Exotic Silks
- Price Range: $$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
15 reviews
Santa Clara, CA
"Of the few knitting shops I've been to, I would have to say this is my favorite. The owner, Erin, is super friendly and so are the staff.…" read more »
5 Reviews for Exotic Silks
A friend turned me onto this place. Supposedly they import the silk themselves and everyone else buys it from them and marks it up. The prices are not bad. It's mostly for apparel and not decorator fabrics like Silk Trading in the Potrero District. They also sell alot of silk scarves in a wide variety of colors and widths for very reasonable prices.
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I used to purchase all of my fabric for my custom tuxedo vests from Britex in San Francisco. But after I had a couple made, Britex's choice of silk brocade started to wear thin. A client recommended Thai Silks (aka Exotic Silks) and so off I went down the peninsula.
Their selection of silk brocade is incredible! They have five or six different patterns in *each* color of the rainbow (compared to Britex's 1 or 2 in popular colors and zero in other colors). Instead of one blue brocade to choose from I found four that I liked, and spent the next hour narrowing it down.
Oh, and I also got a green pattern and an orange/gold pattern as well. And Thai Silks is extremely reasonable: I bought three 1.5 yard bolts of fabric for less than I would have paid for 1 yard at Britex. Seriously. Britex charges $60/yard, and at Thai Silk it's usually $18/yard for their brocade. I even saw the same damn red pattern I'd bought at Britex the year before, for 1/3 the price!
They have every other fabric you'd need as well: from other silks to faux fur and more. If you can't find parking right out front on State Street, work your way around back - there is a lot in back that is always loaded for bear. And when you're done, reward yourself with an ice cream next door.
This is a very solid and reliable fabric store where you can find Indian and Thai silks. What I love about them, besides their great customer service, yes great, even when they don't speak perfect english, is that some of the silks come in the same range of 54 colors. So you can buy Indian or China/Thai raw silk, dupioni, taffeta, chiffon, georgette all in the same color. The prices are competitive, the quality is really the best of Indian and Thai silks. They have an extensive catalog and also a swatch program so you can see and order by color and number easily.
AKA Thai Silks.... this is a medium sized, clean, well organized store with a large selection of silks, chiffons, velvets, brocades and such. Solid and printed...irridescent and not. Mostly high end dress fabrics.
Expect to pay some money for this kind of quality... (though they do have some end of bolt clearances) but they are very nice and chances are you will find what you need. They seemed to carry many beautiful and unique colors and prints.
I found the perfect orange sherbert color lightweight silk to go under a too sheer costume I purchased and I didn't have to drive all the way to SF to do it. Score.
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Ever shopped for silks at Britex in San Francisco? Well, they buy from Exotic Silks and mark it up 200% or more. So why not enjoy a pleasant drive down to Los Altos to Exotic Silks. You'll find an exceptional variety of silk fabrics and save a bundle in the process.
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