Invisible Zipper

Liz wrote:

"melinda" wrote in message
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Trish Brown wrote:

That's my bid! I have fond memories of Sr Samaranch announcing that
'Sidony!'
had won the right to host the 2000 Olymic Games: how excellent it would
be if we
also hosted the 2004 rcts sew-fest! ;-D

What a brilliant idea Trish! Hey, aren't we in the same sort of area?
I'm in Cardiff, NSW.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

I'll be in that! I live in Newcastle -- Cooks Hill to be exact. Moved here a
year ago and never want to leave. It's so great being able to *afford* to
live within walking distance of a great beach.
Liz

G'day Liz! Me Dad was born in Cooks Hill (Parry Street) and worked there much of
his life. Which beach do you like best? We used to prefer N'cle South, only it's
too hard to get there now that they've closed the road. Rats!

Fancy there being *three* Novocastrians here at rcts! ;-D
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Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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G'day Liz! Me Dad was born in Cooks Hill (Parry Street) and worked there
much of
his life. Which beach do you like best? We used to prefer N'cle South,
only it's
too hard to get there now that they've closed the road. Rats!

Fancy there being *three* Novocastrians here at rcts! ;-D
--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Hi Trish,
I have to say I like Bar Beach best, but only because it's the closest, so I
go there all the time. I love being able to just wander down to the beach
when I feel like it, rather than having to make an "outing" of it.
I also like being within walking/cycling distance of Spotlight. I've been
doing so much more sewing since I discovered it. But I do occasionally miss
the more glamorous fabric shops in Sydney -- fortunately I have to go to
Sydney fairly often anyway :-)
Liz

Kate Dicey wrote:
D&D wrote:

You do realise Kate, that these 2 are in Oz not the UK even
though it sounds like it by the names of the towns.

Dee in Oz

Anyone wanna send me to Oz? I'd love to see if there's a branch of
Dainty's out there... ;D

A lot of the towns/suburbs around this area are named after UK cities,
etc. Newcastle Aust is a sister city with Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.

If we had the space (probably some day...) you'd be welcome anytime,
Kate, although I don't think we have one of those here.

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Liz wrote:

Hi Trish,
I have to say I like Bar Beach best, but only because it's the closest, so I
go there all the time. I love being able to just wander down to the beach
when I feel like it, rather than having to make an "outing" of it.
I also like being within walking/cycling distance of Spotlight. I've been
doing so much more sewing since I discovered it. But I do occasionally miss
the more glamorous fabric shops in Sydney -- fortunately I have to go to
Sydney fairly often anyway :-)
Liz

Not wanting to turn this conversation into an all-out Ozfest, but is Home
Yardage still around, d'you know? There used to be a stupendous one in Chatswood
and I often made expeditions there to get neat stuff like a whole entire bolt of
calico at 90c a metre! I think it had much better quality fabric than Spotlight
overall, but the Chatswood HY is gone and I've no idea whether the chain still
exists.

There used to be a Lincraft at Charlestown and it was worth visiting, again
because of slightly superior quality fabrics. There's a little fabric shop in
Wallsend called 'Contra Designs' - they try hard to have a good selection, but
lack of custom (hardly anyone sews, it seems!!!!) is not helping. McElwaine's at
Kotara is *supposed* to have rather better stuff (they specialise in bridal and
fabrics for formal wear), but I've found the taste of the management doesn't
coincide with my own.

Do you have any recommendations for shops in Sydney? I'd love to find a place
that sells cotton knits in a variety of prints instead of the predictable
selection that Spotlight carries!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Trish,

HY still exists - in the city, corner of York and Market Street (Town Hall
is the nearest train station), and full of fabric, and there is Lincraft
next to it (Imperial Arcade on the Pitt St Mall) and The Silk Shop in the
Piccadilly Arcade (next block of Pitt St towards the Town Hall station).

So, be prepared (credit card wise)!

Cheers

Tatiana

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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Liz wrote:

Hi Trish,
I have to say I like Bar Beach best, but only because it's the closest,
so I
go there all the time. I love being able to just wander down to the
beach
when I feel like it, rather than having to make an "outing" of it.
I also like being within walking/cycling distance of Spotlight. I've
been
doing so much more sewing since I discovered it. But I do occasionally
miss
the more glamorous fabric shops in Sydney -- fortunately I have to go to
Sydney fairly often anyway :-)
Liz

Not wanting to turn this conversation into an all-out Ozfest, but is Home
Yardage still around, d'you know? There used to be a stupendous one in
Chatswood
and I often made expeditions there to get neat stuff like a whole entire
bolt of
calico at 90c a metre! I think it had much better quality fabric than
Spotlight
overall, but the Chatswood HY is gone and I've no idea whether the chain
still
exists.

There used to be a Lincraft at Charlestown and it was worth visiting,
again
because of slightly superior quality fabrics. There's a little fabric shop
in
Wallsend called 'Contra Designs' - they try hard to have a good selection,
but
lack of custom (hardly anyone sews, it seems!!!!) is not helping.
McElwaine's at
Kotara is *supposed* to have rather better stuff (they specialise in
bridal and
fabrics for formal wear), but I've found the taste of the management
doesn't
coincide with my own.

Do you have any recommendations for shops in Sydney? I'd love to find a
place
that sells cotton knits in a variety of prints instead of the predictable
selection that Spotlight carries!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
...
Liz wrote:

Hi Trish,
I have to say I like Bar Beach best, but only because it's the closest,
so I
go there all the time. I love being able to just wander down to the
beach
when I feel like it, rather than having to make an "outing" of it.
I also like being within walking/cycling distance of Spotlight. I've
been
doing so much more sewing since I discovered it. But I do occasionally
miss
the more glamorous fabric shops in Sydney -- fortunately I have to go to
Sydney fairly often anyway :-)
Liz

Not wanting to turn this conversation into an all-out Ozfest, but is Home
Yardage still around, d'you know? There used to be a stupendous one in
Chatswood
and I often made expeditions there to get neat stuff like a whole entire
bolt of
calico at 90c a metre! I think it had much better quality fabric than
Spotlight
overall, but the Chatswood HY is gone and I've no idea whether the chain
still
exists.

There used to be a Lincraft at Charlestown and it was worth visiting,
again
because of slightly superior quality fabrics. There's a little fabric shop
in
Wallsend called 'Contra Designs' - they try hard to have a good selection,
but
lack of custom (hardly anyone sews, it seems!!!!) is not helping.
McElwaine's at
Kotara is *supposed* to have rather better stuff (they specialise in
bridal and
fabrics for formal wear), but I've found the taste of the management
doesn't
coincide with my own.

Do you have any recommendations for shops in Sydney? I'd love to find a
place
that sells cotton knits in a variety of prints instead of the predictable
selection that Spotlight carries!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia


Trish, if you can't find anything local, you could try knitwit.com.au if
you don't mind buying online.

chris
(melbourne)

:-)

"Trish Brown" wrote in message
...

Do you have any recommendations for shops in Sydney? I'd love to find a
place
that sells cotton knits in a variety of prints instead of the predictable
selection that Spotlight carries!

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

The shop I really like in Sydney is Tessuti at Chatswood. I think they
specialise in "designer" fabrics, and they're not cheap. I don't think they
have a lot of knits though. I've only started sewing knits since my DH
bought me a new sewing machine for Christmas.
Liz

Trish Brown wrote:

Do you have any recommendations for shops in Sydney? I'd love to find a place
that sells cotton knits in a variety of prints instead of the predictable
selection that Spotlight carries!

Not Sydney, but there is still a Bargain Box in Maitland!

--
Melinda
http://cust.idl.com.au/athol

Thanks to everyone for the replies ( shops with cotton knits)! I'm gonna have
to go shopping, now, aren't I? ;-

--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

"chris" wrote in message
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Trish, if you can't find anything local, you could try knitwit.com.au if
you don't mind buying online.

chris
(melbourne)

:-)


I don't know about Trish, but I love shopping online! Thanks Chris :-)