f & s fabrics (west side fabric shopping)

in today's rotten economy, not every project has a budget that allows maison21 to purchase from the PDC, so sometimes we have to be a bit crafty about where to source our fabrics from. with this in mind, we've already taken you on a field trip to the bowels of the downtown los angeles garment district for shopping on a shoestring, and shared our fave neighborhood haunt of diamond foam and fabric as well; and today we are going to toddle down pico blvd to the westside of los angeles, to visit f & s fabrics...

f & s is a retail fabric store, open to the public, and their laaaarge selection strikes a nice balance between trendy and classic, all at reasonable price points. they have an especially good selection of outdoor fabrics, as well as a great array of crewel work and embroideries. we love them and we hope you will too.

here's some photos we hurriedly snapped on our last visit:

candy colored outdoor stripes.

brightly colored ikat prints

more ikat (and suzani) prints

great selection of crewel work

more crewel

striped and plaid raffias

grrrrrr- lots o' animal prints

think you might find a silk solid that will work for you?

and while you are at f & s, be sure to stop at the nearby apple pan for a burger and a slice of pie- a los angeles institution since 1947, and a favorite old school cool lunch spot of m21's (don't be scared of the line- it moves pretty fast).
see ya on the west side!

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