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Lisbon Fabric Shops (Part II)

4/24/2019

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My husband Eddie is a grad student, and a few times a year he attends various Alzheimer's and Dementia conferences. Sometimes, these conferences are in amazing places, and sometimes I get to travel with him. And at the beginning of this month, we went to Lisbon, Portugal!
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Whenever we travel for one of Eddie's conferences, I end up with at least a day or two of exploring our destination on my own because the conference days last from around 8am-7pm. So, during these solo days, it has become my tradition to explore out all the fabric stores that I can find.
Before we travel, I usually try to do a little research, and find out if there are any must-see shops. I found a blog post from House of Pinheiro, and another by See it, Design it, Make it. I also reached out to Megahn of Halfmoon Atelier, who is currently planning a sewing retreat in Lisbon for this coming September. All of these sources gave me some good suggestions to start with. And of course Google Maps is always super useful as well!
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This post is part two of the Lisbon fabric shops series. Part one highlights a few of my favorite stops in Lisbon in a little more detail. This second post is going to be a rundown of all the shops I found, their addresses, and a brief description, as well as some tips for traveling around the city. I am by no means an expert on any of this, but if you have any questions just put them in the comments below and I'll do my best!

Shops that I visited in Lisbon:

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1.Retrosaria Bijou
Rua da Conceição 91,
1100-150 Lisboa, Portugal
- The idyllic little haberdashery with the teal storefront, the tiny tiny shopping space, the antique cash register and the walls completely covered in craft supplies. 


2. Mário Ramos Lda 
Rua da Conceição 87,
1100-413 Lisboa, Portugal
-Another little haberdashery complete with antique cash register and walls stuffed with buttons and trims. 


3. Retrosaria Nardo
Rua da Conceição 62,
1100-161 Lisboa, Portugal
- This shop has the walls of buttons and trims like the others, but also has more room, which allows for fabric as well!


4. Aqui Chique Retrosaria
Rua da Conceição 83,
1100-413 Lisboa, Portugal
- Yet another adorable little haberdashery. 


5. Casa Tavares & Tavares
R. dos Fanqueiros 253,
1100-213 Lisboa, Portugal
- A very polished looking shop with a large selection of shirtings and suitings as well as other garment fabrics.


6. feira dos tecidos
R. Áurea 280,
1100-581 Lisboa, Portugal
-This is a great shop for bargain hunting. They have rolls of fabric around the walls, all organized and marked like a normal fabric shop. But then they also have tables and bins full of remnants. The remnants are grouped together by price per piece, and kind of organized into similar types and sizes of fabric. But really, you just have to dig through piles and piles of fabric remnants to find out what is even there! This store also just kept going! Every time I thought that I'd seen everything, I discovered another room, or a basement, or an upper level. They had a wide variety of fabrics at this location, including a home decor section.
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7. Burel Mountain Originals
R. Serpa Pinto 15B,
​1200-108 Lisboa, Portugal
-A shop that sells a traditional Portuguese fabric called Burel that is grown, woven, and sewn all in Portugal. The shop also has a wide variety of products made with the fibers and fabrics. They are all gorgeous! And I love the way it is all displayed.


8. Retrosaria Rosa Pomar
Rua do Loreto, 61 - 2nd floor,
1200-241 Lisboa, Portugal
- A cozy little shop with a small but beautiful selection of fabrics and a lot of lovely yarns that make me want to take up knitting. It also looked like it had a classroom in the back.


9. Vidal Fabrics
R. Saraiva de Carvalho 356 B e D,
​1350-304 Lisboa, Portugal
-A large shop focusing on home dec fabrics. They had a wide variety of patterns, ranging from very traditional to very strange!


10. Nomalism – Tecidos para Decoração e Confeção
R. Saraiva de Carvalho 358A,
1350-304 Lisboa, Portugal
-Another shop full of beautiful home dec fabrics all on large rolls.


11. Tecidos Santo Condestável -
R. Saraiva de Carvalho 386C,
1350-304 Lisboa, Portugal
-If I'm remembering right (they are all starting to run together) this is the fabric store that was kind of split into two, with one half containing more home dec fabrics. The other half had gorgeous displays of specialty garment fabrics. Lots of lace and sequins and beads.


12. feira dos tecidos - campo de ourique
R. Saraiva de Carvalho 388,
1350-304 Lisboa, Portugal
- A smaller version of the branch on R. Áurea. It had the same setup, with tables and bins full of remnants for different prices. But there was a much smaller selection of fabrics, and there didn't seem to be a home decor section.


13. Pra Kriar - Retrosaria Tecidos Atelier 
Praça São João Bosco 1A,
​1350-297 Lisboa, Portugal
-This cute little shop had a modern feel with some beautiful garment and quilting fabrics, as well as a rainbow wall of thread. This was notable because I remember thinking that I hardly saw any thread.

retrosaria bijou
Retrosaria Bijou
Retrosaria Nardo
Retrosaria Nardo
Casa Tavares & Tavares
Casa Tavares & Tavares
feira dos tecidos
feira dos tecidos R. Áurea
Retrosaria Rosa Pomar
Retrosaria Rosa Pomar
Burel Mountain Originals
Burel Mountain Originals
Nomalism
Nomalism
Pra Kriar
Pra Kriar
tecidos santo condestavel
tecidos santo condestavel
feira dos tecidos
feira dos tecidos

Shops in Lisbon that I didn't get to:


14. avenida 7- tecidos alta costura
Avenida de Roma, N.16 R/C Drt,
1000-265 Lisboa, Portugal
-This shop wasn't near the other ones I was visiting, so I ran out of time to go see it.

15. Needles' Company
R. Cardeal Mercier 23 B,
1600-026 Lisboa, Portugal
-Another shop that wasn't located close to the others, so I didn't get a chance to check it out.

16. Retrosaria Nuvem -
R. Ten. Ferreira Durão 61,
1350-312 Lisboa, Portugal
-This was another shop over by the graveyard, but it was the last stop I made for the day, and by the time I got there it was already closed.
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17. Ourotêxteis, Lda.-
R. Áurea 182,
1100-068 Lisboa, Portugal
- I actually looked for this one, because it was right downtown where a few other shops were as well. But I couldn't find it! I do believe it is there, and open! I think I just missed it with the construction going on. 
retrosaria nuvem
retrosaria nuvem

A few travel tips:

- The first 8 on the list above are all in what I would call the "downtown" area. Lots of shopping, a little touristy, but also a lot of old charm. The next group, 9-13 were in a different part of the city, right by the Cemetery of Pleasures (which I sadly did not get a chance to go in to!)

-Retrosaria means haberdashery. So, there are actually quite a few shops called retrosaria, and it's a great word to know when you are searching for these shops. 

-If I were to do it again, I'd go to the shops that I know offer fabric first, and then end at the haberdasheries like Retrosaria Bijou. They offer so many trims and buttons, but if you don't know what fabric you trying to match, it doesn't do you much good!

-There are quite a few of these shops that have a lot of yarn as well as fabrics or sewing notions, especially the "Retrosarias". So this list is still a great jumping off point for all you knitters and crocheters out there.

-Google. Google Maps was amazing for looking up how to get places.  Google maps can show you how to travel from point A to point B using public transportation, and will even tell you which bus to get on at which stop at what time. You can even download the whole lisbon area of the map so you don't have to use data or wifi to use it. Google translate is also a great app for traveling anywhere with a language barrier. To be honest, most people actually spoke English very well, but for the few who didn't, and for reading menus and signs, google translate was a must have!

-There are a lot of little haberdasheries that aren't actually on Google Maps. A lot of these shops are right by each other, sometimes even right in a line on the same street. So while Google Maps was a great starting point, you should be sure to keep your eyes peeled for more.

-If you are planning on using a card to pay at a store, make sure that you ask to make sure they accept it BEFORE you shop. This is from personal experience. I didn't have any trouble with the fabric shops, but I did run into issues at some of the places we stopped for food. There was an unfortunate incident with an ice cream cone. 

-I used a Viva Vigem card to get around the city on the public transportation. You can buy a one at the metro stations (we got ours at the airport metro station), add money to it, and then keep adding more money if you need to with a feature called "zapping". You can add as little as 5 euros at a time. It was a great option! You can use it to ride trams, trolleys, buses, elevators, trains, and the metro, all at cheaper rates than if you ride without the card. Just remember that outside of a metro station, you can only add money onto it with cash, which we didn't actually carry around most of the time. So plan accordingly! Also, you can actually pay for bus rides in coins, but not with a credit card.

-Get local insight! I know that there are some companies, like The Loft, that offer guided tours of the haberdasheries around Lisbon. If the thought of venturing solo is intimidating, a group tour may a great option for you! Or even if you do plan on going out on your own, talking to some Lisbon locals may help you find even more amazing shops off the beaten path.

Some of the fun fabrics that I encountered:

vidal fabrics
vidal fabrics
vidal fabrics
vidal fabrics
tecidos santo condestavel
tecidos santo condestavel
vidal fabrics
vidal fabrics
nomalism fabrics
nomalism fabrics
tecidos santo condestavel
tecidos santa condestavel
pra kriar fabric
pra kriar fabric
rosa pomar
rosa pomar
mario ramos lda
Mario Ramos Lda
burel mountain originals
burel mountain originals
retrosaria bijou
retrosaria bijou
2 Comments
Lori
9/12/2022 07:12:54 am

Thank you! Canadian planning trip to Lisbon and this blog is so very helpful!

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madeline
9/14/2022 02:18:01 pm

Glad to help! Have fun in Lisbon, I absolutely loved it.

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