craft/sewing shops in south london

[foamy]

there was a fabric shop off Rye Lane (well it was there when i was at uni there 4 years ago) its a tiny alladins cave stuffed full of haberdashing things.
If you walk down Rye Lane from the East Dulwich end it would be on your left hand side before the cinema.

 

[Tank Girl]

ooh nice one foamy, I'll pop in there on my way to the station - cheers

at college the other night there was a general consensus that john lewis' fabric selection was crap

 

[pootle]

at college the other night there was a general consensus that john lewis' fabric selection was crap

It is - they really don't have very much at all Stark contrast to their selection of yarns which is aces!

Rolls and Reams has tonnes of reasonably priced stuff though! Enjoy!

This thread is making me miss my sewing machine!

 

[Tank Girl]

did your sewing machine leave you pootle?

 

[pootle]

No. I iz been neglecting it since my boy moved in with me. I'm one of those terrible girls who forget about their friends as soon as a boy turns up!

I'm out of work from friday though so I shall make the time to get busy wit' it again!

 

[Tank Girl]

your sewing machine might not want you back

 

[pootle]

The boy has done a year at fashion college and has made some quite impressive garms so maybe they'll be scope for 3 of us in the relationship?

 

[Tank Girl]

ooh yes, how lovely!

I do like a story that ends well

 

[RubyToogood]

Oh my word! I popped down to Fabric in East Dulwich in my lunch hour today - what an excellent shop! Small but perfectly formed. They haven't got heaps of fabric but what they have is really well-chosen and interesting, and covers a very wide range. And they have beautiful knitting wool I've never seen before.

 

[Tank Girl]

I'm glad to hear that it's still open, I went down about a month ago and it looked like they were about to shut up shop, maybe they were just having a clear out.

 

[intrikat]

just adding my tuppence worth - there is a really good shop for fabrics and all things crafty on balham rd (nearer to tooting bec) called, ironically The Sewing Centre They usually have really good remanents bins too

 

[Tank Girl]

yeah, that shop's really good intrikat I've only been once, cos it's a bit of a trek for me.

 

[RubyToogood]

Do you mean the Wimbledon Sewing Machine Centre? They are good... but when I was there recently I thought they'd gone downhill. I didn't mention shops over that way because they wouldn't answer Tanky's question, but for completeness of this thread, there are lots of good fabric shops further down the road in Tooting and stalls in Tooting Market.

 

[intrikat]

yeah thought it may be a trek i keep wanting to go there myself but I know I'd be there for hours specially so close to tooting shops too
Thanks ruby - always was a bit useless with names...