Denyse Schmidt Interview
Sew, Mama, Sew! has a nice interview with fabric designer and quilt maven Denyse Schmidt, which covers her new line of home decorating-weight fabrics from the County Fair collection.
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HOW TO – Flour Paste Batik
Rachel points us to a cool how-to for doing batik-like fabric dying using a simple paste based on flour. Bridget Benton uses a pastry piper and spray dyes to achieve this interesting effect. From the pages of CRAFT: Chic Batik by Teresa Mak – Preview in in the CRAFT:07 digital edition (or read if you’re […]
Vintage Fabric Store in SF
The ladies at Stitch Lounge just posted about a great new fabric store in San Francisco stocking all kinds of amazing vintage fabrics, including deadstock Marimekko, Pucci, and Knoll prints. Wow! Urban Burp 170 Columbus Ave, Ste 110 (between Jackson St & Kearny St) San Francisco, CA 94133 (415) 399-8761
Marimekko Fall 2008 Fabrics Sneak Peek
Oooh! Take a look at the new Markimekko Fall 2008 fabrics in the special sneak peek on their blog.
HOW TO – Care for Vintage Fabric
True Up has 36 tips on how to care for vintage fabric from storing the fabrics correctly to cleaning tips and more. [ via Whip Up ]
How Marimekko Fabrics Are Made
On the Marimekko blog you can take a glimpse into the production facility to find out how Marimekko fabrics are made. [ via Not Martha ]
Denyse Schmidt and Heather Ross: Portland Appearance
The lucky denizens of super-crafty Portland, OR will be able to stop by Bolt Fabric Boutique on Friday night from 5-7pm for a casual meet-and-greet with fabric designers Denyse Schmidt and Heather Ross. Check out their new fabric lines and find out more about the great fabrics and classes Bolt has to offer.
