Country Living (086-3540095 fabrique.ie) at Tara in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath, is closing its doors at the end of May and has a wide range of fabric – cottons, linens, silk, plains, stripes, flowers and, toile – reduced to clear.

For example, there’s Colefax and Fowler glazed cotton suitable for curtains, headboards and light upholstery reduced from €19.95 to €9 per metre. Designers Guild Rastrelli cotton, suitable for light upholstery, was €25.95 and is now €9 pm. An Anna French Climbing Rose cotton, suitable for curtains, headboards, and light upholstery, was €19.95 and is now €9 pm. There is also great value in Mulberry painted silks, Liberty, Jane Churchill, Andrew Martin, and Sanderson fabrics. Childrens’ fabrics start from €5 pm.