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fabric and yarn shopping in Japan, another guide

25/04/201925/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized17 Comments on fabric and yarn shopping in Japan, another guide

So this is my third fabric shopping guide for Japan?!  because every time we go I discover wonderful, new-to-me fabric and wool stores.  Japan has a truly impressive abundance of the most amazing stores for sewing and knitting related shopping,…

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Fabric shopping in Tokyo

12/02/201625/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized31 Comments on Fabric shopping in Tokyo

Tokyo is absolutely brilliant for the fabric loving visitor… it even has its own fabric district!!!! how cool is that? very, that’s what.  Nippori is the most well-known place in Tokyo to shop for fabric, but this is my third visit to the city so…

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Fabric shopping in Scandinavia

19/06/201425/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized35 Comments on Fabric shopping in Scandinavia

When going away I like to buy at least one piece of fabric or some yarn from a place, so I can make for myself a wearable souvenir.  So how fortunate that fabric shopping in Scandinavia is fantastic!! Our first…

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The Shopping and the Spoils…

22/06/201225/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized20 Comments on The Shopping and the Spoils…

…the lowdown on the fabric and yarn shops I visited whilst in Italy and Paris. First stop, Rome; and before we had headed off on our trip I had read about Fratelli Bassetti Tessuti in a really excellent review which is also on the…

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Fabric shopping in Tokyo

30/01/201122/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized16 Comments on Fabric shopping in Tokyo

Now this was something I was really looking forward to… Fabric shopping in Tokyo with Yoshimi and Novita.  We were meeting for the first time in reality, although we had met and knew each other virtually before this time.  Isn’t the internet…

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Fabric and wool shopping, Melbourne

01/10/201025/04/2019 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on Fabric and wool shopping, Melbourne

Having a blast in Melbourne, thus the lateness of the post.  Fabric-wise, twas another extremely successful day.  So I thought it would be helpful to give for you today a list of highlights in my explorations here… The first shop…

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