Huge Marimekko Clearance Sale
The semi-annual Marimekko Clearance Sale is happening now through January 15th. There are lots of great fabrics and products on hand so hurry before your favorites sell out. Shop the sale here.
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Danny Mansmith Trunk Show
If you read our Crafter profile of Danny Mansmith and wanted to take a look at his work in person, here’s your chance! (If you live in Chicago, that is.) Fill in the Blank Gallery is having a holiday trunk show featuring Danny’s gorgeous patchwork/quilted/embroidered textile pieces as well as the work of two other […]
Holiday Gift Tutorial featuring Sierra Dew
While in Hawaii, I’ve discovered the work of local designer Sierra Dew. She makes really cool fabric prints using stencils. Her work is tropical in nature, but with an edge. Instead of the same old aloha prints, Sierra’s art is more urban, with a graffiti influence. Sierra recently lent her experience as a fabric artist […]
Anna Maria Horner’s Folksy Flannels
I’m drooling over the new Anna Maria Horner line of flannel printed fabrics called Folksy Flannels. Anna’s put together a few bundles in precut stacks that are perfect for upcoming holiday projects. From the site: Good Morning & Good Night are the two cozy palettes that make up the 16 piece collection. Printed on your […]
How-To: Create Your Own Fabric Design Using Leaves
The folks at Spoonflower show how you don’t need Photoshop or other expensive graphic editing programs to create designs for printing on fabric. Their video tutorial walks you through gathering fall leaves and scanning them and editing them with free tools to create a lovely autumn inspired fabric.
Screen-printed Bags for the Memories
My grandmother never threw anything away, and kept all of her possessions in pristine order. As a child, this was a little hard to deal with — don’t sit on the bedspread, no shoes on the couch, fold the towel after you dry your hands — but as an adult I’ve come to appreciate her […]
Plaid Fascinator
You know how when you are supposed to be working on a specific project, like say, sewing your costume for a party? And instead all you want to do is make hair accessories? I was caught in that conundrum today. While the task at hand was a last minute outfit, I instead became inspired, and […]
