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Barrel Rider
Rivendell
May 22 2017, 3:24pm
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Camelot Fabrics is Releasing a Line of LotR and Hobbit Material!
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Hi! I don't know how many people are aware of this yet, so I thought I'd post here about it. After fifteen years of waiting and hoping, a fabric company has decided to release a movie-themed collection of fabric based on the LotR trilogy (along with some Hobbit prints, as well)! These are being released by Camelot Fabrics, which is a Canadian based company selling to retailers in North America. Not to worry, though, if you live in another country, because I'm sure these will be available online, too.
The fabric was just announced in the Camelot catalog released last week, and it is listed as being set for sale at "Quilt Shops Only". However, we were at our local JoAnn Fabric store last Thursday and were able to buy a bolt of black and gold LotR cotton --- along with another bolt of Frodo flannel!
If anyone wants more info and/or photos of all the fabric patterns coming, you can see them on my blog here:
http://littlekumquat.weebly.com/...-and-hobbit-material
Regards,
Sarah
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Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor
May 22 2017, 8:30pm
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Not sure if it would be obtainable - well, affordably! - in the UK, but there are some good designs there. Thanks for posting!
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Eruclauron
Bree
May 23 2017, 12:30am
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I'm going to have to keep my eyes out for some of these. Not sure what I'd do with them yet, but I know someday I'd think of something and I wouldn't be able to find them anywhere!
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
Valinor
May 23 2017, 12:39am
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Apparently, I need a new project bag even sooner than I thought. Guess I do know what fabric I'll be looking for after all! I mean, I can't keep putting Middle-earthy knitting projects in Star Wars totes now. Must have the Precious! Off to find map print ASAP...
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Silverlode
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May 23 2017, 7:55am
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Might have to invent a "need" for that...
Silverlode
Roads go ever ever on
Under cloud and under star
Yet feet that wandering have gone
Turn at last to home afar.
Eyes that fire and sword have seen
And horror in the halls of stone
Look at last on meadows green
And trees and hills they long have known.
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dormouse
Half-elven
May 23 2017, 8:29am
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Just a shame we can't get it here. But perhaps they're protecting us from temptation!
For still there are so many things
that I have never seen:
in every wood and every spring
there is a different green. . .
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Barrel Rider
Rivendell
May 23 2017, 11:21am
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If JoAnn's doesn't get it, then try these . . .
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Isn't it so fun to think of things to make with the fabric? My sister and I have been planning on making these new purses for the last several months, and I already got the outside fabric and planned to decorate it in a real "Hobbit" theme. Now, I'm planning on getting some of the brown-toned Hobbit fabric (the one with the logo and the acorns, etc.) to use for the inside lining! My sister is going to make her bag in black tones with the LotR characters fabric inside. :) As for the Frodo flannel, we're going to make throws for the chairs in our TV room!
Anyway, for anyone who does not have access to a JoAnn Fabrics store, don't be afraid to watch both Fabric.com and FabricDepot.com. I can't imagine that they won't get it, and they are both very good places to order from --- as far as the online sites like that.
We're going down to Florida next month to visit our grandmother, and she has the most wonderful JoAnn's you've ever seen! Huge and tons of fabric, particularly the licensed stuff. Naturally, we're going to try finding some there! :)
Eowyn of Penns Wood: Great idea about a project bag! It will be really great to have a Middle Earth project bag. I make needle-felted wool dolls (all ME themed these days . . . and probably for the rest of my life, considering how many plans I've got!), and I'd like to make two zipper bags for project wool out of this. :)
(This post was edited by Barrel Rider on May 23 2017, 11:23am)
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Elarie
Grey Havens
May 23 2017, 12:51pm
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I just checked Amazon U.S. and they carry lots of Camelot Fabrics including the movie themes. The LOTR and Hobbit fabrics don't seem to be up yet, but maybe after they are released in August Amazon will carry them.
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Gold is the strife of kinsmen,
and fire of the flood-tide,
and the path of the serpent.
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Eruclauron
Bree
Jun 4 2017, 1:41am
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Ooh, curtains! That's a great idea! I've also been planning to make a small bench to sit beneath my window, and I think making some cushions with these would look nice! Thanks for getting my creative juices flowing!
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Barrel Rider
Rivendell
Jun 14 2017, 10:13pm
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If you're in the USA, be sure to check JoAnn's . . .
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Hi, again! Just as an update on all of this . . .
We are down here in Florida for a week and just went to a local JoAnn Fabrics store. They also had the same three fabric prints (Frodo flannel, Black/Gold cotton and Brown-toned fleece) there, and we were able to get a half a bolt of the flannel and cotton. (Looked like there was a whole bolt of the fleece.)
My guess is that JoAnn's bought the fabric from test runs for this stuff, since flannel and fleece don't seem to be options coming from Camelot Fabrics. The Black/Gold LotR cotton does not appear at all in the final listing on Camelot's website. That said, be sure to check JoAnn's now, because I can't imagine this stuff will last too long!
Took a picture of the fleece and will add it to my blog entry as soon as I can.
Sarah
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
Valinor
Jun 15 2017, 1:48am
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all I saw at my local JoAnn store was the black and gold LotR logo cotton print.
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Barrel Rider
Rivendell
Jun 27 2017, 12:49pm
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Three prints available on JoAnn's Website (& Fleece Photo).
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Hi, again!
I've update my blog entry about the fabric and added a picture of the fleece print sold at JoAnn Fabrics. You can see that here:
http://littlekumquat.weebly.com/...-and-hobbit-material
Another great thing is the fact that the three patterns JoAnn's is selling are now available for ordering through their website (a link to that is included in the blog entry above). It doesn't look like they will have any more than the three prints, though. One cotton, one flannel and one fleece. Not bad, since you can get a good deal if you use coupons. If you sign up to receive their coupons via e-mail or text, you'll also get a good one there. If I find out anything else, I'll be sure to post.
As a matter of interest, my sister and I would love to hear what other people plan to make out of some of this stuff. We're planning blankets out of the Frodo flannel, and we'd like to line some purses/bags out of a few of the Camelot cottons to come --- as well as making a few project bags for felting and crocheting! The black and gold cotton from JoAnn's is neat, but we haven't decided what to make out of it quite yet. It would be great for some Rivendell-type wall pennants!
Sarah
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Barrel Rider
Rivendell
Sep 20 2017, 3:55pm
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First Online Pre-Order Available
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Just a status update on this fabric. Camelot Fabrics seems to be behind on shipping out the new collections, but I have found an online fabric store that is taking pre-orders on the fabric. $10.00 (USD) a yard, which is not a bad price for specialty fabric like this. And, if you buy three or more yards of any print, you get a dollar a yard off.
Here's the link:
http://www.cottoncandyfabrics.com/Lord-Of-The-Rings-Symbols-LOTR-Fabric--Black-Pre-Order--Ships-Early-September_p_4524.html
Will post more info once it becomes available in more stores. :)
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Barrel Rider
Rivendell
Nov 6 2017, 12:04pm
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Now Available on FabricDepot.com
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Here is a bit of an update on this fabric. The CottonCandyFabrics website decided not to carry the fabric after too little preorder activity, but the fabric is now available on FabricDepot.com.
Sadly, the fabric is SUPER expensive, with the retail price being listed as $20.00 (USD) a yard, making the "sale" prices about $17.00! It really puts it out of the budget for any serious projects, but maybe the sales will get better. Here's the link to the FabricDepot results:
https://www.fabricdepot.com/...rch/result/?q=hobbit
Apparently, the problem with this stuff is the "Digital Printing" used on the fabric. Basically, it is made with an ink-jet printer designed for fabric. It's also "printed on demand", which is the reason for the pricing.
For anyone in the USA, the couple patterns at JoAnn Fabrics are great. The fabric is fun, but the quality is not going to thrill anyone used to good stuff. You're buying this for the pattern and not the quality, that's for sure. The Frodo flannel looks like the plain old "Snuggle" flannel at JoAnn's. It does wash up to be softer than off the bolt, and the color stayed true. We've now washed twelve yards of this stuff, and it all did very well. (I'll post pictures of the finished project soon!) Here's a link to the JoAnn Fabrics prints:
http://www.joann.com/search?q=lord+rings
For pictures of my needle-felted Middle Earth dolls: http://www.sarahbethonline.com/
For pictures of my wonderful cat, Samwise: http://pepperminttoes.weebly.com/samwise.html
(This post was edited by Barrel Rider on Nov 6 2017, 12:14pm)
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