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Fabric Ideas for the Robson Trench Coat

By on March 19, 2013 in Fabrics, Inspiration and Everything Else

Hello, everyone! I’m thrilled that you guys love the new pattern, the Robson Trench Coat. It’s always exciting to see a positive response to each new pattern! Now that the pattern has been released, I’ve finally allowed myself to start wearing the blue sample, and it certainly is a eye-catching garment. People aren’t used to [...]

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When In Doubt, Buy Three Metres (or Yards)?

By on February 18, 2013 in Fabrics

This is another really good question that I get asked from time to time! When you’re buying fabric with no specific purpose, how do you decide how much to buy? When I don’t know what I’m going to make, I know that 3 yards or metres will usually cover me. When in doubt, I buy [...]

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Cutting Striped Knit Fabric & Matching Stripes

By on October 12, 2012 in Fabrics, Projects, Work in Progress

Today I’m cutting my striped knit fabric for the Renfrew Top. Remember how we lined up the ribbed lines along the fold of the fabric to ensure our solid-coloured knit fabric was on grain? We’ll do something completely different to line up our stripes today. (This is a long post but it’s full of good [...]

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Thoughts on Cutting Knit Fabric, Notches and More

By on October 10, 2012 in Fabrics, Projects, Work in Progress

Hello, everyone! Canadians, did you have a nice Thanksgiving holiday? I did, but now I’m back to work on my Renfrews! Look at how the fused pattern pieces cling to the fabric! They’re not ‘sticking’ like they’re sticky, but seem to grip to the surface of the knit fabric and don’t slip around like tissue [...]

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A Quick Report on Our Social Fabric Sale

By on September 25, 2012 in Fabrics, Inspiration and Everything Else, Vancouver Area Resources

I stopped by the Our Social Fabric sale on Saturday and thought I’d do a quick report on what it was like! If you missed last week’s post and giveaway, Our Social Fabric is an organization that collects unwanted fabric from the movies and local design companies. Each month they open their doors and host [...]

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Our Social Fabric: Helping Unwanted Fabric Find a Home (Plus Giveaway!)

By on September 20, 2012 in Fabrics, Inspiration and Everything Else, Vancouver Area Resources

Do you know how much fabric is unwanted from the local manufacturing industry? I used to work in the apparel industry, so I know how much fabric, notions and trims can be left over after a production season. (A lot!) It depends on the company of course, but from my experience there’s frequently plenty of [...]

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