![]() ![]() In addition to selected quilting, apparel, home decorating, and crafting fabric, the shop offers contemporary books, magazines, and patterns-many from local designers and authors. The store offers a full-range of supplies for sewing, quilting and craft projects, and fabrics that are selected to be versatile so they can be used in quilts, garments, bags, and accessories. The Bolt staff work to provide unique shopping so when a customer walks in, she’ll find fabrics and other goodies that she hasn’t seen anywhere else. Since 2005, the shop has grown to serve both Portland locals and become a popular destination with tourists. With materials to suit every skill level and budget, and a knowledgeable staff on-hand to provide guidance, “you’re invited to visit Bolt and discover the possibilities for your next-or first-sewing project,” said a staff member. Founded in 2005, Bolt offers a distinctive mix of fabrics, notions, books, patterns and supplies intended to inspire and encourage sewists. Just a few blocks away on Alberta Street is Bolt Neighborhood Fabric Boutique. “Rather they’re working to create something unique that nobody else will be wearing.” “They’re not sewing to try and save money,” said employee Lance. Staff say a trend they’ve noticed is increasing pattern sales and younger customers. Also offered are scissor sharpening and a kids’ sewing camp. While a customer’s machine is being serviced, the customer can take advantage of free open sewing in MD’s studio until their machine is ready. The store also sells Bernina sewing machines and servicing. In addition, all products are available through Modern Domestic’s webstore. On the quilting side, the shop participates in row by row and teaches quilting and longarm use. The shop also holds regular Friday night “sewcials” for a modest fee, as well as one-day workshops on such topics as making bralettes and undies. ![]() At the club’s 10 monthly two-hour sessions, sewists learn tips, tricks and skills, while trying new tools, presser feet, techniques, and projects. Modern Domestic also offers a sewing club with annual membership. This includes private and small group lessons, along with hourly sewing studio access to machines and longer periods available for independent quilters (including a long-arm rental). Modern Domestic offers classes for all levels. “We are a community for people who sew,” said co-owner Michelle. ![]() The selection ranges from Art Gallery to Skinny La Minx, from knits to wovens, from quilting cottons to Liberty fabrics to garment material. Modern Domestic carries a high-end group of modern fabrics, tools, notions and accessories. Modern Domestic says it transforms substance into style through a curated fabric selection, instruction for sewists of all stripes, and an emphasis on community. Two high-end specialty shops are just a few blocks apart on north Portland’s Alberta shopping street. Here’s a sampling of what can be found in the metro Portland area. Most Oregonians live in and around the beautiful city of Portland, which is blessed with a wide range of fabric outlets, including small high-end specialty shops and three large local mega-stores. The Pacific Northwest is a paradise for sewists! Oregon has well over 100 quilt and fabric stores statewide, both independent shops as well as at least one national chain. We hope you’ll make good use of it! You can find Sewing Translator in the Apple app store, and it’s free. Sewing Translator is now available in 14 different languages, and if you have an iPhone or iPad you can download it to use the native iOS app off-line as well. We hope it will be useful to you as well in your travels. To help you out, we created the Sewing Translator, which many of you have contributed to and use. When you try to shop for fabric in a country that isn’t your own, you’ll find that sewing terms aren’t easily translated. She’s giving us a fabric shopping tour of Portland, Oregon. We are back with another contribution to our fabric shopping series from cities around the world.
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