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Button Detailed Yarn Dyed Linen Top Tutorial

February 15, 2016 by Cynthia Fong 36959 15

We love to work with yarn dyed’ mid weight linens we carry at fabrics-store.com. This fabric has gorgeous depth’ of colour due to threads’ dyed separately before being woven together into a sheet of fabric. This fabric especially elevates simple designs with clean lines such as this off-duty top’ detailed only with simple pretty buttons on the back. Wear…

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Embroidered Wash Bag Tutorial

November 9, 2015 by Cynthia Fong 19658 2

This week we will make a 7.6 in by 8.4 in’ pouch and take it a little further by’ adding a small personal touch with hand embroidery. It’s a great size to use as a’ small wash’ bag. The pattern we provide here is simply a guide to inspire you and we hope you will create something that’s extra…

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Artisan Embroidery: Evelin Kasikov

September 18, 2015 by Julia Good 27057 2

Many of our artisan embroiderers started their design life out doing something completely different and then found themselves in embroidery, almost by accident. This is no more true than for Evelin Kasikov who, after completing a Fine Art graphics BA at the Estonian Academy of Art, worked as a graphic designer in advertising for ten…

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Artisan Embroidery: MaricorMaricar

September 4, 2015 by Julia Good 18354 2

Sydney-based sisters’ Maricor and Maricar Manalo‘ describe themselves as “˜Makers of Things assorted’. They’re designers, illustrators and animators by trade, but in recent years have gathered somewhat of a cult following due to their incredible embroidery skills. ‘ Their hand-stitched typographic works are playful and geometric as well as bursting with color, and have earned MaricorMaricar commercial and…

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Bohemian Modern: An Introduction

February 27, 2015 by Julia Good 16288 2

There’s something quite special happening in the world of design – designers of textiles, interiors, fashion and shop owners are making a turn from focusing on the mass-produced, everyman products to a more caring approach where they control the production without compromising the quality. We’re seeing more and more one-of-a-kind pieces – clothing, jewelry and…