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Fabric Store Exploration Research Paper

Fabric Store What does this store specialize in selling? Who is the target customer for this store? Do they sell fashion fabrics or home fabrics or both?

This store sells textiles, trims, buttons, thread, and various sewing and DIY fashion tools. The target consumer includes individuals who can or want to make their own clothes or household accessories. Most of the customers in the store are female, but ages range from teenager to senior. Fashion fabrics are their specialty but some can also be used for interior design.

What classifications do they sell? Fabric, buttons, patterns, etc. Please be descriptive.

The store sells all of these classifications: fabric, buttons, patterns, threads, and accessories.

How does the store merchandise their fabrics? How are their textiles organized? (i.e. knits, woven's, novelty, leather, fiber contents, etc.). Please list all.

The textiles are organized into classification, which also reflects cost and quality. Leathers are distinct from silks, which are distinct from knits. Some prints enjoy their own sections, too. General sections included denims, cottons, cotton-poly blends, laces, and...

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Find one favorite fabric in each section (listed in #3) and list the fabric's name, fiber content, potential end uses, cost, and reason you like it. (You should describe a minimum of 6 different fabrics.)
a) Provence Cotton: Nemours Orchidee. Imported from France. Fiber content is 100% cotton. Cost was $21.95 per yard. Would work well in an interior design scenario, although has superb potential for use in designing beach pants and other casual lounge wear.

b) "Jessica" lime color denim. 100% cotton. This striking color can be used sparingly in creative patchwork projects or as accents in denim shorts, jeans, or skirts.

c) Leaf Lace, in royal blue. The fabric content was not indicated. It seems to be mostly if not totally synthetic. Uses are limited to trims but it is attractive and versatile.

d) 100% Silk Dupioni Check print. This lovely fabric caught my eye for its neutral tones, and ability to be used in a variety of fashion design projects offering a haute couture appeal.

e) Istanbul Ikat. 100% organic cotton. The dyes will run on this fabric, but both the color and the pattern makes it a versatile…

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