Walthamstow market is open from Tuesday to Saturday, and - like any market - is full of people milling about, trying to find the best deals on anything from apples to zips (20p!). My WM and I walked up and down the mile long market for about an hour, and met up with a friend for lunch afterwards. I went specifically to find fabrics that would go well with the gray linen I bought at the Curtain Factory Outlet a few weeks ago that I'll be using for trousers, a skirt and a jacket, although of course I kept my eyes open for other fabrics as well.
Interestingly, I ended up buying fabric at the shops along the High Street, not at the market. At Fardin Fashion Fabrics (I couldn't find it anywhere online), a shop selling mostly beautifully colourful Indian sari fabrics, I found a light cotton "feather" fabric, and at the Textile Centre I bought a pink/grey/white eyelet.
The eyelet will be the short sleeved NewLook 6704 and the "feather" will be the top I saw in KNIPmode June 2008, with a bit of contrast fabric left over from the linen.
Interestingly, I ended up buying fabric at the shops along the High Street, not at the market. At Fardin Fashion Fabrics (I couldn't find it anywhere online), a shop selling mostly beautifully colourful Indian sari fabrics, I found a light cotton "feather" fabric, and at the Textile Centre I bought a pink/grey/white eyelet.
The eyelet will be the short sleeved NewLook 6704 and the "feather" will be the top I saw in KNIPmode June 2008, with a bit of contrast fabric left over from the linen.
