Resources I love
INDEPENDENT FABRIC & SUPPLY STORES
A spectacular 40+ year old woman-owned, local (to Berkeley, CA) fabric shop with a vast range of garment fabrics plus glorious cottons, tons of patterns, and buttons galore. They are so friendly, so call them with any questions. AND… you get a 20% discount on any full price items with code: GROVE20
Based just off the freeway in Northampton, MA Valley Fabric has a large and diverse cotton selection as well as a small but quite good garment fabric section. Staff is helpful and friendly.
A fantastic woman-owned community fabric and fiber craft store in Turner's Falls stocked with the unused items of other sewers. It is a thrift store with a mission to supply everyone with affordable materials while helping those with too much reduce their stashes in a comfortable way.
A Cambridge, MA shop that is “Part sewing studio, part fabric and yarn shop, gather here is Cambridge’s only stitch lounge, created to cater to your fiber craft goals.” They have a lovely selection of garment and accessory/quilt fabrics notions and beyond.
INDEPENDENT PATTERN COMPANIES