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Why You Need to Visit Fabric Shops For Your Home Made Curtains

By Andy Jones

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Published: 23Apr2011
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I love fabric shops, I could spend all day in fabric shops browsing and indulging myself with what they have to offer.

It goes back to when I was a child. My mum used to make us all home-made clothes during the 1970's and when homespun garments, knitting and sewing were all the rage. She also used to make her own soft furnishings and curtains for the home. So we would make regular trips with her to favourite fabric shops in department stores, and in smaller fabric shops.

I became used to looking at fabrics, deciding which one I wanted for my own particular dress, skirt or trousers my mum was going to make for me, and being around fabric when I was growing up. This also meant that I learnt a lot about fabrics growing up from an early age. I learnt to choose and select which fabric weights were suitable, which designs worked with different outfits and looks, and to consider colours of fabrics and co-ordination of different colours. So whenever I enter fabric shops today, I still get that buzz of excitement because it is so familiar to me and it fills me with an immense feeling of comfort and enthusiasm.

There are still many fabric shops around today, sewing hasn't really gone out of fashion, although with the influx of cheaper high-street fashion shops and the cost of clothing decreasing considerably, sewing clothes may seem pointless to some people. But creating and sewing curtains and soft-furnishings are still really popular, because these can be quite expensive to buy, so there are still many specialist curtain fabric shops that you can visit to choose from a huge selection of fabrics.

Shops will also have knowledgeable and expert staff that you can discuss your curtain and soft-furnishing needs with. I don't know about you, but I usually get confused about how much fabric I need for a particular curtain project. If you need help and advice on what kinds of fabric would be suitable for a particular curtain, or how much fabric you need depending on the size and type of the curtain or blind, fabric shops always have expert staff on hand to help.

Fabric shops will always have a range of different colours and shades to choose from so if you are looking for a certain shade or tone of colour, a specialist shop is sure to have a variety of different colours and shades to choose from.

So why not visit your local fabric shop soon and have a look. Most of them are like Aladdin's Cave, and if like me you like looking at fabrics, you are sure to spend some time choosing.

Fabric World has fabric shops in Sutton and Croydon with over 4000 designer fabrics to choose from. Go to http://www.fabricworldlondon.co.uk/fabrics.html for more information.

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