Fabrication in Aiken

Happy Memorial Day!

Come see us next week--we have a lot of new, cool, cotton tops in stock. We're open Tuesday Wednesday, and Friday from noon to 5:00; Thursday from noon to 7:00; and Saturday from noon to 3:00.

At Thursday's sewing circle, we'll have a tutorial on I-cord. Bring an odd ball of yarn and a set of double-point needles (actually, you only need 2 needles, not the whole set) in the size specified for the yarn.

The Aiken Garden Show

We teamed up with Marti Healy (http://www.martihealybooks.com/) at the Aiken Garden Show (http://www.aikengardenshow.org/) this weekend. It was a great show at Banksia, so superbly organized that we vendors felt like honored guests. Thanks to all of you who dropped by our booth to say hello!

Ladders are not Just for Orchards

We have this fabulous piece of functionality, a cherry picker, in the shop. Its rough-hewn wood is stained by cherry juice, and the rungs are worn smooth from countless bare feet. No mannequin ever looked better.

Don't You Love the Summer Colors?

Suddenly, we're seeing bright hues all around us. The Fabricators tend to wear neutrals—palettes that run from taupe to oatmeal, from coal dust to graphite. But in the first days of summer, we're jazzing it up with shots of lemon, orange, pomegranate, lime. (Must be close to lunchtime, I'm thinking fruit.)

The Kurta Tunics are Perfect for Hot and Humid Weather.

And hot and humid weather is in our future, I'm here to tell you that scary fact. However, when you go inside and the AC is overly ambitious, it helps to have a little wrap to keep the chill off your shoulders. No problem, Fabrication has you covered with coordinating scarves and shawls.

New shipment just arrived—tunics and much more!

We've had the best time this week, unpacking boxes and rearranging the windows and displays. We have new Kutra tunics in a wide range of sizes and patterns, several types of scarves and shawls, and beautiful summery jewelry. And of course, our specialty: handmade greeting cards, photographic prints, and paintings and drawings. We've just stitched up more sachets in lavender, catnip, and gardenia scents. Oh, so aromatic!

Come see us, or drive slowly down Hayne Avenue and do some window shopping.

Fabrication is Open Today, Even Though it's a State Holiday

Y'all, it's Confederate Memorial Day in South Carolina, and State offices are closed. (Recently transplanted, Northerners, please close your mouths. I know it's a ridiculous holiday, but your standing there with your jaw slack is not attractive.)

Today is the anniversary of Jefferson Davis's capture by Federal troops, that's why the DMV is closed. On the other hand, Tennessee celebrates Jeff Davis's birthday, June 3, as Confederate Memorial Day. Texas has a ginned-up Confederate Heroes Day on January 19, which rather awkwardly coincides with Martin Luther King, Jr., Day in some years. Virginia lumps the secessionist celebration with the national Memorial Day. You're seeing a pattern of disorganization, which perhaps contributed to the Confederacy's defeat?