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On Thursday 12 April, 2018 we will be hosting another Open Evening at Fabrix, Lancaster. This will be our third open evening event and judging by our previous ones, we can expect to see lots of our regular customers plus a few new ones!

There will be some exclusive special offers and great prizes to be won in our free raffle.

You can meet and chat with the teams from Incandescence Couture, Cotton On and Arty Bird who will be on hand to talk about the courses and classes that they deliver.

2018 is the year that celebrates 30 years of trading for Fabrix, so please come along and join us for the Fabrix, Lancaster Spring Open Evening!

I recently spent a couple of days in Nordhorn in northern Germany visiting Hemmers, a fabric company I haven’t bought from before.

While there I, along with a handful of other fabric shop owners from the UK, was given a tour of the art department and we saw how they print small runs of fabric designs on their digital printer. We were also shown a fabulous archive book where designs dated back to the 1800s.

Another department had a fabric testing facility where specialist machinery tests for fabric wear and tear, such as pilling and also a dye-fast check.

One afternoon I had a couple of hours to spare and so I decided to take myself to the Stadtmuseum instead of loafing in the wonderful Riverside Hotel.

This great little museum describes the rich textile history of the town. During WW2 Germany was unable to source raw cotton and so Nordhorn reinvented itself as a centre of manufacturer of viscose – now I didn’t know that before the trip!

I had a quick rush around the museum and I took lots of pics. What a fabulous resource for German fashion and textile students! There is a dressing-up room, a book with fabric samples from the 1950s and lots of clothing and fashion exhibits and samples on display.

Nino was a famous fashion brand created in Nordhorn and there are lots of examples of the label’s clothing from the 1950s through to the 1970s. Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel in The Avengers, modeled for the brand and she features heavily in the advertising and display material of the time.

What an exciting visit. I bought plenty of lovely Autumn stock for Fabrix customers to enjoy! So, next you come in be sure to have a look at the beautiful selection from Hemmers.

Jenny

It’s August SALE time and we have loads of goodies and bargains on offer in the Fabrix Lancaster shop!

Remnants & bundles are 3 for 2 and we have a great selection of craft cottons with 25% off.

Check out our selection of Fat Quarter bundles also 25 % off!

For those of you who are well organised, you’ll be pleased to see that we have some lovely Christmas fabrics at an amazing £6 per metre!

We’ve added some fabulous viscoses, linens, cotton prints and jerseys to the large range of sale items on offer – perfect for making something for your summer wardrobe.

We have also taken 25% off some of our inspiring yarn collection.

Simplicity and Butterick patterns are currently half price (till mid August).

Happy shopping!

Please note our Easter Opening hours are as follows:

Good Friday (April 14) open 11am till 4pm

Easter Saturday (April 15) open 10am till 5pm

CLOSED on Easter Sunday & Easter Monday

Wishing our customers a very happy & creative Easter!

Fabrix Lancaster is hosting its first ever Open Evening!
Come along on April 6 (6.30pm till 9pm) and meet the teams from Incandescence Couture, Cotton On & Artybird and have a chat with the owners out about their dress making and craft courses. Of course the Fabrix staff will also be on hand to offer advice on sewing, knitting and crafting!
Plus you will get a sneak preview of our great new fabric ranges and we’re even offering exclusive discounts and deals on the evening.

Our January Sale has now come to an end but we’re delighted to announce that Fabrix customers can still enjoy some great savings in our Lancaster store!

With Spring just on the horizon and the first newborn lambs already in the fields, what better time than now to get busy with some lovely warm woven wools?

So, we’re offering 10% off all our wonderful woven wools.

For a little inspiration, see our new window where we’re displaying three jackets which were made with boiled wools or wool blend micro fleece.

The rosettes were knitted using a few left over Amitola yarns and the pattern is Burda 7700.

Sale ends end of February.

There’s just one week left to come down to Fabrix, Lancaster and grab some fabulous bargains in our January sale!

We have some great savings on a wide range of stock including dress fabrics, jerseys, wool-blend suitings and  selected knitting wools.

Don’t forget, the Fabrix Sale ends next Sunday (29th Jan)!

We thought we’d share the Fabrix September Catwalk window with you before the month turns into double figures!

We have chosen an autumnal theme using some lovely seasonal fabrics and colours to bring out the best of this time of year.

I love the beetle print on this asymmetric top (pictured right). It’s a cotton & elastane jersey  from John Louden (150cms wide, £13.50 metre). I’ve made this particular top a few times and it’s a Newlook pattern, 6415.

The skirt in this picture (left) s made from a Newlook pattern again, 6418. Once more, it’s got an asymmetric hemline and drapes nicely in the viscose print used. This is another John Louden fabric, available in 2 colourways (see below) and is 140cms wide/55″ and £7.99 metre.

The cardigan with the viscose skirt is knitted in a Sirdar Harrap Tweed chunky (pattern 7853). This is a new yarn from Sirdar and follows on from the success of their Harrap Tweed DK that was launched last year. Incidentally, they’ve added some lovely new colours to the DK range for this year.

You may notice that I’ve added a cheeky little piece of the beetle print jersey into the front yoke of this ponte roma dress here, it toned so well with the teal colour. Again, I’ve used a Newlook pattern, 6429. We carry a selection of ponte roma jerseys, some are pictured below, and they start at around £8.99 (150 cms/ 60″ wide).

I hope you enjoy, and you find some inspiration, from the selection we’ve made for September. I’m thinking of making some jackets and coats for the October window to show off some of our beautiful new wool blend suitings. I’ve selected the patterns already, just got to start them now!

Two colour ways in the viscose print as used on the skirt above

We do not have online sales at the moment but we are always happy for you to ring or email us and we can take a card transaction over the phone.

Pictured are some of the featured fabrics in closer detail showing some of the colour ranges available.

Ponte Roma jerseys