New Marimekko Fabrics
The Marimekko blog has been showing some sneak previews of new fabrics on the way for Spring. There’s some lovely, lovely stuff comin up–be sure to take a look!
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I Wish I Had IKEA Tea Towel
I sometimes take for granted that we have an IKEA in town (or at least in one of our suburbs), so this tea towel design from Skinny laMinx reminded me that I’m lucky to be able to hop in the car anytime I need to satisfy my Swedish home furnishing needs. Based in South Africa, […]
Fabric Wall Art – CRAFT Video Podcast
In this week’s CRAFT video, we take a visit to the new fabric store Whiz Bang Fabrics in San Francisco where owner Helen Fawcett shows us how to make some cool fabric wall art.
Green Holiday Crafts – CRAFT Video Podcast
Join Molly de Vries and pick up some new holiday tricks with a green conscience. She shows us how to make a festive fabric garland from attractive scraps, then shows a furoshiki fabric gift wrapping technique. Molly is a sustainable textiles maven and creator of Ambatalia “The Fabric Society.” Molly recently closed her retail shop in Mill Valley, CA, but you can find her on her blog and etsy shop. She’s even working an underground shop in her home studio for by-appointment shopping, special resourcing, and custom work.
Limited Edition Mustache Fabric from Sew Bettie
I love this mustache fabric from Sew Bettie. Can you imagine the fun projects that could be created with it? The embroidery-lovin’ gal in me also sees some great stitching opportunities here ….
Huge Marimekko Sale
Happy New Year! Marimekko is celebrating with their semi-annual sale–and it’s a big one! Over 200 Marimekko designs/colors are on sale – up to 40% off! The sale doesn’t officially kick off until Friday, but all of the items are already marked down so go ahead and start looking. The sale ends through 1/16 or […]
Mod Green Pod – Organic Cotton Fabric Made in the USA
A new business, Mod Green Pod, focuses on 100% organic, American-grown cotton. They produce gorgeous printed upholstery and home furnishings fabric, wallpaper, and tote bags. If the printed designs are outside your budget, try the unprinted cotton and either use plain or silkscreen on your own designs! Try the interactive Room Creator to visualize how […]
