If you are ever on a visit to deepest darkest Norfolk and wondering if there is any fabric shops around then I am sure us locals will all agree they are few and far between and mostly quite small (if not filled with just about everything that can be crammed into a tiny space).
So it was with some trepidation that we went on a family trip to The Big C's craft and furniture warehouse in Wymondham yesterday. It is tucked away on an industrial estate down by the railway station and it
IS a warehouse. In my mind I was thinking it would be just a few bits but worth a look so in we all trundled to the first area that was full of furniture and a few books and kids toys.
We had a look round there and the kids picked up some DVD's and books but the most appealing aspect was the group of ladies sitting knitting by another door so, obviously, I headed in that direction.
I walked in and a slight zinging started in my brain as a large, large room was revealed to me stuffed full of all the crafts you could possible wish to try out in your lifetime!
I couldn't possibly begin to tell you everything that was in there but for on here I will say full embroidery silks were 25p and there was a big choice of kits at varying prices. Balls of wool were sorted into colour with the exception of mohair that was 50p a ball! I did see black cotton yarn at 50p a ball and cones for knitting machines were plentiful at various prices. Moving on to thread at 50p a reel (worth having a good look through as some were new, some were used and, inevitably, some were old and probably past their use by date.
GS1 suddenly became my favourite as he got giddy with excitement. His brain went like mine and was trying to work out what he could make
He picked some brown fabric, 2m, that he wants to make himself a Viking tunic from. Found some silver fabric, 2m, to make a Viking hat. Then decided that he wanted to make Ozzy ragdoll a Thor costume and found some red for the cloak. He was looking at all the available things and going
"Oh look, this would do for...(insert)" and I was looking at the price and he was then just throwing it all in the basket. We also got a reel of fur trim for 50p! and a piece of red fur fabric for him.
I got metres of ribbon and lace of different colours. 3m of some gorgeous white with black polka dot georgette fabric and 3m of purple/pink georgette. We also got some threads. The basket was full to the brim of all these things. It was indeed a wonderful half hour and the grand total spent?
£18
They did have fabrics separated out so the quilting, furnishing, dressmaking etc was all in different places, but absolutely worth having a good trawl through everything.
I am in no way suggesting it is somewhere to go if you are looking for something specific but, sewing patterns and knitting patterns were there at very cheap prices and some were unused. Painting supplies, papercrafting supplies. You name it, is was there!
I was on a dopamine high for the rest of the day
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