There is no other fabric shop like Voodoo Rabbit. In their own words, “They specialise in a range of fabrics and sewing supplies that match their own tastes — eclectic, rockabilly, retro, vintage, punk, sleek geek, dark and ‘a bit goth.’ … Voodoo Rabbit loves skulls, cherries, black, red, white, space invaders, cotton textiles and [...]
This week’s Meet the Sponsors interview is with the lovely Keli, owner of the new shop Drygoods Design. I think you’ll love the beautiful, inviting design of her shop — everything is well organized and a cinch to browse, and I love the chalkboard backgrounds and the typography. And, boy, does she have a knack [...]
Butik 76 is a small U.S.-based web shop carrying a nicely edited selection of oilcloth (actually laminated cottons, it sounds like) all designed in Denmark and Sweden. The owner writes about using these fabrics as tablecloths: I am married to a Dane and travel regularly to Copenhagen where I fell in love with the Scandinavian [...]
Quilt Sandwich Fabrics is an Etsy-based shop quickly approaching its one-year anniversary. It’s owned and operated by Seattle-area sisters Kris and Becca — they also have another sister into sewing and quilting. (Imagine having not one but two stash enablers in your family!) Quilt Sandwich carries the usual Westminster, FreeSpirit, and Moda suspects, sure, but [...]
New True Up sponsor marie-madeline studio is a family affair: mom Kristie Long and four daughters Apphia, Achaia, Abigail, and Abiah all share their love of fabric and sewing and all run the business together. How cool is that? The Long ladies also design and sell their own extensive line of sewing patterns (bags, aprons, [...]
Emerald silk charmeuse from silkfabrics on Etsy Silk charmeuse is a light-to-medium weight woven fabric with a satin weave. Its front is lustrous, the back is dull. Silk charmeuse, which (I’m fairly sure) is interchangable with “silk satin,” is the ultimate in drapey fabrics, delicate and luxurious, and suitable for flowy gowns, lingerie, scarves, and [...]
Home textiles purveyor Henry Road has a new fabric collection for 2009. From the top: Circles Grande in Crimson, Fleur Grande in Purple and Putty, Garden in Putty and Ocean, Koi in Indigo, and Gloria Reverse in Passion. Currently these prints are only available as finished products online, but owner/designer Paula Smail told me that [...]
Today, as part of the Meet the Sponsors series, allow me to introduce the lovely Jody Rowan, owner of the Fabric Shoppe on Etsy. What stands out most about the Fabric Shoppe to me is Jody’s eye for design, as evidenced by her cute owl logo, and the wonderful and fabric combinations she creates by [...]
Charlie and Lindsay Prezzano, “Two Love Birds who Love Fabric.” Next up in our Meet the Sponsors series is Fabric Supplies, an Etsy shop run by the husband-and-wife team of Charlie and Lindsay Prezzano. They specialize in contemporary quilting-weight cottons from all of today’s favorite modern designers, at a discount. As you will see, they [...]
Bolt 44 is a new fabric shop selling overruns from the owner’s childen’s clothing label, Wonderboy, as well as other hand-selected, hard-to-find fabrics. The 100% cotton Bolt 44 Exclusives are utterly perfect for boy projects, but are versatile enough for anyone — and they’re very affordable at $5.95-7.95/yard. Umm, yeah, I just blew my fabric [...]
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