OzQuilts
PO Box 255
Mt Waverley Victoria 3149
(03) 9886 5323
http://www.ozquilts.com.au/australian-aboriginal-fabrics-c416.html
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Country Patchwork Cottage in Balcatta has a beautiful range that they had printed themselves. they also carry another new line that is Australian
printed. $18.50 per metre.
The Creative Native in Perth and Fremantle also carry fabrics. $27.50 per metre.
Desert Designs in Frematle has quilting weight cotton. $10-15 per metre. Not always traditional looking designs but designed by Aboriginals.
Kimberly Kreations in Broome (an art gallery) carries prints by the aborigines in Derby. They are $28 per metre.
There is fabric in the airport in Darwin from the Melville/ Bathurst Islands. Beautiful but very dear.
NEW SOUTH WALES
Oz biz
shop 31 Playfair Street
The Argyle Terraces, The Rocks
(02) 2411 887.
However they're also hugely expensive - $24 per metre! - and they're not 100% cotton, but a cotton and linen blend
Earth Chant
shop 2, The RocksCentre
l2-26 Playfair St
They specialise in Aboriginal designs (very nice Tshirts) and they had just received 4 bolts of Aboriginal designed fabrics $17 per M.
Aboriginal Shop
In the Rocks Steve visited this they are upstairs, beautiful fabrics, around $ 70 per M. she was prepared to cut off 1/2 M.,but I couldn't bring myself to buy.
Lincraft
I also found some nice prints at last year but haven't seen them lately. They were only $9.00 Per metre.
VICTORIA
MELBOURNE
Aboriginal Creations
Shop 3, 50 Bourke Street
Tel (61 3) 9662 9400 Fax (61 3) 9589 0133
only 300 metres down from parliament house also just a block away from Job Warehouse
Authentic products made in Australia, Copyright and royalty payments to artists respected.
They have fabric by the metre. 100% cotton in various weights, some is quite heavy, but others light and soft. Also silks sometimes. Prices range from $20 to $38 a metre for hand printed fabrics. Beautiful designs, intense colours. They come from a variety of communities around Australia and stock changes.
This is the only outlet that regularly stocks aboriginal fabric that I have found in Melbourne. Lara, the very helpful assistant, also suggested I try the Community Aid Abroad Shop in the Walk Arcade, also in Bourke Street but my parking metre was running out. She did say that they send customers to her as they don't often have fabric.
The shop mainly sells clothing, jewellery and artefacts, the fabric is right down the back.
They are happy to do mail order using Visa, and can send small samples.
I bought a vibrant print called Bush Fruit Dreaming.
Community Aid Abroad Shop in the Walk Arcade, also in Bourke Street
