haberdashery shops

[fallen_nemesis]

any good ones in glasgow?

I'm looking for things a bit more exciting than mandors and remnant kings have to offer for customising clothing etc.

The ribbon shop's pretty good but expensive.

Anyone recommend anywhere else?

[ladysavage]

there's hobbycraft out at the fort shopping centre which is pretty good and in a few weeks parkin fabrics will have a sale in one of the hotels in glasgow, they have an excellent selection of feathers and bits and pieces. I usually trawl ebay though if there's something specific i'm after

[poprock]

V.V. Rouleaux on Miller Street … best in town but very expensive.

[ladysavage]

John Lewis isn't too bad for basic bits n bobs too, much cheaper than V V Rouleaux, which while amazing is hideously expensive!

[Elfaba]

what exactly is it your looking for laura?

or is it just a look at a more varied selection?

[Largest of Gregs]

John Lewis is good, but Hobby craft is the business!!! Just back from there now!

[fallen_nemesis]

corsages, ribbon, netting, lace, screen printing nonsense. Lots and lots of things really. In light of being poor I'm updating some of my wardrobe Emilie Autumn style and I need something to do a huge bow / bustle thing on the back of a rubbish plain pencil skirt.

[broken]

Theres quite a fancy one beside Agent Provocateur shop I think

[Pean]

I am often in Millers art store and the Art store on Queen street they are good for craft things and have haberdashery bit and bobs too depending what your after.

John Lewis as a few said are good and not as expensive as I would have thought.

Confetti on the bottom of Queen street is always worth a look, there sales are magic and you can get rolls of ribbon for pennies.

Pound Land on Union Street is always worth a gander.

Have you even considered the wee asian dress making shops. There are quite a few and they always have interesting materials in the windows, worth a look too.

[Elfaba]

id go for hobbycraft

john lewis is alright too

[Pean]

Originally Posted by Elfaba

id go for hobbycraft

john lewis is alright too

Is Hobbycraft the one at the fort ??

I might take a wee trip out there, I would need a flask of tea and sandwiches packed though, I would be in there all day, quite happily looking at all the goodies

[fallen_nemesis]

it's not as good as you'd think for things like stitching and embroidery etc. None of their kits were that advanced and their cardmaking things were a bit rubbish.

Off to the Hobbycraft fair at the SECC in October for me I think. It is mahoosive though and good for basic things


I'm actually turning into such an old lady. All I need is a cat

[Elfaba]

yeah its at the fort - at the kinda asda george end of it

big blue sign outside of it

ive been using ebay a lot for these things in recent times

Laura, do you fancy putting together a tutorial for screenprinting?

Also if you fancy a trip to Hobbycraft I'd be up for it later in the week?

[Potatojunkie]

Originally Posted by poprock

V.V. Rouleaux on Miller Street … best in town but very expensive.

"The Rosie Shop", as it would be called if it also did cakes.