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[linzibean]

Hello all,

I have been looking for the perfect fabric for my wedding dress for a while now, and thought I had found the perfect fabric - until I enquired about the price!! It is £70 a meter!!!

Can anyone help me find a cheaper alternative? I'm willing to pay up to £30 a meter. I'm looking for a Brocatelle or Brocade in a pale gold colour. I'm very sad I can't afford this fabric, but my moneysaving habits are too strong to let me

[shellsuit]

Are you far from Mostyn? (I'm crap at Geography sorry!)

These guys are great (well i am biased, used to work for them) and have a huge selection of bridal fabrics

http://www.abakhanfabrics.co.uk/

[linzibean]

Sadly it's miles away as everything is round here! But it looks good, thnak you, I will look into their ranges

[fruitycar]

Have you tried contacting Abakhan to see if they would do a mail order for you? Try also
Craftswoman fabrics www.craftswomanfabric.co.uk for phone number,
Fabricland www.fabricland.co.uk,
Dapet textiles www.dapet.co.uk
and
BL joshi Find them at: BL Joshi (UK) Ltd, 212-214 Ealing Road, Wembley, Middlesex, HA0 4QG; Phone: 0208 903 0653; Fax: 0208 902 2702: email: bljoshiuk@aol.com
I have used all of these for bridal, dressmaking and for stage costumes and have excellent service from all of them, always helpful and willing to send out samples.

[newlywed]

You can order samples of fabrics and the actual fabric from John Lewis in London.
We went to London for the day to choose my wedding dress fabric and got samples and then mum ordered by phone. When she got married 30+ years ago she rang to ask for samples and then ordered via phone.

Worth giving them a ring and asking. They were very nice and helpful on the phone too apparently.

[redsetter03]

i had my weddng dress made for me by a friend- green with a cream bolero.

I don`t know if it`s any help at all, but we travelled to Moseley, in Birmingham and visited the indian shops.....all the material was sari material, and cost about £70.00.

I`ve never seen such a wide range of beautiful fabrics.

It`s certainly worth having a look if you can get up that way at all.

Good luck!

redsetter.

[newlywed]

John Lewis - the fabric I had wasn't silk but was softer than the silk we'd looked at and looked wonderful!

[janeawej]

try truro fabrics in truro cornwall they are one of the lagest fabric suppliers in the uk, my aunt rings then from london and describes what she wants and they send her samples, she then orders over the phone, i know it may sound odd that somewhere so out of the way has such a stock but my aunt recons they are the best she knows of!! good luck jane

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