Fabric shopping and Me Made in Amsterdam
Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Having just got back from a trip to Amsterdam, I thought I'd share a bit about an obviously very exciting thing when you go to a different city - the fabric shops! I saw some of the most beautiful, unusual and specialist fabrics that I've ever seen. In fact, I was completely overwhelmed... so much so that I couldn't pick anything to actually buy. So this is by no means a comprehensive guide, but more of a reminder for myself to not get so overwhelmed and BUY SOME FABRIC next time!
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| Beautiful sari and dress fabrics |
Most of the shops I went to were based in and along the Albert Cuyp Market which the lovely Laura recommended to me via Twitter. The market sells a bit of everything, but as you walk along it, the fabric stalls and shops start to appear. Above and below are pictures I took of some of the most exciting fabrics I saw - the sort that I almost couldn't bear to cut into!
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| Insane feathered fabric! |
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| Nanucci Tessuti |
Nanucci Tessuti is along the market road and had some BEAUTIFUL designer fabrics - though they were a bit out of my price range.
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| The one I should've bought! |
The absolute gem of Amsterdam has to be A.Boeken - it is by far the best stocked haberdashery and fabric shop I have ever visited. The amount of trims, notions, tools and fabrics, was again, absolutely overwhelming - I felt like a child in a toy shop!
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| A Boken - one of the best haberdasheries ever |
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| Something a bit different... |
And for those who favour working with yarns, there's Stephen & Penelope right next door. If anyone's visited Loop in London, I'd say it's quite similar.
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| And for the knitters out there |
Me made in Amsterdam
I think I've got my 'hand luggage only' packing down to a fine art now. I wore mostly me-made clothes whilst away, mixed in with a few other bits. Here's my much worn but as of yet un-blogged Kielo Wrap Dress - I wrote about the first one here.
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| Rudie toilets in a disco-cocktail bar that had a resident cat (!) |
My overalls/casual trousers got the most wear (two outfts in one there!). You can make your own using the overall tutorial here.
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| Culottes in Amsterdam |
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