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Inner_Bench_8641 OP t1_ixzk5xi wrote
Yes! If there’s nothing here in the city proper, I’ll be going to sewfisticated in Somerville on the way home. My favorite shop to pick up lace fabric.
ScarletOK t1_ixzch9g wrote
We have a fabric store in Arlington that has trims (it's called Fabric Corner, Mass Ave & Mill Street). Also PlayTime in Arlington Center (Broadway) an independent arts & crafts store has things like feathers. If you go to PlayTime, head downstairs.
Both of these are indies, and real town treasures.
Oops, sorry, I just saw that you say in you are in Boston for the day...you probably aren't shlepping out to Arlington---I can't help you with Boston proper.
Inner_Bench_8641 OP t1_ixzjyxl wrote
I love Fabric Corner!! I need to plan for a few hours there ha
ak716 t1_ixzcmsl wrote
Gather Here in Cambridge has fabric!
Inner_Bench_8641 OP t1_ixzk8eh wrote
What a great shop! When my kids were little I would get organic cotton there all the time 💜
Otterfan t1_iy0ofe5 wrote
There's Van's Fabric in Chinatown. They specialize in high-quality Chinese & Vietnamese silk brocades, but IIRC they have some other stuff.
batdesk t1_iy2hk1w wrote
This is a little outside the box, but the Garment District has costume supplies and also a by-the-pound clothing option on certain days. I always thought maybe I’d make something out of secondhand clothes.
Separate-Reserve9292 t1_iy135bi wrote
I would say Chinatown must have something
Ok_Olive9438 t1_iy17od6 wrote
Not anymore. I think there are one or two specialty silk import places handing on, but that's it.
Limp_Error7412 t1_iy1v3bi wrote
Playtime Inc. in Arlington has a lot of trims on the basement floor. Hop on the red line T to Alewife and hop on the 350 bus and get off near Broadway.
purplepineapple21 t1_ixzbllv wrote
Sewfisticated. Theres one in Dorchester and one in Somerville (Twin Cities Plaza).