Tagged Sewing

I’m addicted to fabric!

Confession time – I have a major fabric habit. It’s not just upholstery fabric (which I adore), or curtain fabric (I bloody love a print) but the true source of my fabric addiction comes from my TRUE love, dressmaking fabrics. Be it linen (my favourite), cotton (sub-heading: cotton lawn, voile to name a couple), rayon (so slinky), double gauze (my favourite), viscose (mmmmm, drapey), chambray, denim, corduroy (my favourite), velvet, jersey, french terry (so cosy) – I could go on and on and on and bore you all to tears. So this isn’t going to be about upholstery or soft…

Lockdown Sewing

It’s certainly been a strange and scary few months for us all! During Lockdown the Newton Fabrics workshop was closed and I was back at home with the husband and kids – juggling homeschooling and everything else like so many of you. I missed my business and the workshop so much that I decided to…