Last updated: 17-04-2012

Fabric Shopping in Christchurch

Fabric House

Furnishing fabrics from Europe, they also do upholstery and soft furnishing classes from time to time. Haralds is just up the road.

Address: 121 Wrights Road,
Addington, Christchurch

HoursMonday- Friday 9:30am-5pm
Saturday 10am-4pm.

Phone:365 0172

Email:

Website

Fabric Vision

Lots of basics for the home sewer, not a discount shop. Wool and linen available seasonally, dupion silk and wedding/evening fabrics.

Address / 39 Main North Road
Papanui
Hours / Monday – Friday 9am – 5:30pm
Sat 10am - 4pm
Sun 11am - 4pm
Phone / 3798899
Website /

Haralds

Lots of basics for the home sewer, not a discount shop.Wool and linen available seasonally but no evening-wear fabrics or silks. Fabric House is just up the road.

Address47 Birmingham Drive,
Addington,Christchurch 8024

HoursMonday – Friday 10:00 – 4:00

Saturday 10:00 – 2:00

Phone3526763 or 3387700

Kutwells

Address / 580 Colombo St,
Central City
Hours / Monday – Friday 9-5:15;
Sat 10-4;
Sundays: closed
Phone / 3664093

Often very good for wool, from $2/m to $40/m, fine to heavyweight, depends on what’s come in.

Cotton drill or canvas, often $2-8/m, less if in bulk.

Owners know about the SCA and give reasonable discounts, so always ask for a best price; you’ll often get additional length, especially when buying in bulk.

The $2 shop in South City Mall opposite often has large poly bags, good for emergency luggage.

Bernina Dress Sundries is a couple of doors down heading south and has good haberdashery supplies.

The following stores have closed after the Christchurch earthquakes

Fabric Bonanza

Address / 24 Bedford Row,
Central City
Hours / Mon-Thurs 8-4: 30
Fri:8-3:15
Sat-Sun: closed
Phone / 3666914

Ends of designer rolls so highly variable, often lightweight/coat wool; sometimes wool/angora mixes, linen or silk

Tell them what you are after as they often have other bolts out the back and will fetch if they know rough colour, weight desired.

Has good sales (typically mid-July) where all material is $4/m; usually varies around $7-40/m.

Global Fabrics

Address / 223 Tuam St,
Hours / Mon-Fri 10-5;
Sat-Sun10-4
Phone / 3772477
Website /

Provides a standing 10% discount if you mention the SCA, has had 20-50%-off sales nights for SCA

Particularly good for linen and wool; prices vary considerably but generally in the $8-40/m range.

Has Sydney & Melbourne retail outlets (The Fabric Store, 21 Cooper St, Surrey Hills), plus Auckland, Wellington & Dunedin.