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How to make a quilt
How to make a quilt
French Quilts
So you want to know how to make a quilt, where to
buy patchwork,
the fabrics, notions, ribbons and other goodies ... and you're in
Paris, France.
I've found some great places which should get you
started -have a great time shopping!
Website Tip! French to English
Translation
For a quick and easy French to English translation
when you're looking at French arty websites, follow these
simple instructions:
- Go to http://www.google.com
- type the URL - website name, including .com or
.com.au or whatever, into the search box
- Search
- the website should be the first result in the
list
- beside the first result, you should see
'Translate this page' - click that link
- the translation won't be fabulous, but it will
at least allow you to read the pages in broken English
- enjoy!
Artists/designers of well-known French quilts
I've seen some absolutely beautiful French quilts
online, and I've found a coup0le of well-known French quilters ...
Cecile Yadro, who runs the prize-winning website
Quilted Creations - visit Cecile's website http://www.quiltcreations.com
Visit Cecile's blog in English : http://quilt-creations.blogspot.com/
Odile Berget, webmistress of the site sponsored by
the French National Guild -visit Odile's website http://www.francepatchwork.com
Simone Struss, quilter, teacher, and creator of a
delightful personal quilting website called "l'Atelier Patchwork de
Simone" - http://www.sdv.fr/pages/struss/
How to make a quilt : Fabric/Textile shops in Paris
Le Rouvray
Madame Diane de Obaldia
3 rue de la Bûcherie
75005 Paris
phone : 33-(0)1 43 25 00 45
fax : 33-(0)1 55 42 02 61
This store specialises in patchwork, and is
on the lovely little square close to Notre Dame cathedral. http://www.lerouvray.com
Tissue des Reines
About
a block away from Amelie's carousel you'll find our storeys of fabric
madness, including
cotton prints suitable for quilting.
There is also a fabulous ribbon collection upstairs. This is
in the fabric area, so do wander around and look at all the great
textile and haberdashery stores.
Dreyfus
Widely
known as the 'Marche Saint-Pierre', you'll find a huge variety of
fabrics here and it is usually cheaper than anywhere else.
The
store Reine (mentioned above) is abit smaller and has a good selection
- I've been told
the Moline store has a patchwork fabric section but I haven't visited
it myself.
La droguerie
You'll find la Droguerie close to Les Halles - 9
et 11 rue du Jour, Paris 75001
l'Entree des Fournisseurs
Can be found in the Marais - 8, rue des Francs
Bourgeois, 75003
Tapisseries de la Bûcherie
http://Bucherie.com
is owned by a little shop called Tapisseries de la Bûcherie
run by
Madame Dominique Siegler-Lathrop. The shop is located in the heart of
Paris onthe left bank of the Seine. The shop is always open and is a
veritable Aladdin's cave for needlepoint.
Specializing in unique needlepoint kits,
including hand-dyed wool from Aubusson.
2 rue du Haut Pavé
Paris 75005
France
Telephone
+33 1 40 46 87 69 (international dialing)
01 40 46 87 69 (from France)
Opening hours for the store are 12:30 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday
throughSaturday; 2:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday.
Textile Conferences
7th
International Shibori Symposium October/November 2008 in Paris, France
in conjunction with the World Tie-Dyed Textile Exhibitionevents in
Paris, Lyon and Provence.
http://www.shibori.org : tel USA
+1-510-527-3432, for more info you can email: iss08fr@gmail.com
Books
http://Brentanos.fr -- Paris,
France. Brentanos has a specialized section of patchwork and
handicrafts books.
Dominique
Siegler-Lathrop lives in Paris, France where she owns andoperates her
shop "Tapisseries de la Bucherie" (see above for detailsof the shop).
Her speciality is tapestries made with hand-dyed woolsand many of her
designs are historically accurate - see the book In The Secrets Of
Needlepoint
French knitting
I don't have any information on French knitting
yet, but if you'd like to share links or addresses, that'd be fantastic.
If you have any websites, stores or links for
places in Paris, France, please let me know and I'll add them to this
page.
Enjoy!
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