Good Questions: Project Runway Style Fabric Store? Chicago

Good Questions: Project Runway Style Fabric Store?
Chicago

Erik wants to know: Is there a "Project Runway" style fabric store in Chicago?

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We like Vogue, but want to hear where the readers shop...please weigh in with your sources for fabrics in Chicago in the comments below...Thanks!

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I saw a display of Project Runway fabrics at the Hancock Fabric store in Edgewater a few weeks back. I couldn't tell you if they are stocked chain-wide.

posted by eode on October 10th 2008 at 8:25am
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I'd second the recommendation to go to Vogue in Evanston. They have an overwhelming selection of fabrics.

posted by eode on October 10th 2008 at 8:29am
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It's not very Project Runway, but you gotta go to Textile Discount Outlet in Pilsen. It's huge, and cheap!

posted by cde on October 10th 2008 at 8:30am
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cde's right. The Textile Discount Outlet - at 2121 W. 21st Street - is amazing. You could literally spend all day in there.

posted by londonverve on October 10th 2008 at 8:32am
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Fishman's Fabrics Inc
www.fishmansfabrics.com

1101 S Desplaines St
Chicago, IL 60607
(312) 922-7250

posted by pxlchk1 on October 10th 2008 at 8:41am
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Fishman's has some amazing stuff, but I can't afford 95% of what they carry. Vogue is a great alternative for doing projects on the cheap. I haven't checked out the Hancock in Edgewater... is it worth a visit?

posted by ChDsgnStdnt on October 10th 2008 at 10:26am
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I'm laughing at the notion of a "project runway style fabric store." Mood existed way before the show and there are dozens of other shops in that area that carry the same, if not a better selection. Just go the your local fashion district. Chicago's a big enough town to have a few different fabric purveyors.

posted by charlenemcbride on October 11th 2008 at 4:55am
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I think Tim Gunn is Charles Nelson Reilly's long lost son.

posted by beddybee on October 11th 2008 at 6:36am
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Our selection is somewhat niche, but we carry only independent designers that you can't find in chain stores . . . Amy Butler, Joel Dewberry, Anna Maria Horner, etc and many japanese imports!

Check out our ever rotating stock here:
http://www.theneedleshop.etsy.com

Store is at 2054 W Charleston in Bucktown.
Hours: Tu-Fri 12-630; Sa-Sun 10-5p
http://www.theneedleshop.net

posted by theneedleshop on April 20th 2009 at 1:36pm
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Just checked out the selection at The Needle Shop. EXTREMELY on-target when it comes to design/color trends, and very friendly folks.

posted by Kate of Lincoln Square on July 29th 2009 at 2:35pm
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