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Welcome to Marias Fabrics
Maria's Fabrics provides fabrics for the Miniaturist, for dressing dolls, upholstery and wall coverings within your miniature world.
The fabrics shown are 33cm x 28cm (13in x 11in) in size unless otherwise stated. We can also provide larger sizes for cabinet dolls, trade or special orders. For larger sizes, please email me at mariasfabrics@sky.com
The fabrics shown are 33cm x 28cm (13in x 11in) in size unless otherwise stated. We can also provide larger sizes for cabinet dolls, trade or special orders. For larger sizes, please email me at mariasfabrics@sky.com
IMPORTANT NOTICE - PLEASE READ
What a strange year 2020 has been for everyone!! Never in our wildest dreams could anyone imagined such a thing as COVID-19 happening and the subsequent lockdown
.
We have also had the sadness of the sudden onset of serious illness in a close and much loved Uncle and his passing away in the last couple of weeks.
I know that many of you are wondering what on earth is going on because the shops checkout has been closed for so long.
Keith and I were both really unwell at the beginning of the year. In fact, it started on Boxing Day and took weeks to go away. The infection seems to have left me with other problems.
Most of you who know me are aware that I have both Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondylosis in my neck and until a few months ago I have on the whole managed really well. Unfortunately, not anymore. Worst affected are my hands and arms. I have had steroid tablets to take and injections in my fingers but I still don’t have full movement and have now developed “Trigger Finger” (stenosing tenosynovitis) in 2 fingers on my right hand and 1 on the left and tenosynovitis (inflammation of the tendon sheaths) in both arms. What this means is that my days of cutting fabric for hours on end are over.
Add to that what happened with Keith last year and that we almost lost him to Cancer – the decision about closing Marias Fabrics although difficult to make, we believe is the right one. Any spare time we have we want to spend together and making the most of being together.
– THIS IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD
We are working very hard on getting the stock absolutely correct including HUNDREDS of fabrics that have never been seen in the shop. I won’t be cutting any more 33cm X 28CM pieces, all that are available will be on sale on the website. What will be different is that you will be able to buy “lengths” of fabric in multiples of running quarters. My sister will be cutting the fabrics because quite simply, I can’t.
Keith and I are working as quickly as we can and as soon as everything is ready we will open the checkout. It should be another couple of weeks simply because there is still a massive amount of work to do.
ALL of the Japanese fabrics are KIMONO fabrics and ALL are VINTAGE. The one drawback with this is that "VINTAGE" means that what I have is all there is and once it's gone - that's it - there is no more.
Please allow up to approximately 3 - 7 days for your order to be dispatched. Rest assured it will be done as quickly as possible.
BROWSING TIP:
I am working with my Website provider to try and resolve the annoying problem of the "back" button. Until this is fixed I would suggest that any fabric that you are interested in viewing in close-up, "right click" on the picture and then click "open in new tab" or "open in new window" then when you have finished browsing you can take a closer look at the ones you have selected before you decide to buy. I am really sorry for the inconvenience and hope to sort it soon.
SAMPLES:
I will no longer be sending out samples unless it is absolutely necessary, in which case please e-mail me direct.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:
It's been a long time coming but we have finally added international postage to the Website. Each region and weight has had to be painstakingly calculated and entered manually - but it's done! So all my lovely, patient overseas customers - No worries at the checkout now - unless of course your country is not in the list. In which case you need to contact me. There are very few countries that are not included so it shouldn't be a problem.
POSTAGE
I would like to put a reminder here for everyone. Ordinary postage is available to all but the option for "tracked and signed for" is also available and I would urge you to take it. I always obtain proof of postage but if your package goes missing in the post I cannot be held responsible for either replacement or the cost of your order. There are no exceptions to this.
For postage outside the UK there are 2 options International Standard (not signed for) and International Confirmed (signed for)
O.K. I think that's all the serious stuff out of the way. Keep checking back from time to time - I will be adding new fabrics on a regular basis... and on that note - Grab a cuppa and......
ENJOY BROWSING THROUGH THE FABRICS!!
What a strange year 2020 has been for everyone!! Never in our wildest dreams could anyone imagined such a thing as COVID-19 happening and the subsequent lockdown
.
We have also had the sadness of the sudden onset of serious illness in a close and much loved Uncle and his passing away in the last couple of weeks.
I know that many of you are wondering what on earth is going on because the shops checkout has been closed for so long.
Keith and I were both really unwell at the beginning of the year. In fact, it started on Boxing Day and took weeks to go away. The infection seems to have left me with other problems.
Most of you who know me are aware that I have both Osteo and Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondylosis in my neck and until a few months ago I have on the whole managed really well. Unfortunately, not anymore. Worst affected are my hands and arms. I have had steroid tablets to take and injections in my fingers but I still don’t have full movement and have now developed “Trigger Finger” (stenosing tenosynovitis) in 2 fingers on my right hand and 1 on the left and tenosynovitis (inflammation of the tendon sheaths) in both arms. What this means is that my days of cutting fabric for hours on end are over.
Add to that what happened with Keith last year and that we almost lost him to Cancer – the decision about closing Marias Fabrics although difficult to make, we believe is the right one. Any spare time we have we want to spend together and making the most of being together.
– THIS IS WHAT WE ARE WORKING TOWARD
We are working very hard on getting the stock absolutely correct including HUNDREDS of fabrics that have never been seen in the shop. I won’t be cutting any more 33cm X 28CM pieces, all that are available will be on sale on the website. What will be different is that you will be able to buy “lengths” of fabric in multiples of running quarters. My sister will be cutting the fabrics because quite simply, I can’t.
Keith and I are working as quickly as we can and as soon as everything is ready we will open the checkout. It should be another couple of weeks simply because there is still a massive amount of work to do.
ALL of the Japanese fabrics are KIMONO fabrics and ALL are VINTAGE. The one drawback with this is that "VINTAGE" means that what I have is all there is and once it's gone - that's it - there is no more.
Please allow up to approximately 3 - 7 days for your order to be dispatched. Rest assured it will be done as quickly as possible.
BROWSING TIP:
I am working with my Website provider to try and resolve the annoying problem of the "back" button. Until this is fixed I would suggest that any fabric that you are interested in viewing in close-up, "right click" on the picture and then click "open in new tab" or "open in new window" then when you have finished browsing you can take a closer look at the ones you have selected before you decide to buy. I am really sorry for the inconvenience and hope to sort it soon.
SAMPLES:
I will no longer be sending out samples unless it is absolutely necessary, in which case please e-mail me direct.
INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:
It's been a long time coming but we have finally added international postage to the Website. Each region and weight has had to be painstakingly calculated and entered manually - but it's done! So all my lovely, patient overseas customers - No worries at the checkout now - unless of course your country is not in the list. In which case you need to contact me. There are very few countries that are not included so it shouldn't be a problem.
POSTAGE
I would like to put a reminder here for everyone. Ordinary postage is available to all but the option for "tracked and signed for" is also available and I would urge you to take it. I always obtain proof of postage but if your package goes missing in the post I cannot be held responsible for either replacement or the cost of your order. There are no exceptions to this.
For postage outside the UK there are 2 options International Standard (not signed for) and International Confirmed (signed for)
O.K. I think that's all the serious stuff out of the way. Keep checking back from time to time - I will be adding new fabrics on a regular basis... and on that note - Grab a cuppa and......
ENJOY BROWSING THROUGH THE FABRICS!!
Contact Form
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TO CONTACT US: TELEPHONE: 01227 369072 ADDRESS: 40 THE BROADWAY, HERNE BAY, KENT, CT6 8SL UNITED KINGDOM EMAIL: mariasfabrics@sky.com