FABRIC SAMPLE COLLECTING - NICE AND EARLY...

When I was starting this new brief I thought of possible colour schemes I wanted to go with so I contacted some fabric companies to see what types of fabrics they had in stock and whether they would suit my chosen concept. I found new contacts but also relied on some old contacts in London as they never let you down. The fabrics that I have collected at the moment are quite dark and within a similar colour palette but it's very early yet so my thoughts on colours might change at a later stage of the design process. I still have some more in the post so hopefully they will be just what I am looking for...

LYCRA SAMPLES...

At first I found it quite difficult to find Lycra samples but then I started to come across companies that specialise in Lycra production and requested a sample. They all range in price but the ones I like are the most expensive so I will have to purchase a cheaper Lycra to Toile my garment in. The best company was Borovick fabrics as they sent me a selection of different widths so I had a varied choice. Most of them were in a flesh colour so it is visible up close but far way it's barely noticeable.


Which one do you think I should choose?

DAY FOUR... SOHO...

Considering I was in London I thought it would be a good opportunity to collect some fabric samples from fabric shops that stocked Organic fabrics and come across fabric shops that I haven't been to before and get some of there fabrics. I went to Biddle Sawyer Silks, Cloth House, Liberty, Silk Society, Macculoch & Wallis, Misan fabrics, Berwick Cloth shop, Broadwick silks. Every time we asked the help desk at the hotel they told us that the places were only 5 minutes down the road and literally Soho is so close to the hotel and Oxford Street which I never realised. I saw a interesting building on Shaftsbury Avenue which was brightly coloured and thought I would take a snap shot of it. When I got home on that day I also had about 8 parcels full of fabric samples waiting for me on my bed. I was glad I got loads but now I need to annotate them all...

SAMPLE GALORE...

I got another batch of my fabric samples come through the post costing £5-00 but got given all the information with it and about 30 organic samples which was good for the money. There was an interesting selection from texture to properties that they had. The website for this company is : http://www.greenfibres.com/pages/default.aspx
I would recommend them to anybody as they are quick and give you everything already typed up and positioned next to sample making everything just so simple.

MORE SAMPLES FOR ME..

Today I got three packages in the post today full of vibrant and organic samples. The three companies that sent me these sample was: http://olivialuca.com/home/boutique/ ,
http://www.norfolktextiles.co.uk/Default.asp
http://www.ragrescue.co.uk/
They all sent me interesting samples especially Rag Rescue which is a organisation where they recycle expensive vintage fabrics for £0.40p which is really cheap and economical.