Well….I am often asked “Just WHERE do you get your bag hardware?”.
While yes…you can find what you need quite easily online….more often than not you have to search for hours and shop in many different places or buy in quantities that you simply do not need….so I have made it easy for you! I now stock hardware kits for all my patterns in my Etsy shop.
If you don’t see what you need, please contact me…sometimes I sell out and am simply waiting on new stock to arrive or maybe you just need some extra magnetic snaps or the rivets for your bags…..Let me know and I will see what I can do! 🙂
I am also frequently asked where I get my Fabrics! Like many people, there isn’t much to be found locally so I shop online!
My favourite places are Etsy and, I hate to admit it, occasionally ebay too! LOL!
Some of my favourite Etsy stores include:
UniqueShiny http://www.etsy.com/shop/UniqueShiny here is where I get my faux leather…GREAT stuff too, I might add! Extremely lovely seller!
FancyPantsFabrics http://www.etsy.com/shop/fancypantsfabric Great source of designer fabrics AND very friendly, helpful seller!
Hypernoodle2 http://www.etsy.com/shop/hypernoodle2 Great source of designer fabrics (Michael Miller, Amy Butler etc) and offers wonderful fabric duos taking the guess work out of matching up your fabrics online! I have a HUGE stash from this seller! Now I just have to bring myself around to actually ‘cutting’ into it! LOLLLLL
On ebay I get my zippers from Zipperstop and you can find them on Etsy too!
Maybe YOU have a favourite place to shop? Why not share it here by posting in the comments section below? 🙂
Agreed, etsy is the best way to go when it comes to fabrics, etc.
Here they don’t import all of the beautiful fabrics you see on etsy, and it’s much more expensive and I have to drive 1 hour and even more to get to the place where they sell a nice range of fabrics that don’t always even worth it. It sucks. So thank God etsy is my savior!
Hardware I usually buy as wholesale from overseas as well, because of the same reason.
Yes it is the same here…..IF I can even find any designer fabric locally, there is only one or two to choose from and then it costs MUCH more than if I get it from overseas, even with the shipping! 10 minutes and I’ve seen all there is to see locally BUT…..I can really get LOST on Etsy for HOURS……and MORE HOURS! LOL