Leslie Keating of onegirl is hosting a Handprinted Fabric Swap. I’ve signed up! I haven’t done anything like this in ages so I’m excited. I already have my screenprinted Tangram fabric from the book to offer, but if my partners don’t like brown I’ll print up some new colorways. Signups are open through Sunday, October [...]
Are you familiar with Connecting Threads? They are the only fabric manufacturer I know of that sells their fabrics retail directly to the public, rather than opting for wholesale distribution. No middleman = lower prices, and they’ve got a wide variety of styles represented in their collections (including some beautiful modern designs). And now, they [...]
Monday will be a big day for Heather Ross and fans! She’ll be appearing live on the Martha Stewart Show on the Hallmark channel for a baby shower episode (that’s right, if you hadn’t heard, she’s expecting a baby this summer!). Heather will be demonstrating how to make baby bloomers, a pattern featured in her [...]
I’ve always wanted to see a fabric design reality show, of course I realize it wouldn’t be a chartburner … but then again, the market seems to support a half dozen reality shows about cake, so who am I to say? Anyway, Michael Miller Fabrics has teamed up with Spoonflower to give us the next [...]
OK, wow, since I last checked, the iTunes store has exploded with apps related to the word “fabric.” I’ll just have to take a look at some of them (except for the virtual ironing app — no thanks!) and let you know if they’re worth their while, but in the meanwhile, I wholeheartedly recommend The [...]
I can’t believe how much Deborah Moebes of Whipstitch is rockin the Atlanta sewing scene. She’s organized a Fabric Design Weekend, taking place tomorrow and Saturday, starring Melody Miller, Ellen Baker, and Rashida Coleman-Hale. The deets: We’ll begin on Friday night, September 10, with a Happy Hour meet-n-greet from 6-8 pm, giving you the chance [...]
Happy Earth Day, everyone, and thanks to Jan for putting together the big Earth Day Organic Fabric Giveaway. All you have to do is visit the amazing organic printed fabric producers’ blogs below to see what’s up for grabs, and enter there for your chance to win. I hope you learn more about the importance [...]
Now through June 13, 2010, the Fashion & Textile Museum in London is featuring the exhibition Very Sanderson: 150 Years of English Decoration. Sanderson has been producing influential designer wallpapers and fabrics since 1860, and the exhibition focuses on how the company changed with and contributed to interior decoration trends over the decades. On display [...]
Really, really looking forward to tonight’s episode, and anticipating what will happen when millions of people are introduced to digital textile printing for the first time. (If you’re a feed subscriber and not seeing the video, come see it here or watch it on the Lifetime website.)
Just received the sad news that legendary textile designer Lucienne Day has died at age 93. Read her obituary in The Guardian. What an amazing woman. It’s an honor to have walked on this planet at the same time as her. I’m waiting for permission to post some images, but in the meanwhile, you can [...]
Just spreading the word about the Craft Hope for Haiti Etsy shop. Lots of textiles to buy, and 100% of proceeds go to Doctors Without Borders. You can also donate your own crafts or supplies for the cause.
I’m home! I hope your holidays were warm and happy. Thank you SO much for the compliments on the yo-yo wreath! As requested, I will post a little tutorial soon. And people are already thinking about 2010. Marimekko just revealed a bit of of their spring 2010 collection (Kotona by Pia Holm, above). Meanwhile, Josephine [...]
A woman demonstrating the process of batik in a department store in Jogja, by mattjlc on Flickr. I should be ashamed of myself — I somehow missed a textile-related topic so big that it made Twitter’s trending topics! Thanks to Nancy Mims of Mod Green Pod for sending the story my way. Despite me being [...]
There’s a campaign afoot to persuade FreeSpirit and Denyse Schmidt to re-print Denyse’s first line, Flea Market Fancy. There are so many new sewists who discovered the collection after it was out of print, and speaking for myself, there are a few prints that I’d like to get my hands on. Folks are paying a [...]
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