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| Fat Quarters |
If you haven’t yet ventured down Walmgate in York (just past Melton’s
Too) to the Aladdin’s cave that is Grace & Jacob then I suggest you get
down there right now! It is a treasure
trove of fabric, fibre, yarn and haberdashery.
There’s a really great choice of fabrics including Moda, Rowan, Hantex
& Free Spirit and you don’t just have to buy it off the roll – there are
fat quarters too. But if you’re looking
for something really cute - pick up some Moda Candy. These are packs of 42 x 2½ inch squares of
lovely patterned fabric for you to make something wonderful with.
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| Fabulous Fabrics |
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| Luscious Yarns |
If you’re a felt maker or spinner there are merino, Shetland, Blue
Faced Leicester & Icelandic tops, silk blend mixes and silk tops too
including hand-dyed. Yarns include a
fabulously extensive range of Lang, Erika Knight, Aslan Trends and Grace &
Jacob’ s hand-dyed yarns too (a specialty!).
And as if that wasn’t enough there are VV Rouleaux & East of India
ribbons, patterned bias binding, embroidery threads, machine threads, patterns,
kits, needles and so much more.
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| Yarns & Silk Tops |
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| VV Rouleaux Ribbons |
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Fiona Hirst who owns Grace & Jacob is very knowledgeable so if you
need any help or advice just ask. There
is a programme of workshops and a spinning group that are all run on the
premises. Take a look at the website for
more details – or pop along in person and say hi - open Wednesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm.
Looks like a lovely shop and a good range of workshops. Wish I lived nearer.
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It is great - maybe York could be a weekend away sometime (with a trip to Grace & Jacob - lots of nice places to eat nearby and the Quilt Museum's here too!) http://www.quiltmuseum.org.uk/
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