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Sherpa and Fleece are the perfect duo for keeping snug and warm this winter. Thick Sherpa fleece make an ideal lining for jackets and coats. Fleece feels soft to the touch. These two are used so often together for top layer and lining it made sense to merge them as one fabric, so we did! Fabric UK present to you, Double Sided Bonded Sherpa Fleece….
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Curtains, we all need them at some point. Decorative and functional, you can set the key look of a room with the right style. Or if you are not fussed to much about decor, simply use them to keep a draft at bay or to keep light out. But what if you need to keep water out? Well, waterproof curtains are the answer. Of course we are familiar with shower curtains, but there are many other situations where you may need a bit of splash proofing and our 4oz waterproof fabric is just the job…..
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It’s that time of year when the little red flowers start to pop up on winter coat lapels all over the country. Poppies can be found on shop counters and British Legion charity helpers on the streets. You can still get the traditional paper made poppies or the newer enamelled broaches to show your support for remembrance day. Why not make your own though?
The classic red and black poppy is such a traditional symbol of that you could make your own and it would still be clear that you are giving support to the Appeal. You can still donate in charity boxes or even online, whilst wearing your own poppy with a bit more visual appeal.
Red is the most well known commemorative poppy colour, chosen because of the millions of red poppies which covered Flanders Fields where so many bodies lay. There are also white poppies available and purple poppies too, with different meanings. There is no reason at all why you cant wear all three poppies together. Some people like me, may have had family members fight in wars but also support the idea of peace, no guns no bombs at all. Here’s one I made earlier using red and white fabric. You could add a purple layer too for the animals.
You can create your poppy in various shapes from the simplistic shape of the classic paper poppies to a multi petal layered kind. I followed a few different templates online that I printed out . But feel free to get creative with your poppies. Go big or even huge if you want. Make poppies to go on cars, front doors, walls and even trees like in Birmingham centre. For little touches, you can turn your poppies into hair clips, earrings , facinators, even rings.
The best kind of fabric to go for is something a bit stiffer and more heavyweight. This will ensure thew petals will stay upright and in shape. Here are some examples I created to give you an idea what fabrics you could use.
Fine Glitter Fabric Poppy
Felt Fabric Poppy
Glitter Gloss Poppy
Large Glitter Poppy
Once you have cut out all the parts of your poppy you can glue these together using fabric glue, PVA glue or a little stronger. Do not use super glue! it will make the fabric brittle, plus it’s just too unpredictable. Have you ever stuck you fingers together, it’s not pleasant.
You can buy blank hair clips, key-rings, and hairbands to transform your poppies into wearable accessories. Stick on Velcro will be useful too. Stick your larger poppies to walls, bags and even jumpers!
I made this sparkly pair of eyes using our green large glitter fabric and gold and black fine glitter fabric. You can use any colour combination you want! For a step by step photo guide how to make these glitter eyes, click on and scroll down, or click on the 1st image and click right for FULL size pictures!
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You’ve seen the furry monsters, Now learn how to make their glittery google eyes!
My photo guide shows you the simple steps to making your monsters big sparkly eyes. Google eyes are a simple yet extremely effective hack to make any inanimate object come to life. Try it!
You can bring furry monster costumes to life of course. Or why don’t you have fun with random objects and take pictures on your travels. Armed with a pile of google eyes, the possibilities are infinite! You can literally put them on anything!
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Its so easy to make your own monster! All you need is some faux fur fabric, stick on eyes and your imagination! You can create any personality you want for you monster. Cute, mischievous, angry, shy, silly or serious. Look to Jim Henson’s masterpieces Sesame Street and The Muppets for inspiration.
Make a grumpy grouch like monster like Oscar the Grouch, a kind character like Grover or a fun loving monster like Elmo. Make a puppet monster to have at your side, or make a costume for you or your own little monsters! Click on for some monster ideas with personality and get creating with our furry faux fabric….
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Halloween has become an annual excuse to dress up, and why not?There are so many directions to go, it’s an ideal time to come up with some wacky ideas. Halloween has come a long way from doom and gloom displays and standard spooky scenes. Halloween has personality, everyone has their own version and ideas have gone way beyond witches and ghosts.
Halloween dress up has grown from classic horror inspired themes to the weird and wonderful. Anything goes now, cute monsters, glamorous Gothic, sci-fi, horror, or fantasy. You don’t even have to go for a creepy theme, funny is the new Halloween scene. You can add a twist to the traditional or come up with a personal pun related costume to get the laughs. Whatever you go for, have fun with it. You don’t have to spend too much time or money on a costume to get a great effect.
Here are some quick fire ideas you can play with. Easy to use fabric for quick costume ideas for all ages and themes. Click on to see ….
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Tough, durable, waterproof,colourful and clean. Wipe clean. With 18 colours available from bright to subtle, you can match the fabric to your decor. There are many other waterproof fabrics out there to choose from, but PVC Panama is particularly good as a protector due to the weight and the thick PVC coating. The fabrics itself is made from a strong plain cotton drill which is then oil and PVC coated. This creates fabric that can withstand constant tough and practical use.
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Yes, that’s exactly what I mean. Fabric as a tube, created in a tubular form. This type of fabric comes in handy for all sorts of practical tasks as well as fashion and sports clothing. There is a fabric out there for every kind of task, but more often than not, we simply don’t know whats really available. Tubular fabric has been used in certain industries for a very long time, yet unless you work or study fabrics and textiles you may not be aware of it. It may be perfect for your next project. Read on to see if our tubular fabric is just what you didn’t realise you needed!
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We have a samples department run by a dedicated member of staff who’s sole job it is to pick and post the samples to you. We have a strategic method to ensure each of the fabrics gets a place in the samples department. New fabric has a strip sliced off then cut into smaller portions with a pinking guillotine. These are popped into clear wallets with its own spec sheet, to keep them clean and separate from other samples. The wallet is filed into its correct box -file. So when you call us, email or order online, the pre-cut samples are ready and waiting to be picked and posted straight to you with its own spec sheet attached.
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