{"id":7987,"date":"2022-03-29T10:43:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/news\/?p=7987"},"modified":"2022-03-29T10:43:52","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T17:43:52","slug":"heddys-fabrics-a-las-vegas-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/heddys-fabrics-a-las-vegas-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Heddy\u2019s Fabrics \u2013 A Las Vegas Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Locally-owned Heddy\u2019s Fabrics has been in business for more than 55 years and has become a Las Vegas legacy for its specialty fabrics and inventory.\u00a0 From left are employees Ashya and Bridget, owner Heidi Harrington, and employee Lynn Caravella, who rode the bus to work for more than 25 years.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\r\n

There are thousands of small, locally owned businesses along Charleston Blvd. (Route 206) and W. Sahara Ave. (SX \u2013 Sahara Express), both considered backbones of the community and popular commercial corridors. Many of these \u201cMom and Pop\u201d businesses depend on transit to bring employees to work and customers to their door.<\/p>\r\n

On March 29, National Mom and Pop Business Day, we salute one such business that has been around since 1966!\u00a0 Heddy\u2019s Fabrics, located at 5411 W. Charleston Blvd., is a Las Vegas legacy.\u00a0 Owner Heidi Harrington says her mother, Heddy, a German native, first opened the store in 1966 with ten bolts of fabric in a tiny storefront just up the street from Heddy\u2019s current locale.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n

\u201cAt the time, the only places to find fabric in Las Vegas were drug stores that carried just cotton fabrics.\u201d\u00a0 My mom, who was definitely ahead of her time and considered a pioneering businesswoman, saw a need and got to it. She was encouraged by her friends, Siegfried and Roy, whose costumers also became loyal customers.<\/p>\r\n

Today, Heddy\u2019s is known not only locally but regionally for its array of fabrics and notions \u2013 from everyday cottons to high-end laces, brocades, and more.<\/p>\r\n

\u201cIn addition to a loyal local clientele, we have customers from the entire southwest area of the country, seeking specialty fabrics that can only be found here.\u00a0 I am so proud to carry on my mother\u2019s dream.\u201d<\/p>\r\n

In fact, Heddy\u2019s quickly became the go-to place for costume designers and fabricators for Las Vegas entertainers and shows.\u00a0 Heddy\u2019s is filled with photos of celebrities who have patronized and benefited from the store\u2019s incredible offerings:\u00a0 Elton John, Bette Midler and Marie Osmond, to name just a few.\u00a0 Fun factoid?\u00a0 Heidi says her mom used to darn Elvis\u2019 socks!\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\r\n

Another fun RTC factoid: Lynn Caravella, one of Heddy\u2019s longtime employees, rode the bus to work for 25 years!<\/p>\r\n

So next time that DIY urge hits to get out the old sewing machine, or the next time you need a button to keep your favorite coat in working order, hit Heddy\u2019s along Route 206!\u00a0 You won\u2019t be disappointed!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Locally-owned Heddy\u2019s Fabrics has been in business for more than 55 years and has become a Las Vegas legacy for its specialty fabrics and inventory.\u00a0 From left are employees Ashya […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":7988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-7987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-transit"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rtc.staging.snvhost.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}