{"id":83367,"date":"2025-02-14T10:07:10","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=83367"},"modified":"2025-02-14T10:07:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T15:07:10","slug":"lets-make-a-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2025\/02\/lets-make-a-list.html","title":{"rendered":"let&#8217;s make a list!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friends,<\/p>\n<p>The news about Joann Stores is a big blow to the U.S. craft community. For many of us, their stores are the only local resource for fabric, trim, and other creative projects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fabric-list-01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-83368\" src=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fabric-list-01-760x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"950\" srcset=\"\/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fabric-list-01-760x950.jpg 760w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fabric-list-01-500x625.jpg 500w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fabric-list-01-768x960.jpg 768w, \/\/o.osimg.net\/community\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fabric-list-01-1080x649.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For that reason, I thought it would be helpful to compile a list of your favorite shops, especially those online, for finding great fabric and trims. So I&#8217;m asking for your help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Email me at fabricsource<span class=\"x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv\">@lieslandco.com<\/span> with your favorite shops.<\/li>\n<li>Indicate if they are online or local and, if local, where they are located.<\/li>\n<li>Tell us what type of fabrics they carry. (For example: quilting fabrics, apparel fabrics, home decorating fabrics, trims, or a combination.)<\/li>\n<li>If you know they offer swatches, please include that information as well! For many apparel fabrics, it&#8217;s so helpful to see and touch the fabrics before you buy them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ll publish the list on the blog and on our newsletter, so sign up to have blog posts and newsletters mailed to you so you receive the complete list! https:\/\/oliverands.com\/signup\/<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll also try to feature one terrific shop and some of their fabrics every week, so if you find a particular fabric you love, tell us about it so we can share it!<\/p>\n<p>And please spread the word! Let&#8217;s support our favorite fabric stores to keep the sewing world strong and healthy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that most, if not all, Joann Stores are closing, many sewists will be looking for good fabric and trims. Will you help by telling us your favorites so we can share? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":83371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[20701,20767,124,4],"class_list":["post-83367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-fabric","tag-fabric-shopping","tag-liesl-co","tag-links"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/fabric-source-feature.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-lGD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83374,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2025\/03\/online-apparel-fabric-and-trim-sources-a-working-list.html","url_meta":{"origin":83367,"position":0},"title":"online apparel fabric and trim sources, a working list","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"March 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Here it is: a working and very incomplete list of fabric and trim sources, all thanks to your suggestions and ideas! 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