When I saw Twopence on Thursday I happened to mention Bamboo Jersey and the lack of anywhere near here that sells this. Instead she told me about a place called the Fabric HQ which is a lovely little place set among other craft orientated places at the Bucks Goat Centre near Aylesbury.
So I went out that way to see for myself, and it is a lovely place, I only went to the fabric shop!!!, but I found some knit fabric that is thicker than the normal thin single jersey knit, and generally I was very impressed with their set up. It was light and airy, plenty of room lots of lovely fabrics, mostly patchwork and quilting, some good haberdashery, some dress patterns not the usual Vogue, Mccalls and Butterick type but others I had heard of but had never seen, Mettler threads, and something called Aurofill which they say is the best thread – but I wouldn’t know, and they do classes in all sorts, and they also do a few dress making fabrics. However their knit fabric section was much bigger than other places I have seen, different thicknesses, some patterned and some plain, I also spotted and bought some Mary Ellen’s Best Press which is a Clear Starch and Sizing Alternative.
They have a a website and are found on facebook – facebook.com/fabrichq, on pinterest – pinterest,com/fabrichq, on twitter – twitter.com/fabrichq and on instagram – instagram.com/fabrichq
So whilst other places around us here in Bucks., are closing down it is nice to know that there are other places opening up.
Sadly I must say that Just Sew that was over in Northwood, Middlesex, has now closed down completely. Such a shame as I had bought some very nice fabrics over there since I discovered them a couple of years ago.