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News Archives of 2010
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Fall Fabric Sale!
25% off
wool, corduroy, flannelette and more
Oct. 29 to Nov. 14, 2010
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SAVE with HST NOW!!!
See how!
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Hey ho. Off to
Calgary we go for the Creative Stitches and Crafting Alive Show, September
24 & 25 at the Stampede Park in Calgary. Any special requests from the
Calgarian sewing enthusiasts? Basics? Fashion blow-out deals? You tell us
since we have a couple more weeks to pack! Here is the link for the show
program.
http://www.creativestitchesshow.com/
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Just received our shipment of Colette patterns. This is a small independent
pattern company that has some very pretty vintage inspired designs. Check
out the line at
Colette
Patterns
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Spring Sale 2010
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New arrivals for spring!
Just arrived in Victoria! 100% merino
wool from New Zealand. Super-fine wool so not itchy. Washable in cold
water and machine dry on low heat. Light enough weight for tops or dresses
for our cool early spring days. Wicking and naturally anti-bacterial so
popular for sportswear or even underwear! (see MEC’s underwear) Seven
great colours to choose from; safari green, denim, mulberry, carob,
peacock, violet and puce. $29.90/m
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Vancouver store:
Now carrying extra wide quilt batting made from Bamboo
rayon @ $15.90/m as well
as Warm and Safe, an eco-friendly naturally fire retarding batting @ $12.90/m.
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The Vancouver location is having a clearance of promo fabrics from
$2.00/m. Great selection of fabrics, colours and prints. Check out the silk
selection marked at 50% off!
For further information, please call 604.731.7815. (this applies ONLY to
the Vancouver location)
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Want to get your sewing juices revved? Need some inspiration or sewing
help? Join us at the
18th annual Sewing and Crafts Show.
Victoria,
March 12 & 13, 2010
Abbotsford, April 16 & 17, 2010.
There are some great fashion sewing speakers lined up including
Ron Collins (always a favorite),
Cee Podolak, Patrice Godin, and Kayla Kennington
(if you missed her last year, don’t miss her this year!) We will have a
booth in the merchant mall highlighting new eco-fabrics on the market.
Come and be inspired! Click
here to view the seminar schedules.
See
you at the show!
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The 2009 – 2010 Jacket
Challenge winners are …..
Viewer’s Choice:
Jacket G, Port Moody,
B.C.
Third placement:
Jacket A,
Victoria, B.C.
Second placement:
Jacket B,
Victoria, B.C.
First placement:
Jacket D,
Victoria, B.C.
Congratulations to all for the talent and
effort that went into making this challenge happen! Our contestants had fun
making a jacket... and we had so much fun seeing the results! Seven
talented entrants showed off their creativity and skill with jackets of
different fiber and shape.
Check out the jackets on
display in the Victoria location until the end of February but if you don’t
get a chance to see the jackets at the shop, here is the link to see them on
our website.
Jacket Challenge 2009 - 2010
Many thanks to the 11 judges who helped out.
This
contest was part of the larger National Jacket Challenge, organized by
FineFabricStores.com!
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Don’t forget our nation wide jacket challenge. Enter your jacket for a
chance to represent
British Columbia at the Fine Fashion Fabric Stores
fashion show in Las Vegas, March 2010. Great prizes to be won,
including gift certificates for Gala Fabrics Ltd. Deadline is
January 28, 2010.
Click
here for more details. Challenge entry form
here.
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Scissor Sharpening service available at our
VICTORIA location. See more info
here.
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