JRT_Rattie_Mom
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| 10/14/2008 4:08 AM |
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Just wondering if anyone here sews, and may know of a "super cheap" place online to order fabric to use for making bandanas for dogs? I buy fabric on sale, or with a coupon at JoAnn's Fabrics for my dog salon bandanas, because it is the only place local I know to buy fabric, since I don't sew. I've been doing volunteer grooming once a week at our local county shelter, and would really like to be able to put bandanas on all the dogs there, after they are bathed/groomed... but with 15-20 or more dogs per week there, I can't afford the fabric I normally buy at JoAnn's! 
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Karen G.
Lucy (JRT) & Holly (Rat Terrier)
Blind Dog Resources & Adoptions
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michelle
Firehouse Big Dog
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| 10/14/2008 5:14 AM |
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What a nice idea for those pups. I dont know of any place for discounts but maybe the store would give you so if you told them what it was for? |
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michelle, mom to Sydney (JRT), Sonic (Rattie), Buddy(Jack-Rat) and Proud mom to Army son, Jordan
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/893222 Sydney
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/893220 Sonic
http://www.dogster.com/dogs/901405 Buddy
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Rattermom
Rat Royalty
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| 10/14/2008 5:55 AM |
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Check Walmart. They sometimes have fabric as low as $1 a yard in the roll end bins. |
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Patti in Georgia
Transport Volunteer, Temp Foster Mom
& Georgia Shelter Surfer
www.newrattitude.org
www.ratterrierjamboree.com
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susannasmommy
Ratastic
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| 10/14/2008 6:49 AM |
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I get mine at Wal-Mart in the $1 a yard section  Depending on how big you need to make them, you can also get some great buys if you look in the scraps they've got for sale (1/2 the time they're hidden). |
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Tabitha
www.myspace.com/susannasmommy |
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tauney4
Pack Leader
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| 10/14/2008 8:33 PM |
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| i bought tauneyh and branceto a new blankie from the scaps they have for sale that are already rolled up. check those bins. it also tells you how much material there is.. at wal mart |
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ivy
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 10/14/2008 10:44 PM |
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| Make sure you check the clearance rack at Joann's I usually buy mine for my shop there and I get the stuff that is a 1$ a yard and then use the coupon. I also haunt the clearance rack every time I am at Walmart. I have been searching for a less expensive way to get the bandanas for my groom dogs too. |
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JRT_Rattie_Mom
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 10/16/2008 1:57 AM |
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Thank you all for the suggestions  I should have mentioned that we don't have a very local Wal-Mart where I am. It's almost an hour drive one way, and I've heard from a lot of other groomers that many of the Wal-Mart's have closed their fabric sections. I might call and see if the Wal-Mart here does still have a fabric section. For some reason the JoAnn's Fabric store near me has never had anything suitable for bandanas in their clearance bins, it's always a lot of upholstery & drapery type fabrics, or really ugly flannel, polyester & knits. I'm sure I'm just hitting the bins after they're picked over.. I don't get over there very often. I might talk to the store manager and see if they might have any specials they could offer, since it's for the shelter. |
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Karen G.
Lucy (JRT) & Holly (Rat Terrier)
Blind Dog Resources & Adoptions
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buttonbutt
Newbie
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| 10/16/2008 9:02 AM |
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| Hit the REMNANT bin at any store that sells fabric: Joann's, Hobby Lobby, WalMart, KMart. Remnants are usually 1/3 to 1/2 the original price. Only thing is they are bolt ends and usually < one yard pieces. But usually dirt cheap! |
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p5prolady
Ratastic
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| 10/16/2008 9:14 AM |
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We do embroidery and printing, and we order our bandannas wholesale. Our supplier sells a triangle paisley bandannas in dozen packs for $6, with discounts for 10 or more dozen. You can mix the colors as long as they don't have to break a pack.
www.tansclub.com
They ship out of California. |
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Bobbi
Mom to Lacey and Pokey
Nana to Daegen and Caleb |
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buttonbutt
Newbie
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| 10/16/2008 6:20 PM |
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| My vet ties a bandana on Button and Zipper every time I board them or they have to stay overnight. They just buy the yardage and cut into triangles with pinking shears so they don't have to hem the edges. If you wanat them to be washable, you'd have to finish the edges. |
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ivy
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 10/16/2008 6:26 PM |
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| I forgot I have gotten some really good buys at the second hand stores like Goodwill, Value Village ya just have to have time to look! I got this awesome southwest print there for a 1.50 and there was like 10 yards of the stuff!!!! |
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JRT_Rattie_Mom
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 10/18/2008 4:42 AM |
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Posted By ivy on 10/16/2008 6:26 PM
I forgot I have gotten some really good buys at the second hand stores like Goodwill, Value Village ya just have to have time to look! I got this awesome southwest print there for a 1.50 and there was like 10 yards of the stuff!!!!
I hadn't thought about checking at Goodwill or Value Village (I LOVE shopping for clothes there) and wehave both of those stores very close to me!
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Karen G.
Lucy (JRT) & Holly (Rat Terrier)
Blind Dog Resources & Adoptions
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ivy
Rat-A-Tat-Tat
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| 10/18/2008 11:54 AM |
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| Believe it or not I have found some awesome fabric there I always have to look and my friend goes to different ones and she always looks and sometimes we hit the jackpot!!! Basically next to nothing! Sometimes we find nothing but the jackpots always have me looking! Well worth the trip. |
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