I went to my favorite fabric store (NO, not TSWLTH) hoping
to find some genuine Malden Mills Polar FleeceŽ to make a
throw for DGS who is going to Pacific University in the
fall. I wanted black 200 weight, which I will edge with red
wooly nylon on the serger, then embroidery the school logo
in white and red (I have the design all digitized and ready
to go). Well, of course there was no Malden on the racks,
just a bunch of faux "Polar" "Winter" "Arctic" "No-Pill"
(HA!) cheap substitutes.
I finally asked a clerk if they had any genuine Malden
fleece, she looked again where I had just looked, nada. So
I asked her if they had any backstock. She went off to
look, came back with a bolt of Malden 100 weight, not what I
wanted. She offered to go back to see if they had any 200
weight. Came back with a full bolt of black 200 weight
Malden PolarFleeceŽ! As she rolled it out to cut 2 yards
for me, she discovered a minor flaw, so she rolled the
entire bolt off and cut from the other end, giving me a
generous 1/4 yard allowance because it was "wrinkled". ;-)
(That's nice because DGS is tall.)
To top it off I had a "25% Off Your Entire Purchase" coupon
so the two (and a quarter) yards of $14.99/yard fleece came
to $22.49! What a deal. I also stocked up on 4 spools of
navy thread, two sets of buttons, a couple of zippers, two
cones of red wooly nylon, plus a piece of poplin to make a
repair to a RTW coat. All for under $44.00!
Beverly, firing up the embroidery machine
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