Enjoy the Creative Spirit

Here are some links students in Jane Foster's classes might find useful.

Local Fabric Shops

Britex Fabrics ,  San Francisco-based fabric retailer provides a virtual tour through four floors of fabric products. Get contact details and ordering information.

Satin Moon Fabrics.   32 Clement St, San Francisco, CA (415) 668-1623.  (website not available).  Closed Mondays.

New Pieces.  Berkeley.  Fabric, Books, Notions, Custom Quilting, Gallery.    Everything for the quilter.

1597 Solano Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707.  510-527-6779.  From I-80, take the Albany exit, go east on Buchanan (Becomes Marin) for 1.5 miles.  Left on Ordway, 1 block to Solano.  Click here for a map.

ThimbleCreek .  Walnut Creek. A complete Quilt Fabric Store offering Fabrics, Quilt Kits, Quilting Books, Fat Packs, Online Quilt Store, and much more.  (New location) 1150 D Burnett Ave, Concord, CA 94520  925-676-5522

The Cotton Patch.  Lafayette.  Specialty quilt shop and authorized Bernina dealer. 1025 Brown Ave, Lafayette, CA 94549 .  1-800-835-4418 , 925-284-1177 . . .

Poppy Fabrics  Oakland.  5151 Broadway Oakland, CA 94611   510-655-8850 (website not available).

Silk Road Fabrics   Oakland.   Silk, rayon, tencel, wools, cotton and chiffon are just some of the huge varieties of material we have available. 272 14th Street,  Oakland, CA, 94612.  510-763-1688.

Store Hours: 10am-7pm M to S, 11am-5:30 pm Sun

Out of Town Fabric Shops

Quilter Paula Nadelstern has a guide to New York City fabric and trim shopping on her website.

Chicago (Evanston, Illinois). Vogue Fabrics (VogueFabricsStore.com) .  A large store in Evanston (just north of Chicago). One room of quilting fabric and other cottons.  One room of silk and wool.  Another room of notions.  Another room of home decorating fabrics, another room of bridal.  So they have a large selection of different types of fabrics.  Vogue Fabrics, 718-32 Main St, Evanston, IL 60202  (847)864-9600

Rochester, Minnesota.  Ginny's Fine Fabrics.  Carries fine fabric.  Wool, silk, some cotton.  Her website is not updated.  12 S Broadway, Rochester, MN. 

  On Line Fabrics 

Thai Silks.  Los Altos.  252 State Street, Los Altos, California, 94022. 800.221.7455 (Toll free in California), 800.722.7455 (Toll free elsewhere in the US).  

International Fabric Collection.  We have 100% cotton fabrics and 100% silk fabrics from many countries, unusual books & patterns and sashiko supplies.

Denver Fabrics.   Fabric for fashion, dancewear, costumes, rug hooking,  crafts and home decor. Many silk, wool, and linen designer fabrics.  Prices often at or below wholesale fabric pricing. Also sewing notions, trims, books and patterns at discount.

Casual Elegance. Featuring the Loes Hinse Fabric Collection!  Duplicate what Loes does with her patterns creating the sophisticated yet comfortable garments she sells in her boutique in Carmel, California. This is the exact fabric she uses for her unusual fabric combinations and unpredictable color combinations. Jane Foster has some of the samples.

EmmaOneSock.  They bill themselves as "fantastic resource for exquisite, top-quality, designer fashion fabrics, both imported and domestic".  Jane Foster may have samples of their fabrics.

A list of on-line fabric shops by the editor of Threads.     

   Sewing Machines

The Sewing Machine Shop,  Walnut Creek.  Sewing Machine Sales, New and Used Machines, Sewing Machine Repair, Sewing Accessories, Sewing Cabinets.

 Inspiration from Wearable Art Designers

Rosemary Eichorn.  Collage vests, coats, tunics.

Rachel K Clark.  Clothing for the body and soul.  Vests, and coats.

Nancy Schriber.  Contemporary Sashiko.

Diane Ericson.  dianeEricson.com  Great photos of her patterns.  

Nancy Erikson. Classic fashion patterns, fabrics, notions, books.  Click here for  visual for choosing pants patterns.     - you will find Jane has similar thoughts on the subject of pants width and jacket length.  

Lois Ericson   Patterns and a new collection of rayon batik. 

Kathyanne White.  Curved, freehand piecing. Be sure not to miss the links to 15 other pages of her web at the bottom of her page entitled "Exclusive Pieces".   Also see a wonderful pieced quilted jacket in Threads May 2003, number 106. 

Notions, Threads, Buttons, Patterns, Magazines

Decades of Style Pattern Company.  Vintage patterns in your size. We offer high-quality reproductions of the original sewing patterns. And we have 12 sizes available in every style from bust size 30" up through bust size 55"! Patterns are not altered in ease or fit. We faithfully reproduce the original patterns so you will have the opportunity to make these breath taking garments!

PatternReview.com  An internet site devoted to all phases of sewing, including pattern reviews. 

Nancy's Notions.  Nancy's is your one-stop sewing shop, offering a vast range of sewing supplies and online catalog and ordering.

Clotilde.com carries many items not available in fabric stores. Our catalog, available on line and mail order, has the best quality sewing notions available today. We always give a 20% discount off the manufacturer's suggested retail price.

Dharma Trading.   Browse this online catalog of tie-dye, batiks, fabric paints, and other fiber arts supplies.

Sulky of America.  Supplier of the Decorative Threads and More.

Threads.  Browse tips and articles about design, technique and fabric at the online version of this sewing, tailoring and clothes construction magazine.

The Button Shoppe.  Inspired buttons for clothing, needle arts and collectors. Your online catalog of beautiful and unusual buttons and closures from around the world and to your door.

Great Copy.  Patterns and fabrics.

   Organizations

American Sewing Guild
A national non-profit organization dedicated to people who believe sewing is rewarding and creative.

American Quilter's Society

Studio Art Quilts Associates is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. This link will show you thumbnails of quilts for all the artists belonging to this organization, along with their websites.  On this site you can also find a regional information section giving all the events in your area.  A wonderful site for inspiration and information.