Shelf Life
#21
It could be the amount of turn around time that a fabric has at the LQS. Since it sits on the shelf and takes up overhead costs, there is a point when it is no longer cost effective. It's share of heat, lights and rent dictates that it should have been sold within so many months; now it is costing the LQS to take up space on the shelf with no turnover. If that principal is applied to our stash, we have some very expensive fabric!! Maybe even wealthy.
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that is not the Life of the fabric...that is the length of time any COLLECTION of fabrics is expected to last before a new collection comes out to replace it. lots of fabric designs are only ran once...then never made again, the fabrics go out to the shops...and if it is a good seller they may be able to re-order from that line again...but they may not be able to ... some fabrics are considered (BASICS) and manufacturers re-run the lines over and over...but they (the designers and manufacturers) expect new fabrics to be released and replaced by shops at least every 6 months :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
Maybe it's the "shelf life" for the designer fabric at that moment?
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Ckcowl is correct. I talked personnally to a designer of fabric for RJR and she said they only print the fabric for a set number of yards. When it goes to the stores, if it is liked and sold out, maybe you will never see the fabric again. If you see fabric you like, get it soon because it may go out especially at that store. You may be able to get it at another store if you are lucky. That is the story of fabric. I like designer fabrics and appreciate what they can accomplish. I sometimes think the price is high but most of the time the quality is there and the prints are to die for. I buy what I like. I am thinking about buying the boyscout fabric now even though my grandson is a cubscout. Probably it will not be available later. I must get it soon if I can still find it somewhere.
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