This way to the dead bodies...[Note: Please visit my web site Shop the Garment District for the most up-to-date information about fabric and trim shopping in the Garment District.]
Yeah, I descended these stairs today and lived to tell the tale. Here's the backstory: I need to fuse underlining to the bouclé that's going to turn into a coat one of these days. An especially helpful and chatty FIT grad student who helped me at Mood a while back told me about a place in the garment district that fuses fabrics for design houses and others: Quick Fuse & Cut (212-967-0311), though I would have to "journey through the bowels of hell to get there." It's in the basement of 260 W. 36th (between 7th and 8th) and you have to go down these stairs and past the door that says Beware of Dog.
Quick Fuse & Cut is where designers and clothing manufacturers go to get their fabrics professionally fused.So I dropped my three yards of fabric off, did a little shopping in the garment district (I took the morning off from work because we had to take DS into the city to meet the bus that would take him and the other campers off to sleepaway camp), and came back three hours later. It was fused beautifully and, wait for it, I paid $10. Ten dollars! That's it! It would have taken me hours to fuse this fabric with my trusty Rowenta Professional. It must have been 300 degrees inside Quick Fuse & Cut, but I'll sweat for this kind of convenience any day.
Note: If you need to get some fabric fused, I strongly recommend you call Quick Fuse & Cut first and find out what their turnaround time is likely to be on the day of your visit. Get the name of whomever you are speaking to and be specific about when you will be there. They were very busy on the day I went and I had to beg, plead and cross my fingers that they could get to my fabric before I had to head home. They will not ship fabric either.
11 comments:
Gosh, I loathe block fusing! What a place and so cheap too!! You wouldn't think it would be like that in NYC.
I had a funny moment the first week in March. I was at JoAnn's in Allentown (at least 45 minutes away for me) and was walking out of the store. A lady pulled up right next to me, stopped me, and asked, "Are you Ryan's mom?" I never met her before, but she's a Patternreview member (guernsey) and recognized my jacket from a recent review. Way too funny! DD#2 was simply dumbstruck. Couldn't believe someone knew me from my sewing LOL.
That is absolutely incredible. I will be in NYC soon and I have bookmarked your site! Such great info!
Oh Lindsay, you are bad... I love that Milly linen! Hmm...
Sigh. And, yet again, you make me jealous of the fact that you live just a 45 minute train ride away from NYC. But, then again, if I lived that close, my credit card balance would be a whole lot higher.
I wish that I was a little closer in to the city! I think I'll call Kashi for some samples.
Oh, you forgot the best part - the owner's name is (really) Igor!
The last time I was there, I walked past the door and the dog was behind it. Big. Loud. Beware!
This was one case where descending into Hell brought heavenly results.
You are so fortunate to live so close to NYC. Did Ann tell you about the professional buttonhole service? Another reason to visit the city. One of these days, I'll make a special trip for fusing and buttonholes.
Do you really have to put up Kashi treats? Now you know I'm thinking...we're closing early tomorrow maybe I can run down and pick up a few yards before heading back to Jersey...
Isn't there an Alfred Hitchcock movie about that staircase?
What a cool discovery! I think they will have a bit of an increase in their traffic flow.
You are so brave! Were you by yourself? Of course, now that we all now what it looks like, the journey won't be so scary....maybe.
This is hilarious...only in NYC!
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