1. Do the downtown stop of Dressew, Designer Fabrics and Button Button.
2. Go to Fraser Street to do Rokko [6201 and 6215 Fraser Street] and then go to Textile Clearance House [5550 Fraser Street].
3. Then go to 6400-6600 Main Street/Little Pakistan,
4. Break for food and put your feet up,
5. Then head out to Surrey�s Little India if you have any money left.
Fabric Stores [Open to the Public]
The Downtown stop:
-Dressew Supply Limited 337 Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B1H6 (604) 682-6196
-Designer Fabrics/ Atex Fabrics across the street from Dressew on Hastings one block east on the opposite side. Great for wools and linens for very good prices.
-Button Button 422 Cordova Street, Vancouver, BC V6B4K2 (604) 687-0067
Other good Stores:
-Textile Clearance House 1349 United Boulevard, Coquitlam, BC V3K6V3 (604) 515-7161 - NOW CLOSED-
-Textile Clearance House 5550 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC V5W2Z4 (604) 321-7188
Wholesalers
-Fabrictime, wholesaler at Clark and Pender; you must buy at least 20m or $100 worth of stuff. I understand they're pretty flexible if a couple of people combine their purchases together with one person paying the bill.
-Textile Trimmings 1015 Clark Drive at Clark and Venables, (604) 251-2401, wholesale to businesses only.
{I haven't been to these two stores yet. I will investigate and report back!}
Little Pakistan:
Basically the 6400-6600 blocks of Main Street; and there are a ton of stores. It's where I buy eastern fabrics and silks, and at Rokkos on Fraser.
Rokko is one of the best fabric stores; its not in the middle of the other ones around Main Street but is worth its own stop. It has drapery weights, some western fabrics, and the usual range of eastern fabrics at great prices. The staff at the fabrics store are excellent.
Rokko 6201 and 6215 Fraser Street for Rokko Sarees and Fabrics. (604) 327-3033 (604) 327-8033 http://www.rokkofabrics.ca . 6201 is for sarees, and 6215 is for fabrics.
Arora Cloth House 6566 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5X3G9 (604) 327-4849
Fashion Fashions 6569 Main Street 102, Vancouver, BC V5X3H1 (604) 327-1030
Frontier Cloth House Limited 6695 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5X3H3 (604) 325-4424 (604) 325-8746 (fax)
Guru Bazaar Sarees & Fabrics 6529 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5X3H1 (604) 327-4422
House of Fabrics 6468 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC V5W3A4 (604) 325-7919
Main Fashions 6594 Main Street 4, Vancouver, BC V5X3G9 (604) 321-4421
Sadhna Saree House 6580 Main Street, Vancouver, BC V5X3G9 (604) 322-1243
Little India in Surrey:
I haven't made any recommendations here. This is pretty much the Telus list of Fabric stores in Surry. I tend to go to 120th Street, and 128th Street, but don't have a favourite store as yet.
Fencers may be familliar with the 120th street area as that is where Kennedy Hall is located; it has been used by Lions Gate for SCA fencing practices for years.
Asian Fashions 7928 128 Street, Suite 109, Surrey, BC V3W4E8 (604) 597-2112
Billa Silk & Saree 8430 128 Street, Suite 8, Surrey, BC V3W4G3 (604) 572-9911
Gobind Cloth House 8334 128 Street, Suite 108, Surrey, BC V3W4G2 (604) 596-5677
Punjab Cloth House 8430 128 Street, Suite 1, Surrey, BC V3W4G3 (604) 502-8786
She Fabrics 8334 128 Street Suite 113, Surrey, BC V3W4G2 (604) 501-0738
Sodhi's Cloth House 8294 120 Street, Surrey, BC V3W3N4 (604) 591-8875
Regal Fabrics & Sarees Inc 9278 120 Street, Suite 106, Surrey, BC V3V4B8 (604) 581-3966
Flying Fashions 9430 120 Street, Surrey, BC V3V4B9 (604) 951-8433
Unique HI Fashion Imports Inc 12830 80 Avenue, Suite 102, Surrey, BC V3W3A8 (604) 501-3773
Payal Sari Fashions 12484 82 Avenue, Suite 14, Surrey, BC V3W3E9 (604) 594-3919