Philadelphia’s Fabric Row in the 1930s

The Philadelphia Sewing Collective offers a tour of Fabric Row that is really worth taking. Christine Phillips, a local fashion designer, was our guide.

The tour helped me to better understand which fabrics can be used for different types of projects. In addition, it made stores that cater to professional designers a lot less intimidating. I really never felt comfortable going into those places before.

We were also provided with a card, good for one year, worth 10% off purchases at all of the major fabric and notions stores on 4th Street. Nice!

A tour of the Garment District in Manhattan is being planned for the Fall.