Understanding Fabric Weight in Order to Choose the Right Fabric
Fabric weight is the outcome of how a fabric has been woven, its finish and sometimes the fibre type. Looking at the weight can…
Tips For Working With Slippery Fabrics
As you may have noticed, we have a new stock of polyester fabrics in this month, so…
Tips For Working With Fleece
While fleece is generally quite easy to care for, it can be fairly difficult to work with.…
Sewing The Zigzag Stitch
Why Zigzag A zigzag stitch isn’t all that complicated, especially once you have gotten to grips…
The Basic Sewing Essentials
If you’re just getting started in the wonderful world of fabrics and sewing, or even if you…
Achieving the Perfect Fit When You Sew
One of the many frustrations that people have with modern clothing is the lack of proper fit…
To Pin Or Not To Pin: Which Straight Pins Are For You?
As any experienced sewer will be able to tell you, a god set of straight pins is…
Using Fabrics For Backdrops, Banners and Exhibitions
Choosing the right fabrics for your exhibition or any other staged event is vitally important. Select the…
Keeping you cool: Top Ten Fabrics for Summer Clothing
Summer is on its way and we are already feeling the heat thanks to what appears to…
What to do with fabric you no longer need
It’s practically inevitable in almost any sewing or creative undertaking you partake in with fabrics that you…