I had to go into NYC for a morning meeting the other day which ran a few hours longer than expected. I missed my early bus home so I decided to wait and get a ride home with my husband who had a few work related things to take care of first. So I hopped on a subway and 20 minutes later was in heaven. Fabric Heaven!
My first and often only stop in the garment district lately is Metro Textiles. I am usually limited in my time since I try to tack a bit of fabric shopping onto the end of things like meetings. If I have time for only one stop I head over to the 9th floor at 265 West 37th Street where I have a personal shopper in Kashi. He has an amazing knack for figuring out peoples' style and taste and just KNOWS what you will like. He figured me out after a few short minutes the first time I was there and almost everything he shows me is spot on. This time was no exception and when I walked in the door he ran to get this:
It's a rayon knit (Italian according to Kashi!). The white pattern is raised on a black mesh backround. It's like a burnout but not like any I've ever seen before.
I also walked out with some of this:
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| Flat |
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| Draped |
It's a wool blend sweater knit that is 80" wide! I had it in mind for a sweater or hoodie of some sort though seeing it draped over my couch is making me want to just keep it as is. :-)
Besides for that I walked out with everything on my list including some nice lining with just a bit of stretch for only $3 a yard. Did I mention yet that Kashi's prices are superb? They are. That's the other reason his is my go to store.
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| Kashi himself with the bolt of beautiful Italian knit . Lot and lots of fabric in the background! |
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