Come Fabric Shopping with me - USA and Canada edition!

[@ovidmedline]

I don't sew but I love fabric and watching people sew. It's like magic to make a new thing!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thanks so much!

[@samiuseliina]

The guy at the suiting store in Toronto is great. I've chatted with him in the past. Glad you enjoyed your trip. Toronto fabric stores will often do cuts in both metres and yards but will pick one or the other for pricing. You get used to conversions. We lost a bead/button shop after the pandemic due to the construction you see at the corner of Spadina and Queen. New subway line going in.

[@KirileeCosplay]

Toronto was very interesting indeed! I didn’t know they also did metres there too

[@bcase5328]

It is much the same in the US.

[@MissTwisteddd]

This makes me want to go out fabric shopping for no reason right now, all those lovely choices! Oh but you chose some absolutely beautiful pieces too this was wonderful to watch.

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thank you so much! Using those beads now on mimzy! Best $9 I spent :p

[@jennetthamilton971]

Probably 30 years ago I went to the the fabric district in Toronto for the first time, and was just overwhelmed. There were so many stores and every kind of fabric imaginable. Two stores still stand out in my memory, one looked like the roof was opened up and bolts of fabric just dropped inside, the other was the button store. It's sad that so many have closed. It sounds like you had an amazing trip.

[@KirileeCosplay]

Sounds like it was amazing! It was a fun trip for sure

[@lizbragg7798]

Kirilee, thank you so much for mentioning the shop with the $10 silk! I've been living in Toronto for years, and didn't know about it until you posted this video, and now I have 7.5 more yards of silk!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Hahaha! I am SO glad you can take advantage of it! Yes!!!

[@Cat-Makes]

Brick and mortar fabric stores are getting harder and harder to find here in Canada. My go-to store has been open since 1961 and is closing their physical store this year. It’s really sad to see. And as someone that does majority garment sewing, finding those fabrics locally is almost impossible. It’s made a once cheaper option (buy the fabric and make my own clothing) to now being a luxury cost. It’s cheaper to buy the piece already made. I’ve taken to thrifting most of my fabric (bedsheets, table cloths, etc) to make it more affordable. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@KirileeCosplay]

It’s a sad state of affairs isn’t it? Fast fashion has made making clothes a luxury.

[@Grapefruit_cosplay]

I saw Pros and Cons cosplay in the preview and RAN to come watch this !!! Tiphani and Tamarah are the best and we love having them as such amazing leaders in the KC cosplay scene 🥰🥰🥰

[@KirileeCosplay]

Terry and I love them both so very much. We are incredibly disappointed that they live so far away from us hahaha

[@jenniefowler4968]

Where i live in Ohio, we have Joann's, Hobby Lobby, and Walmart . Unless you want cotton fabric and then you have a couple quilt shops

[@KirileeCosplay]

I was impressed by Walmart’s selection!

[@jenniefowler4968]

@@KirileeCosplay in the Walmart close to me, every fabric is pre-cut segments. How ever I have made renfaires skirts with the fabric

[@faitparchristine]

''Fabric is only as good as the person weilding it'' YES 👏 I fully support the fabric Pros and Cons forced you to buy, it's way to lovely 😆💖 Fabricville is somewhat acceptable but only if you have the membership card, it's way to expensive without (I prefer Club Tissu or go on Saint-Hubert street which has multiple stores in a row) As a Montrealer, I am SO JEALOUS of the Toronto stores 😭 The prices and selection are soooo much better (although they sell by the yard -_-) The silks you got look delicious. And the cannabis stores there are just a plague imo, there are WAY to many. I'm also super sad about physical stores closing more and more, we also lost many in montreal in the last decade or so and I'm sad most places closed before I learned sewing, or while I was a wee beginner cosplayer that was too shy to shop out of big brand chains. Too many shops online don't even offer samples, which I find is a huge issue and keeps me from wanting to buy from them, and even with a samples, it's hard to really get a good feel of the drape if it's something that important for a particular project. I'm someone that needs to touch all the fabrics and swoosh it around

[@faitparchristine]

Forgot to say I think it's so cool Terry has an eye for design! It seems so fun and useful to have a partner with that skill 😍

[@KirileeCosplay]

Yes! Terry has a very good eye for detail ^_^ Toronto was both sad and good what was still there. Some good deals still to be made

[@arcanaj]

That pink organza is giving me some serious Bridgerton vibes.

[@KirileeCosplay]

I know XD

[@sumikins]

This was so fun to watch! FYI if you ever want to continue your Fabric Store Safari's, next time you find yourself headed out to visit Rebecca, let me know -- the trip from there to Portland is an inexpensive train ticket and a 3-4 hour ride. And we have a few little things down here that they don't have up in the Seattle area. :)

[@KirileeCosplay]

Thanks for the tips! I shall run it past rebeca

[@renjon7798]

You 100% should hit SR Harris in Minneapolis. 2 locations. Imagine a Super Wal-Mart but just every single type of fabric you could ever imagine at at least 50% off. I'm talking 100% Michael Kors wool for $10 a yard. Lace, netting, silk, wool, cotton, buttons, trims, leather, anything!!!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Well that sounds amazing! If I ever make it to Minneapolis I shall have to check it out

[@renjon7798]

@KirileeCosplay I'm unsure of KZbin creator etiquette, but if you just search SR Harris on here, there's a certain circus performer who has an amazing video of the store.

[@wendyspiesman992]

So much fun! And I have Terry's HTTYD t-shirt😂

[@KirileeCosplay]

It was indeed a lot of fun

[@JenInOz]

I think that rainbow fur is available at Spotlight!

[@KirileeCosplay]

Quite potentially!

[@Delorme42]

There’s a ton of consignment shops and mom n’ pops in New England. Specifically, Mass and Rhode Island. There’s one in particular near me, she gets a lot of estate stuff so she has a bunch of vintage and dead stock fabric.

[@KirileeCosplay]

That sounds amazing!

[@paularies3282]

Must be Swansons? I haven't been but it's on my list! My fave is Sewfisticated. Same fabrics as Mood for 70% less!!!

[@Delorme42]

@@paularies3282No, actually, it's Amy's Fabric Treasures. I'm more on Eastern Mass. There's also Lorraine's and Fabric Basement Place. I love Sewfisticated - I got a beautiful blue gingko print I made a dress from.

[@susanrobertson984]

Not in the fabric district but Fabric Fabric in Toronto is where I order from regularly.

[@KirileeCosplay]

I didn't hear of that one! Thank you!

[@susanrobertson984]

@@KirileeCosplay not in the fabric district so a separate trip but as far as I know it is dead stock and often very cheap. For Canada at least. 😉

[@sewcute_sewvintage]

Regency Bridgeton jiggly puff?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Ohhh now that is interesting!

[@Republic-Studios1]

I ordered my first cosplay being spiderman and its made out a lycra but im not sure if i can iron it or if i even need to iron lycra could you help?

[@KirileeCosplay]

Yes you can iron lyrca - try on a low heat

[@littlestbiscuit98]

Philadelphia has a historic garment/sewing district called Fabric Row! It's definitely declined in the last couple decades but still worth a visit imo :) (although I'm from Philly, so I'm very biased!)

[@KirileeCosplay]

I think I’ve heard of that! I would love to check that too!

[@lindaschramm9717]

I loved fabric row in Philly 4th street.When I lived in South Jersey it was my happy place.There also was a store called Jomar they had discount clothing on the bottom floor and the second floor was mill ends from designer work rooms Boy did I get some deals there.I would buy the whole bolt cause it was so reasonable.Unfortunatly last time I was in Philly the place had gone out of business😢

[@liav4102]

Yeah the City Thrift next to that Joanns was worth skipping they never have decent fabric fabric. But I totally would have recommended either RCs BBQ or Old Shawnee Pizza in that neighborhood for lunch

[@KirileeCosplay]

Nice! Maybe next time I find myself there!

[@DAYBROK3]

montreal used to be quite the textile center in canada. its so sad what has happened to our clothing industry.

[@KirileeCosplay]

I am sorry to hear that

[@susanrobertson984]

I live near Ottawa and the Ottawa community still does FARTs to Montreal.

[@isabelledescarries5593]

0:06 me: HA! Tonitex! 😂

[@KirileeCosplay]

Indeed!