Okay, so now on to the serious business of fabric shopping in Berlin …
Frau Tulpe, Veteranenstr. 19
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Look how tempting that window is … shall we take a peek inside??
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There is a really great choice here … another tardis of a shop … Now, with the Euro so absolutely pants for the British pound I wasn’t really expecting anything to be affordable, but in fact it was about £1 less a metre than buying online. But oh, so much more fun chooosing!
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Frau Tulpe don’t only sell fabric and notions, they sell ready made bags and mini pouches and handbag fixings and tons of other such vital stuff.
They also stock a lot of Echino … cue warm glow/hot flush from being able to stroke it all … oh, and you can bet I did … I think the next photo’s out of focus cos my hands were shaking with anticipation of the furtive fondle.
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They also had some wonderful nylon Echino, for making roll-up-into-nothing eco shopping bags. Most excellent. You can get hold of it in their online store (which is also pretty bloomin wonderful) along with some fantastic Echino bag patterns.
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The ladies who work there are young and vital, extremely helpful and speak perfect English. They also take non-Europified debit cards … uh-oh.
So, I bought this little stack of fillers … super quality …
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… and this yummy stack of Echino linen prints along with one of their wonderful plains, in lime.
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and then these amazing tiny iron-ons, which I’ve never seen anywhere before, and which may or may not appear in a little giveaway soon :
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Oh yes. I had a very good time.
A very good time indeed.
It was a lovely extra treat after having had such a great walk there.
These are some of the things I passed on the way, from Hackescher Markt to Veteranenstr.
(click on any of the pics to go to my Berlin flickr collection)
Birds nest in Hackescher Hof - Memorial at Jewish cemetery Grosse Hamburgerstr. - Apples
Wonderful fabric in vintage shop - Great graffiti of the TV Tower - Tree in cemetery -
Camelias in Rosenthaler Hof - Fab mosaic on Grosse Hamburgerstr. - Bakery window
Wonderful fabric in vintage shop - Great graffiti of the TV Tower - Tree in cemetery -
Camelias in Rosenthaler Hof - Fab mosaic on Grosse Hamburgerstr. - Bakery window
The only thing left to do was to sit in the glorious sunshine and enjoy the most fantastic raspberry tart & a triple shot latte at the Forum Cafe on Fehrbelliner Straße, 57 …
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and take the odd sneaky peek at my purchases, natch ...
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… tomorrow we might take in a bit of culture … what do you think?