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An upcycled fabric retailer in San Francisco says its emphasis on sustainability has allowed the business to withstand challenges that have befallen local competitors. Fabrix on Clement Street has ...
Ms. Spector, co-founder of San Francisco’s renowned Britex Fabrics, died July 1 at age 93. She ran the store at 146 Geary St. near Union Square for four decades, transforming it from a small ...
A stroll through the fabric showrooms at the San Francisco Design Center indicates blue skies ahead. “Blues in every hue are popular right now, but especially a ‘slate-y’ blue,” says ...
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- One look at the rich fabrics, colors and textures on display at Tonle boutique in San Francisco's Inner Richmond district and you would never guess all of the clothing ...
Operated by the Spector family since 1952, Britex Fabrics had to pack up their vivid bolts of fabric and leave Union Square—or so it was reported in 2016. Today the beloved fabric store returns ...
The fabrics were donated by Duralee for the Haute Dog Competition benefitting Muttville at the SF Design Center in San Francisco, Calif., Friday February 7, 2014.Jason Henry/Special To The ...
Some of that fabric ending up in landfill comes from a trendy, lucrative practice known as "fast fashion." But one Bay Area woman is creating a beautiful solution, one stitch at a time.