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Title: Help finding fabric
Post by: sewmuchmore on February 08, 2018, 18:30:24 PM
I am looking for some denim chambray in grey or pale blue with a palm print design. I have found this but it is the wrong colour. https://www.stoffstil.co.uk/fabrics/denim/denim-blue-with-palm-print-39oz Has anyone come across any on your travels?
Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: BrendaP on February 08, 2018, 22:21:23 PM
If you want a bit of bling there's this
(https://i.imgur.com/wB7fmCJ.jpg)
available from  Empress Mills. (https://www.empressmills.co.uk/product-category/fabrics/chambray-fabric/)
Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: sewmuchmore on February 09, 2018, 09:19:23 AM
Yes I looked at this, if it was for me I would buy this but it is for a mans shirt and he definitely doesn't do shiny.
Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: Iminei on February 09, 2018, 09:24:57 AM
Why not find a plain chambray (??! :S) and print it yourself??

Should be real easy design to make/find with permanent ink/dye ...

(https://img0.etsystatic.com/141/0/7915648/il_340x270.1160599200_85n0.jpg)

palm stamp images (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=palm+stamp+craft&rlz=1C1CHBF_en-GBGB744GB744&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2-cbAwZjZAhVMKcAKHWZXC7IQsAQIsAE&biw=1274&bih=608&dpr=1.25#imgrc=UBaojVINQjHppM:)
Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: Lizzy777 on February 09, 2018, 11:46:40 AM
It's more an American type print don't you think? I noticed there are mens shirts for sale in the fabric you are looking for but they are for sale in America and Hawaii.

I saw this too. 316 pages of fabric with palm print designs. You'll need to filter the results or go through the pages to see if there is any printed on chambray?

https://www.spoonflower.com/tags/palm%20print?page=2&available=all&image=design&t=palm+print&view=designs

Looks like an expensive option though with the postage costs but there are some lovely designs on there? I'll carry on googling though for the UK!.


Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: Lizzy777 on February 09, 2018, 12:01:11 PM
https://www.thevillagehaberdashery.co.uk/tropical-fabric/cotton-lawn-feather-palm-in-marine
(not chambray but cotton lawn )

https://www.thevillagehaberdashery.co.uk/tropical-fabric/cotton-lawn-feather-palm-in-blush
(not chambray but cotton lawn )

https://www.thevillagehaberdashery.co.uk/tropical-fabric/sevenberry-seersucker-palm-fronds-in-black
(cotton seersucker fabric)

http://www.higgsandhiggs.com/aquamarine-palm-trees-on-powder-blue.html

http://www.higgsandhiggs.com/exotic-palmetto-burnt-orange.html

They have some unicorns on chambray and some swallows on chambray. Have included the link to their chambray page just in case you end up going for a plain chambray because they have some lovely chambray on there and you can get it in deep grey and black too!

http://www.higgsandhiggs.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=chambray&order=relevance&dir=desc

The above are just some ideas in case you have to revert to a plan b :)


Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: sewmuchmore on February 09, 2018, 18:33:03 PM
Lizzy, thanks for all the links, you have been busy on my behalf. I am going to have a good look at them all.
Iminei,  >< print using a stamp!!! life is much too short.  0_0
Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: sewmuchmore on February 11, 2018, 18:30:17 PM
Links sent to the guy who wants the shirt and he has ordered this. Funniest looking palm leaves i have ever seen
Title: Re: Help finding fabric
Post by: Acorn on February 11, 2018, 18:55:33 PM
Hahaha!  See, it happens to everyone.  You go onto a fabric website looking for something specific and come away having bought something completely different.    :D