Looking for Silk Store

[P.C.]

Lil Me.....unless my memory is worse than I thought, I have a vague recollection of you posting something about a place that has good prices on silk. ??  

  I just read 38 pages in the Best Deals thread and the Budget Tips thread....nothing about silk.

  Anyways, I need some, and our local Fabricland has only a limited colour selection. Which is a bummer, because they had the dupioni silk on for 50% off, which is exactly the silk I'm looking for.  

[Lil Me]

Sorry, I can't remember if I did, P.C.
 Dressew on Hastings?  or the Indian cloth stores at 49th and Main have many colours, rock bottom prices.
   

[P.C.]

Ahhhh....I think that's the one somebody mentioned before....on 49th.

  Thanks Lil Me  

[Russ]

 P.C. wrote:
[div style="font-style: italic;"]Ahhhh....I think that's the one somebody mentioned before....on 49th.[/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"] [/div] [div style="font-style: italic;"]Thanks Lil Me[/div]  That "could" be me. My neighbor owns the entire block on the corner of 49th and main and two of the fabric stores. What do you want.
 

[P.C.]

Looking for dupioni silk in a particular colour.  Shopping here is a bit of a desert sometimes.

[Russ]

Get me some details and a picture. Ill stop by there later today or tomorrow.  

[P.C.]

Hey Russ....I found a piece of dupioni silk in my fabric stash, and I think it might be too light for what I want.....so I'm thinking I might need raw silk.  Either one.  It's very 'nubby' looking and kinda crude....almost like burlap.  If you could price that out for me if you're in the neighbourhood, that would be awesome.  If they've got a good selection, I would make the trip.  Also, I'm looking for an oatmealy, champagne colour.  Price per meter ??

[img alt="natural raw silk" src="vny!://www.baronboutique.com/raw_silk/raw_silk_9.jpg" border=0 NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"]  

[P.C.]

I remember the fabric store you were talking about Lil Me.  It was the '?' Innovations  But I can't remember what kinds of fabrics they had.

[Lil Me]

Oh, that! Sorry.  Outdoor Innovations.  They have lots of tarp material, tent material, vinyls, fleeces, plastics, plus all the doohickeys to make your own tent, backpack or sail.
 
 But no "nice" fabrics, I'm afraid.
 
 [a href="mailto:[email protected]"][span class="strong"][/span][/a] [h1]Outdoor Innovations[/h1]       [div class="businessItem"]           3293 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5V 3M6
   Telephone : 604-873-6992   [/div]
 
   

[P.C.]

Oh that's right.   Tarping won't work for this project I'm afraid.

  I saw this fantastic floor lamp at Pier 1.  It was just a square/rectangular espresso coloured wood base that sat on the floor, and the 'shade', was a rectangular tube, about 6 feet tall, that sat in the base.  It was fabulous....but it was also $250.  I know my daughter would love it, so I'm thinking it should be somewhat easy to build. (I think)  So that's what I'm going to try.  I also can't see it costing more than $35 to 40 bucks.  (depending on whether I luck into a sale on silk)  

[Lil Me]

That sounds like a great project.  

[P.C.]

Sometimes I have a tendency to think things are easier than they are.     If I don't post a pic when I'm done, don't ask how it went.  

[Russ]

So.. hows it going thus far PC?  

[P.C.]

Still looking for the right fabric.  Checked fabric stores in Victoria, and they're about as pathetic as ours.  I'd have no problem if I wanted a quilted shade.....LOL.....seems to be lots of quilt fabric stores.  Box and shade frame should be the easy part.