While I was back in Vancouver, I had to visit one of my favorite old haunts, the sewing store dream that is Dressew. Although there are some great fabric stores in Toronto, nothing comes close to dressew for having quirky products and cheap prices.

I don’t even bother with the main floor (pictured here, the store is huge!) because the real gold is in the basement, the clearance fabric room. Everything is priced at $2 to $4 a metre, and they often have vintage and unusual prints.

There are also rows and rows of other fun stuff, like zippers….And buttons, this is just part of one row.

Need a buckle? Or some trim?

So what did I end up with? I was pretty restrained given the circumstances. They only take cash or personal cheque (who carries those around anymore?) and I had to fit everything in my suitcase.

I got some nice trim, buttons, purse frames (only $2!), ribbon, and a little fabric. Mostly it was just fun to look around and see all the cool stuff.