I was feeling panicky the past two days since I still haven't completed my fabrics for the Children's wear project (question: what's the correct way of writing this, is it Childrenswear (like menswear and womenswear) or do you need to put an apostrophe to show a possessive nature?). V and I were supposed to go but he had to work on a project of his own so I had to go alone.
Saturday morning. EventhoughI wasn't going to Glen Huntly (meaning taking the packed train to Richmond station courtesy of the Footy finals. Don't ask who's playing. I only know one is called Hawks, maybe the other is Geelong.), I knew the tram would probably be full. It wasn't exactly, but it was a bit crowded since the tram was late.
Transferred trams and found myself in the suburb of Malvern (had a bit of scare on the way when the tram stopped right on the train tracks while going uphill. Was looking the other way for any oncoming train and didn't find any only for me to look to my left and find the train bound for city, some metres away.) Found Spotlight. Wow! Had I known that Spotlight had a lot of cotton and silk fabrics, I would've visited the place more often instead of going all the way to Darn Cheap Fabrics. Not that there's anything wrong with Darn Cheap. The staff are lovely and I can buy 10cm of fabrics instead of 20cm at Spotlight, it's just that Darn Cheap is so far away.
Unfortunately, I overhead that Spotlight was going to transfer as well. They'll be going to Carnegie. Drat! So, I found solid coloured cotton / cotton blend fabrics and wanted to buy more but I saw that service was a bit slow. They had 4 girl working but it was a busy morning and some customers were a bit irritated that they had to take a number just to pay for a small purchase. Bought some emroidery thread, couldn't find the needles, and some fake feathers.
Then I started looking for D'Italia. They stock European fabrics and fabulous french lace. I was a bit apprehensive since it looked like a place that wouldn't really welcome a browser but the shop ladies were nice and allowed me to buy 10 cms of 2 french lace and a silk fabric ( I ended up buying 15 cm of the laces since the patterns would be cut and 30 cm of the silk since the pattern would've been cut as well). Another nice thing is that they give 30% discount to students. Still a bit expensive for those who are on a budget but for those to-die for fabrics, it's worth it.
Finished my shopping and had a bit of a look see at some of the boutiques. Malvern's shopping precint is buzzing with activities. Lots of cafes and restaurants as well as small shops. It doesn't have the relaxed atmosphere of home but it's a nice place to visit.
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