The episode where we diss on JOANN Fabrics (RIP) and share our favorite places and tips for shopping for fabric & notions online. The Charm Studio is in a very small city - we have to drive at least 90 minutes to touch fancy fabrics, too!

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• Charm Patterns & books mentioned include:
  • The Betty Dress
  • Gertie's Charmed Sewing Studio book
• Andrea's crouton recipe comes from The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen
• Come visit the NY Garment District - do you have nearby turkey sandwich recommendations?
• Maybe Happy Ending musical on Broadway
• Our favorite thread is Mettler Metrosene
• CorsetMaking.com is where we buy spiral steel boning & corsetry supplies and Wawak.com is where we buy lots of notions
• Salmon Gros de Londre fabric with rose dots
• The obscenely expensive black lace used on Gretchen's favorite Charm make to date (which will be revealed on the cover of the Fall issue of Vintage by Gertie magazine, coming out Sept 15)
• Fabric for Fashion swatch book with the pink cover
• Silkbaron.com's Lesbian Sunset and other Pride fabrics
• The inexpensive rayon challis we use for drapey muslins
• The inexpensive ITY jersey we use for jersey knit muslins (and knit linings)

For more vintage-inspired sewing patterns in sizes 2-34 (with A-H bust cups), check out us out at Charm Patterns.