had a table of Liberty fabric (at 22 euro a meter) and I looked it all over but none of it needed to come home with me. There were a number of other stores that had cuts of fabrics, folded and stacked, apparently individually priced. These stores were a mystery to me while I was in the neighborhood though- it was only when I read about them on another blog that I understood how you were suppose to buy anything. The idea of messing up the stacks by pulling out the fabric to check the prices- no way would I be willing to do that! They have wonderful fabrics in all of these stores- not just fabric for quilting or home decorating. Although I didn’t buy much, I enjoyed my morning of eye candy. And, I enjoyed watching what other people were buying.<\/p>\n

I did find some Liberty fabric at Entree des Fournisseurs<\/a> that it turned out I need. And a little bit of something else too. I think the Liberty fabric was 20 euro a meter (25 euro on their website), which seemed like a good price, considering the current exchange rate.<\/p>\n

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The bottom piece is very wide and I am considering making a shirt with it. They had some very cute childrens clothing samples on display, some Japanese craft pattern books, adorable kids clothing patterns and this very sweet clothesline with doll clothes-<\/p>\n

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I asked if it was alright to take a photo and the answer was no. I explained (as well as I could considering the language barrier) that I had a blog about dolls and I wanted a photo of the doll clothes. I showed her my Moo cards and let her pick one… and she conceded. Just one photo. I don’t get it. What is the problem with pictures? I wonder what they are worried about. Anyway though, this is a charming store and well worth my visit.<\/p>\n

My last purchase was felt-<\/p>\n

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It is thick (but not dense), slightly rough textured and has a handmade feel to it. It is different enough from standard felt that I think it will be fun to play with. I got it at Pain D’epices<\/a>, which specializes in everything for dollhouses, but upstairs has supplies for teddy bear making, needle felting, and this felt.<\/p>\n

That is all from me, but here is a list of some other helpful posts about Paris shopping from other blogs.<\/p>\n

Townhouse <\/a>from May 2010<\/p>\n

Sew Stylish <\/a>from February 2007, but still useful.<\/p>\n

Kitty Couture<\/a>, whose use of the word SEX for Stash Enhancement Experience made me laugh out loud!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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