Category Archives: Fabric
What Is a Deadstock Fabric a Practical UK Guide
Deadstock fabric is already-produced textile that wasn't used in its intended production run. In the [...]
Best Fabric for Dressmaking: A Complete UK Guide
You're standing in front of a row of fabric bolts with a simple shift pattern [...]
How to Source Deadstock Fabric: A Practical UK Buyer’s Guide
Deadstock fabric is often sold as an easy sustainability win. Find a leftover roll, pay [...]
Best Fabric for Sewing Machine Beginners to Practice On
You've threaded the machine, lowered the presser foot and chosen a straight stitch. Then you [...]
How to Choose the Right Interfacing for Your Fabric
You're standing at the cutting table with a beautiful length of fabric in one hand [...]
How to Sew with Crepe Fabric: A Practical UK Guide
You've got the cut table cleared, the pattern pinned, and a length of crepe that [...]
Sewing with Bamboo and Modal Fabric – What to Know
Most advice on bamboo and modal gets one thing badly wrong, it treats them like [...]
How to Sew Oilcloth and Laminated Cotton Bags
You can lay a beautiful coated-fabric bag on the cutting table and still feel the [...]
Beginners Guide to Sewing with Quilting Cotton
You've got the fabric in your hands, the machine is threaded, and you're staring at [...]
How to Sew with Liberty Lawn and Fine Cotton Heirloom Techniques
You know the moment: the Liberty lawn is spread out, the scissors are in your [...]
Fabric and Garment Care) the Complete Sewist Guide
You've just finished a dress, a shirt, or a pair of jeans that took hours, [...]
Seersucker and Chambray Pattern Matching Guide
You've got both fabrics spread out on the cutting table, scissors ready, and the stripes [...]
Sewing with French Terry for Loungewear Made Simple
You've got the fabric on the table, the jogger pattern folded open, and that familiar [...]
Viscose Dressmaking Fabric: A Guide to Drape and Weight
You've got the fabric in your hand, the pattern in your bag, and one nagging [...]
Cotton Fabric by the Metre: The Complete Buyer’s Guide
You're standing at the cutting table or scrolling a fabric site, and every listing says [...]
How to Sew with Velvet (Nap for a Luxe Finish)
Velvet usually looks forgiving on the bolt. Then you cut a bodice, stitch a sleeve, [...]
Fabric Shrinkage Test Method: A Sewist’s Practical Guide
You finish a blouse, dress or pair of pyjama bottoms, try it on, and it [...]
How to Sew and Care for Flannel Fabric: Expert Guide 2026
You've probably done it already. You spot a bolt of flannel in a colour or [...]
How to Sew with Viscose Without It Slipping or Fraying
You've bought a gorgeous length of viscose. It has that lovely drape, the sort that [...]
How to Sew with Silk Fabric for Flawless Results
That slippery length of silk on your table probably looks beautiful right up until you [...]