My friend and I went on a mad dash to Burnley this afternoon!
Work and other commitments meant that we would have had either to make a mad dash this afternoon, or visit in a fortnight's time, which was just too long to wait, so we decided on just a brief visit today.
Immanuels was all we expected, a bit like Abakhan's on steroids, raised to a higher power, and then with a bit more added on.
I have never seen so much fabric stashed in one building. There are rolls stacked up to the ceiling, the amount of stock they have is just unbelievable.
I have taken some pics but not as many as I would have liked as you would need a wide angle lens to do the place justice, plus there were lots of customers present who of course I would not want to photograph (...as that kind of thing is just plain rude and I get sniffy about it when people do it to me...), so the pics I have are limited. I'll post them when I have more time and am properly awake.
There are so many fabric rolls stacked up against the walls in there that when I was in the £2 a metre upholstery room, a load of rolls tumbled over and blocked my way out, and staff had to come and rescue me. I was not concerned as I had just discovered the curtain fabric with the huge bold flowers which I decided would be great for some new bedroom curtains for me
The fabric below that is my friend's curtain fabric, from Prestigious Textiles, which was £2.99 per metre from Oakmount Mill. Oakmount Mill is amazing too, with oodles and oodles of craft cottons, a fantastic range of stock, with 'bargain corners' dotted around. We went there for some lunch in the attached cafe and the food was excellent and the loos were spotless
I would definitely recommend the cafe. And the loos.
So we had a good look round Oakmount Mill first, then had our late lunch in the cafe, and after that we went to Immanuels where I found my curtain fabric.
So we came home with quite a small haul, but a fabulous one. I'm really looking forward to going back in the near future.
I'd like to get some ideas sorted out and then go and buy what I know I need. Otherwise the prices are so cheap and the quality and range so wonderful that I fear that impulse buying could spiral totally out of control and I could end up drowning in masses of fabric that I don't know what to do with.
Immanuels don't take cards but there is a cashpoint outside a shop on the corner of the main road and where you turn into Bright Street; Immanuels is located at 1 Bright Street, Burnley, BB10 1RR, and the cashpoint is only yards away.