Showing posts with label Mu Xi Yuan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mu Xi Yuan. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 March 2010

An Ode to Fabulous Fabric

Just wanted to share with you 
a bit of the fun i had today
 at my favourite place in Beijing - 
Mu Xi Yuan  ( the wholesale fabric market).
Those of you who have been here before 
will know that i LOVE this place. 
Covers a huge area, 
 is dirty, 
disorganised,
 piled high with bolts  
and endless possibilities
Oh the decisions to be made....

That is Phuong top left and me bottom right and my favourite fabric guy in Beijing helping us.

i would have bought the whole bolt of this amazing fabric (below)
if only
 i could think of how to justify it
so i bought 3 yards and 
then went back and bought 5 more 
and may just decide to go back and
 buy the rest.
Does a fabric ever have this effect on you?

Some of the softest satinised cottons
ready to be turned into 
tiny outfits for my granddaughter
who is expected to appear
in June
in Texas ... 
and could very well be appearing on this blog 
in just a matter of months
wearing one of these very fabrics.
There will never be a time 
when I won't need 
to buy fabric -
 that's one thing I know for sure.

Wednesday, 20 January 2010

Fabrics galore


What a great time I had yesterday at one of my fave places to shop in Beijing - Mu Xi Yuan  (the fabric market). 
This little mosaic captures a few elements of my day. Never a dull moment... whether it is the offloading huge bales of fabric or the sweet little boy all wrapped against the icy temperatures (that is a lollipop in his mouth!)
Just a few of the fabrics that came home with yesterday and yes I did find a wonderful fabric to cover Astrid's chair with... more of that later.
Been very busy all day sewing - a surprise that will be revealed on Friday.
When you come to Beijing and have seen the Great Wall and the Forbidden City, this is the next wonder to behold. It stretches for acres and even though they keep knocking parts down there never seems to be a day that I can't find fabric to buy.


I just wanted to say how much it means to me to see friends faces as followers - thankyou. You make my day .... everyday. Have a great one.

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