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Europeshoe1 · 06/03/2016 20:26

I love modern prints, and particularly House of Hackney, but it's £££. I want to make a big headboard and probably need two or three metres but that'll be £150-£225 and I'd like to find something cheaper!

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Europeshoe1 · 06/03/2016 20:34

Or does anyone want to help me find an amazing fabric?

My walls are off white grey time and I plan on having grey/white bedding. Was thinking of blue/greys for the headboard...

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MeolsCop · 06/03/2016 20:42

Abakhan? All the better if you can get to a branch to look at what they've got...

Auntpodder · 06/03/2016 20:49

If you can get to Lancaster on the train, Standfast & Barracks has a fabulous factory shop - about £8-10 a meter. Much of it is quite chintzy - it prints Sanderson and Liberty fabric among others but there's some great stuff in it. Zero web presence - but there's a Facebook page... www.facebook.com/clearancefabrics/

Europeshoe1 · 06/03/2016 20:53

Great tips thank you!

I've been looking at Liberty prints. Would cotton be ok? The 'furnishing' fabrics are super expensive!

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MeolsCop · 06/03/2016 20:59

If you're after Liberty, Shaukat are worth looking at, OP. But yes, as auntpodder says, there are lots of great fabric discount shops if you're within reach of t'North!

pastmyduedate0208 · 06/03/2016 21:00

Green Street and Walthamstow high street in London

pastmyduedate0208 · 06/03/2016 21:02

Goldhawk Road!

Europeshoe1 · 06/03/2016 21:03

I live in London so northern shops a bit far but I do sometimes travel north of Watford Grin

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Auntpodder · 06/03/2016 21:10

If you plan ahead, you can often get cheap tickets to Lancaster on Virgin (£20 return has been my best price) - the factory is pretty close to the station (five min taxi). It also has Designers Guild and lots of posh American designers I haven't heard of. I'd say furnishing fabric would be better than standard fabric - as in much more hard wearing.

Europeshoe1 · 06/03/2016 21:29

Do they have normal Saturday opening hours? I have a friend that lives within an hour of it so could combine a visit Smile

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Europeshoe1 · 06/03/2016 21:30

10-3.30 just looked at the FB page Smile

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