Our first stop was Shepherd's Bush which had masses of fabric shops! We were given 45 minutes to have a look around the shops and collect fabric samples which will come in useful with future design projects! It was a new experience for us all and a bit unknown but we soon got the hang of it and managed to get a good bunch of various fabric samples. Unfortunately, the samples we were given were quite small and we realised it may be more worthwhile to buy a small amount which we could then split between us and all have a decent sized sample. However at this point our time was up and we had to get back on the coach to be taken into central London where the price of fabric increased somewhat and we weren't so keen on the idea of buying fabric for samples!
It really was another good learning curve and experience and now I have learnt the best way to go about the whole process, I'm very keen to go again! Some of the shops and the fabrics were amazing and I've never seen a fabric costing £250.00 p/m!! - They were stunning! We went to Liberty which I've always heard about but never had a chance to visit - again it was a good experience and a beautiful building. As an aside, I really found it helpful to see labels on fabrics. I find to be able to connect what a fabric looks and feels like to it's name is a really good way of learning and I enjoyed the opportunity to do that.
After a quick waffle, tube journey and swift walk thought the V&A, we were back on the coach for the long journey home. I'll definitely be going again though!
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