Exploring the Best Fabric Shops in Paris, France 🇫🇷｜My Favorites｜A Parisian guide
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Hello everybody! It has been at least three months in the making and I am so excited to finally have this video ready to share with you! Come along with me to my favorite (and the best, in my opinion) fabric shops in Paris, France!
I hope you enjoy 😊
What I’m wearing in this video: My Halfmoon Atelier Boatneck Anegada Top in a slinky viscose jersey fabric
You can also find me here:
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P A T T E R N S M E N T I O N E D:
🪡Halfmoon Atelier Boatneck Anegada Top: www.halfmoonatelier.com/produ...
🪡Named Patterns Isla Trench Coat: www.namedclothing.com/product...
🪡Sew Over It Cocoon Coat: sewoverit.com/products/cocoon...
🪡Helen’s Closet Donovan Skirt: helensclosetpatterns.com/prod...
🪡 Sew Over It Silk Cami: sewoverit.com/products/silk-c...
🪡Ose Patterns Brené Top: ose-patterns.com/en/product/b...
F A B R I C S H O P S M E N T I O N E D:
📍 Toto Tissus: 112 Rue Réaumur, 75002 Paris / www.toto.fr/
📍 Tissus de rêve: 40 Rue de Cléry, 75002 Paris (✨ International shipping available!) / www.tissus-de-reve.fr/
📍 Tiss’ART: 7 Rue de Mulhouse, 75002 Paris / tissart.fr/
📍 So Tissus (✨ International shipping available!) : 10 Rue des Jeuneurs, 75002 Paris / sotissus.com/
📍 Marché Saint Pierre: 2 Rue Charles Nodier, 75018 Paris / www.marchesaintpierre.com/
📍 Coupons de Saint Pierre: 1 Pl. Saint-Pierre, 75018 Paris (✨ International shipping available!) / les-coupons-de-saint-pierre.fr/
📍 Tissus Reine: 3-5 Pl. Saint-Pierre, 75018 Paris / www.tissusreine.com/
📍 Sacrés Coupons: 4bis Rue d'Orsel, 75018 Paris (✨ International shipping available!) / www.sacres-coupons.com/
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:59 Tips for fabric shopping in Paris
4:15 Sentier fabric shops
8:06 Saint Pierre fabric shops
12:09 Fabric haul
15:47 Final thoughts
Music:
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This amazing choice of fabric shops in Paris indicates a high level of home sewing skills in France .
Many decades ago we spent a week in Paris. My husband went to work every day and I walked everywhere until my feet complained and I got a taxi back to the hotel. I bought lovely silk for my wedding dress near Sacre Coeur.
What a great way to visit Paris! I still love wandering around on foot - there’s always something new to see and it’s such a walkable city. I’m so glad you were able to experience Paris that way!
What a great way to visit Paris! I still love wandering around on foot - there’s always something new to see and it’s such a walkable city. I’m so glad you were able to experience Paris that way!
Here we are friends, Sarah is the typical personification of "La Parisienne" : a stylish chic women of any foreign country.
I live in SW France (a transplant from the UK) and have never ventured to Paris for fabric shopping so this vlog is super helpful....thank you!
Still have fabrics that I purchased in Paris back in the 1990s. Tissus Dam was my favorite, very high end and expensive. Doesn't exist anymore.
This is a great tour, thank you.
Thank you and how special to still have fabrics from your trip!
Just found your video and I'm so glad I did, as my husband and I will be heading to Paris for a month in September and never thought of buying fabric and now I will. The timing is perfect as I just found a fabulous seamstress where I live. Can't wait to go fabric shopping in Paris and thank you for making this video - so informative!
Beautiful Breton stripe t-shirt with boatneck.
Great info on fabric shopping in Paris--my favorite place to find really unique pieces. I wanted to mention a couple of places that are a bit pricier--both in the Montmarte area near Sacre Coeur, as well. My fabric budget is tight, but these two are lovely for just picking up a super special trim or sewing notion. The first is Frou Frou--right around the corner from Tissu Reine--cutest place!! Lots of quilting fabric as well, thousands of buttons in those fun plastic tubes, and gorgeous knitting supplies, too. The other is Mokuba--a japanese trim shop---walking in the door literally takes my breath away! The minimalist way that the ribbons and trims are arranged on clear walls of rods is just beautiful!
Thank you for sharing these shops too! I didn't know about the Japanese trim shop and it sounds very intriguing, I'll have to check it out!
I have been to Marche St. Pierre and Tissus Reine and would love to visit Paris again. The sooner, the better. In spite of having really, really enough fabric.....
I recently started sewing again. Now I want to go back to Paris JUST to fabric shop! Thank you for this awesome video.
🤣 I'm so glad! And yes, do come back and happy sewing!
This was great - will be travelling to Paris (from Australia) in October and now know where to shop for fabric - thank you!!!
I’m so glad and you’re welcome!
Thank you for your lovely video. It was really interesting to follow you through the various establishments, and learn all about them. In our Country, we have a wonderful textile supplier called "Waste Centre", and they colour code all their textiles, making it very enjoyable to visit them. because visually it's really beautiful to see each colour and it's various shades and tones, whether printed with patterns or plain. They do also present them in categories of kind of textile, for example upholstery is separate from curtaining etc. Wishing you many hours of joy and success.
Love the fabrics you purchased; especially the silk -- one thing I've learned is if you see something you later think about, you should get it; you won't regret it! Also loved the clothes you made that you modeled. You are a real seamstress and that's a talent.
From the USA. I dont sew but wish I did since I love the simple, classic lines of the clothes you make by hand. This was a wonderful video.
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
Hi Sarah! Thank you so much for showing around your favorite fabric shops, I'm so inspired!
I'm so glad!
Sacrès Coupons is also my top favourite. Such good quality fabrics. more expensive but you know what you pay for ☺
Thank you so much for sharing! This will be a useful resource for sewists
I’m so glad!
Thank you so much. My future endeavors will be to visit Italy fabric shops. ❤️🔥🪡🙏🏼👏🏼🕯️🌞☕🙂
That sounds fantastic! Enjoy!
Thank you so much Sarah Naomi for mentioning the BRENÉ top 🫶 ! I love all the places you mentioned and didn't about Tissus de rêve !
I like to go to TissuMarket but it can be a bit more expensive (18 Rue du Sentier, Paris 8).
I would also add the "Modes et Travaux" shop. I believe this is the same as Coupons-Saint-Pierre but the location is different (10 Rue de la Pépinière, 75008 Paris) and they also sell patterns. Have a beautiful day 🌞 !
Thank you Monty! I've got 4 BRENÉ tops planned on my sewing list this summer - it's such a beautiful summer staple and so simply classic ❤️ Thanks for mentioning the TissuMarket shop too, I didn't know about it and I'll have to check it out!
@@Sarah_Naomi Thank you ! It makes me so happy !
You have so amazing fabric shops in Paris! Thank you so much for this video, i will check them out next time. The first time i went to the Sacre Coeur area i was to afraid to enter one of the shops, because i don't speak french. So silly of me.
I understand your fear, I sometimes feel nervous too. I hope you'll have the opportunity to come back and try again!
My favorite shop is Léonie pique,pique,138 rue du théâtre Paris 15ème because all the fabrics are bio ethic and during the sales till july,the 23,the prices are fine.Thank you Sarah for all your tips adresses.
Thank you for mentioning this shop, I didn't know it and I'm eager to go check it out!
Oh so jealous!! We have practically zero in person shops where I recently moved 😥 (Unfortunately we couldn't choose location based on in person fabric shops!!) But absolutely whenever we travel the first thing I look for is fabric shops in the area so I can scoop up some souvenirs!
I'm sorry to hear that you don't have many fabric shops to go to. It's sometimes essential to be able to see the fabric in person to understand it, but I'm glad you can travel and what great souvenirs!
I was in Paris last December and visited the shops you mentioned near the Sacre Coeur, it was lovely to see them again in your video
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I might have bumped into you! I was fabric shopping in springtime too. Great shops, will definitely go back. I live in Antwerp, Belgium so we're lucky to be able to drive to Paris.
Yes, we could have! I’m glad you can come visit Paris pretty easily. I’ve always wanted to visit Antwerp too and you’re right, it’s not that far!
Thanks a lot. Everything is beautiful. 👏👏👏
II would find it impossible to choose just a few fabrics! Nothing makes me happier than to browse shops for inspiration. Thank you for this and I look forward to more videos. New subscriber.
Thank you for your comment and welcome!
Hi, great video ! I've never been to Sentier for fabric shopping although I konw some of the store you mentioned.
My favorite place to shop fabrics is Stop tissus in Couronnes, just near le quartier chinois de Belleville 😅 so I can buy chinese food at the same time 😂
Ah yes, there are some delicious Chinese restaurants in that neighborhood! I didn’t know that shop, I’ll have to go have a look, thank you 😊
I live in the South of France and we dint have many fabric shops in my area, and now that Toto is closing its even harder! I go to 2 good shops when I go to Toulouse but Paris is the best, wish I could get there more often! I love Reine and Marché St Pierre and there is a fab tiny haberdashery store near Marché St Pierre. I also go to Tissus Laīk which is on a tiny street, my friend Pascale has a fab range of Indian printed cottons, many ither cotton fabrics I use for the products I make for my shop plus loads of upholstery fabrics and gorgeous cushions and quilts.
I'm so sad that Toto is closing soon too, it's such a great shop. I've never been to Tissus Laïk, thank you for mentioning them and I'll go check it out soon. Enjoy the summer in the South of France!
Thank you so much. Loved your shopping trip.
I never thought about buying fabrics from Paris until you pointed out it's the city of haute couture. Thanks.
UA-cam recommended this video and I am not even looking at fabrics but your energy and passion shines through. I just wanted to share with you in case you didn’t already know. Your videos are playing back on my 1080p TV with slight pixelation. This could be due to the software you are using. Just some feedback! Keep up what you are doing!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video even if you weren't looking for fabric shopping content! Thanks for the feedback about the playback quality, it's good to know.
That was fascinating thank you
Hi Sarah, I also loved all those fabric stores and bought fabric from each store when I was there last year. We are thinking of going again this year, we absolutely love France. Nice fabrics you bought.
I’m glad you enjoyed exploring these fabric shops too and I hope you’ll be able to come back soon!
Loved this video❤
Glad you liked it!
Thanks for sharing. I will be in Paris later this year on a very extended layover and this will help me narrow down where to go!
I hope it will be helpful and that you have a great visit!
Thank you Sarah - great video. Looking forward to checking out some of these shops for fabric ‘souvenirs’ when I next visit Paris.
Love this video! A wide variety of stores 😊
Yay! Thank you!
Merci beaucoup pour la visite. Grâce à vous, je prends un cours de français cet été ici à San Francisco. J'espère visiter vos magasins de tissus à l'avenir. ... My teacher giggles at my Spanish accent in French, but I keep trying. One of these days ...
I am sure that your French is Sexy, good for you.
Oh ! Je m’en réjouis ! That makes my day, thank you for telling me! And yes, French and Spanish can be so similar, the brain gymnastics switching to a new pronunciation must be hard. Bon courage et bon apprentissage !
Great video!!!!
Oh how I wish!! Such wonderful fabric stores. Thank you for sharing.
Wonderful guide, thank you. Makes me want to visit these shops (I live nearby). For non-Europe/UK people, it's probably worth making clear that the ground floor of a building here in France is called rez-de-chaussée (RDC). The 1st floor (premier étage) is one storey up (not the ground floor level). I hope that helps :)
You're right! Thanks for mentioning that, hopefully others planning their trips will see this!
Super video, I’m hoping to come to Paris early next year and will definitely buy some fabric as a souvenir x
Thank you and I hope you’ll be able to come visit soon!
Great video, thank you Sarah. I will save it for my next visit to Paris! Last time I was in Montmartre I was struck about how expensive all the precuts have become. I didn’t think there were real bargains anymore, to be honest. But of course I did buy something 😊. My tip for you is Mahlia Kent. I visited her store for the first time and came home with two beautiful fabrics. I didn’t buy of the bolt, just from the remnants, because her fabrics are expensive. But also unique. Real treasures. Greetings from Amsterdam.
I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you’ll be able to come visit Paris again soon! I’ve never visited Malhia Kent because their fabrics look beautiful, but so expensive and I’m afraid I’ll be tempted! But good tip, I didn’t know they sold remnants there too 😊
thank you so much
Funnily enough, the first thing I noticed when clicking on the video was, how typically 'French' you look.
I would have never guessed, you're from the USA, originally. The striped, boat neck top, minimalist jewelry and natural makeup/hairdo are all so classically French. Or what the internet likes to present to us as 'typically French', haha.
But anyways, I envy you the shopping opportunities! We're down to one proper fabric store, here in Cologne, Germany. Plus another one that mostly specializes in home decor fabrics and a small corner in a department store. With the most boring selection of fabric you could imagine - it's like they don't even try.
I'm the kind of person who gets inspired to sew by seeing (and buying) beautiful fabrics, I don't really enjoy ordering online.
The fabric corner in our Karstadt in Freiburg is quite large and I help to maintain it's existence by shopping there 😂
@@praxisfurnaturheilkunde5394
I used to live in Berlin and Karstadt Hermannplatz had a really nice fabric department as well! But the one here in Cologne is just sad.
They have some nice quilting fabrics, but they're like 18€/m for 1,10 width fabric, so I don't even look at them. And the rest of the selection just completely lacks any 'showstoppers'. I feel like they would do better specializing in some kind of defined clientele. Like predominantly offering special occasion fabrics. Lingerie making. Whatever. Something to draw people there. Doesn't help, that they're all the way up on the fourth floor and the staff is completely disinterested.
I get that often, it's funny you saw that too! It's one of the (smaller) first things that had me thinking I should stay here when I first came over for my studies - the more natural (compared to the US) makeup and hairstyles just correspond to my personal preferences better (not that there's anything wrong with wearing makeup or hair differently)!
I'm sorry to hear that you're down to one good fabric store for sewing clothes, eek! I hope it survives and multiplies!
Thanks so much I am just about to visit Paris and this video is exactly what I needed to know ! I’m so excited to go fabric shopping in Paris ❤
Beautiful vid!! Enjoyed it even tho I don’t sew, I’ve passed it on to 4 girlfriends who do!!❤❤❤
I'm so glad you liked it and thank you! 😊
Thanks Sarah. Would have loved to hear your recommendations last year. I was in Paris in 2024 for a little stopover to shop fabric. It was an amazing shopping experience near Sacre Coeur. I got some beautiful fabric from Sacred Coupons! Next time the deadstock stores!
I’m glad you were able to explore the Sacré Cœur neighborhood during your visit last year!
U are so talented and lucky
wow I love those fabric stores, and all the notions inside the store too. my next trip to Paris is to visit some of the fabric shops. I make tote bags and small purses. Its hard to locate zippers and hardware for tote bags, that are not expensive. Merci Beaucoup
That was so interesting. I live a couple of hours away from Paris so rarely get to buy fabric in person. However I do use Coupons de St Pierre and Tissus de Reve. I have got some really lovely stuff from Coupons de St Pierre but I think you have to be very careful as they sell a lot of polyester or polyester blends and they don't always list what is in a blend. Nevertheless I still keep up to date with what is new there and jump on it if something lovely comes up. For instance I once got a gorgeous linen jersey fabric at a very low price, so it is just a case of keeping an eye on their site.
I agree! Sometimes they have some really beautiful fabric, it’s always a good idea to keep an eye out for those rare finds!
I live in Chicago and quality fabric and notions are hard to find. The most well known store sells to much synthetic fabric and mainly for crafting. I was in Paris for three months. I did not venture into the fabric shops but I did see that they were very busy. In the flea market in Saint-Ouen there was a button shop that sold the most beautiful buttons I have ever seen.
Oh man, that must be frustrating not being able to shop for quality fabric in person near you. Thank you for suggesting the Saint-Ouen flea market, I haven't been in ages and I didn't know about the button shop. I'll have to go check it out!
I live in the tropics where the temperature is mostly warm. I only like natural fabrics with no blends. Basically cotton and linens and sometimes silks for evening. I love pique because it does not crease much and always looks elegant and cool. I have travelled a lot but now at my age it is not that easy. I want access to online fabric shopping. I am not familiar with that method of shopping but i can learn. Please send me information on this.
Hi! You are spoiled for choices! Just gorgeous. I live in upstate NY and we have a few quilting shops that carry a few fashion fabrics, and we have JoAnns. Neither are the best for either price or quality. I looked at a couple of your recommended online sites for the shops you listed. It didn't look as if they ship to the US. Do you happen to know if any of them do? Thanks for all the work you put into making this video.
Thank you for your kind words and I’m sorry to hear there aren’t many affordable fabric shops around you. Although, I have visited upstate NY before and it’s a beautiful region! I’ve just checked and it’s not always indicated up front or in English, but the following shops featured in the video ship internationally (in order of appearance and including my favorites!): Tissus de rêve, So Tissus, Coupons de Saint Pierre, and Sacrés Coupons. I hope that helps!
So sad that Toto is closing...
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Would like to know where to order pure cotton pique, in diff colors and designs
Hi Sarah, I enjoyed this video so much! How do you choose patterns? Do you ever buy pattern magazines like Burda or Couture Actuelle or stick with individual patterns?
I’m glad you liked it, thank you! No, I don’t really keep up with sewing magazines and pattern collections, I almost always buy and sew individual indie patterns because I find the sizing and instructions to be easier to work with. How about you?
@@Sarah_Naomi I buy magazines and Patrones as well as its French version Couture Actuelle are my favorite. They are a perfect fit. I don’t speak Spanish and have a bare minimum knowledge of French but I find their patterns easy and very doable. I wonder if you tried any French pattern brands? Do you know which ones are most popular?
Hi Sarah, can you recommend any shops in Paris that specialise in (or sell a wide range of) quilting fabrics?
Hello, No, I don't quilt (yet!), so I'm not familiar with the quilting fabric shops here. However, I did see a selection of fat quarter bundles at the Marché Saint Pierre shop and they have a wide variety of what I think are quilting cottons, so you'd probably find some nice quilting fabrics there!
Thank you for this video. I like your boatneck top, and have already purchased the pattern. What type of fabric is your top, and where did you buy the fabric? I plan to order other patterns, the Donovan skirt and cami.
Hello and I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I made the boatneck top out of a slinky viscose jersey from the French fabric shop Mister Tissu a few years ago. I hope that helps and happy sewing!
@@Sarah_Naomi. Thank you!! I’m looking forward to reviewing the websites of the stores mentioned. Hopefully, they’ll have shipping to the USA available…and an English language option because I don’t know French!
Really needed this for my upcoming trip to Paris. Thank you Sarah ❤. It will be my first time in Paris. Where would you recommend I stay where I can easily commute to these locations? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
You’re welcome! Oh, that’s a hard question, there are so many great neighborhoods in Paris, it’s hard to get it wrong! I would avoid any very touristy or busy areas (like big train stations or super-central Paris) and for a great neighborhood with easy access to the shops I mentioned, I would recommend staying in the 11th arrondissement (near Bastille, République and Oberkampf) in the east. I hope that helps!
@@Sarah_Naomi thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Anywhere montmatre. Was there last month and spoilt for choice.
Sarah, je vous propose le “budget-friendly” :
Cozen-stop Tissus
62 Bd de Belleville, 75020
Je ne connaissais pas encore celui-là, merci !
I’d go crazy in those fabric stores! What made you decide to move to France?
Oh my, the response to that question could be the topic of an entire video! In short, I studied French in university and came to finish the degree, then felt a sense of belonging too strong to ignore, fought to stay, and succeeded!
@@Sarah_Naomi That is so cool!
Hi from Luxembourg, could you recommend some good patterns? Thank you! :)))
Hello! You can check out my sewing plans videos for lots of pattern recommendations. Otherwise, are there particular kinds of patterns you're looking for?
@@Sarah_Naomi Thanks, I'll do that. Have only just discovered your videos. :))
What will be happening to Toto?
Most of the Toto shops around France are closing definitively due to judicial liquidation.
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Here in Switzerland, fabrics cost a lot more and there are hardly any fabric shops. Wool, sewing thread, buttons and accessories are also enormously more expensive and 40 euros for 3 meters of your favorite fabric would be completely impossible here, it is not offered that cheaply. I think it would have cost three to five times as much. You can dream of such prices. Unfortunately, everything is extremely expensive in Switzerland, and this applies to all areas of life. Buying online is also only possible to a limited extent because Switzerland is not part of the EU and the delivery conditions are not the same.
I'm so sorry to hear it! That must be very frustrating.
But the Swiss earn accordingly...