L.A. fashion district

that's where r and i are going next weekend to do a little fabric shopping. or a lot. have i mentioned yet that i sort of hate san diego? gawd, i really do. it's got some amazing weather going for it, and it's a good thing, or else i might have completely lost my mind here already. among the many, many complaints i have about san diego (near "people," at the top of the list) is that it is impossible to buy anything. i am not kidding. i don't know how many times now we've made the pronouncement that we're giving up, that we are just buying absolutely everything online from now on. and yet we keep trying...

there aren't that many fabric stores to choose from, to begin with. not a shocker. so i tried Jo-Ann because, you know, first things first. definitely no lace and no luck with r's wool, either. there's a big ol' place called Discount Fabrics near our neighborhood. funky place, actually. it's in an old theater and is quite huge. but they mostly have upholstery - their apparel selection was limited to about what Jo-Ann carried. no on both our fabric needs. yesterday we made the short journey down to National City to Yardage Town. now that's a fabric store! fabulous! unfortunately, r struck out with all of the wool offerings and though they had a small selection of guipures (which alone is saying something!) - none fell below $80/yard and several went up to $120 and $180.

*le sigh* (to molly and the end of the world: i am stealing that)

r had actually mentioned LA before - i don't know if he said something again yesterday or if i just started looking for stores or what. but i came across several extremely promising stores, and r said again that we should just go. it's only two hours away. so i've been doing my research on LA's 90-block fashion district and reading the store reviews. i've zeroed in on two: B Black & Sons for r's wool, and International Silks & Woolens for my lace (and, i suppose, a backup for r's wool). feast your eyes:

you know, it's worth saying: i started this little blip of a blog because i had a lot of ideas, crafty and otherwise, for our little homegrown wedding. it's been a great place to think out loud, just as it's supposed to be. but i would be over the moon, just the same, if we got married in shorts and sweats in our disheveled living room right here this morning, too. the cats can be our witnesses. in short: we decided to have this whole wedding because we wanted our friends and family there, and our friends and family wanted to be there. and as much as i love these details - they're just that, details. so i'm enjoying the adventures of fabrics and other issues in wedding planning, but i enjoy them 100 times more when it's something r and get to just add to our list of Things We Did Our Way. a list i hope never stops growing...