Different types of supplies you can buy for better fabric painting You can make do with 3 primary fabric paint colors, red, blue and yellow, and one or two brushes and start painting on your fabric.

Have you seen a favorite pattern in a fabric and struggled to pinpoint its name? Here is a post putting a name to your dilemma. These different types of fabric prints and patterns are what attracts us ...

Romans and Egyptians took great interest in their appearance and spend a lot of effort and currency on fashion and style. Wearing a particular type of clothing communicated status, wealth and ...

There are so many types of fabrics available, it is very easy to feel lost in a textile showroom. Usually, the color and patterns attract you first to a fabric. But that is only one element of the ...

There are many different types of leather which really confuses me when I go to buy. I am the kind who ask why, what, when of things I buy – this way I have come to know a little bit about different ...

1. Aline dress This dress basically follows the Aline silhouette – ie flowy from the shoulders. It can also have a fitted defined waist but the hem is always flared giving the whole silhouette the ...

I bet that you will find at least one skirt in every girl’s wardrobe – atleast as a petticoat or as a divided skirt or a half slip or whatever. You cannot ignore this piece of fabric sewn into many ...

I have always been fascinated by smocking done on my girls’ dresses and always thought it is too difficult to do. Realistically it is a little bit difficult to do than other embroidery work but the ...

In our house most of the time, clothes get holes because of incorrect pressing – the iron box burns holes in the fabric very easily when the temperature is not compatible. This happens with synthetic ...

Polynosic Fibers This fiber is very similar to Rayon fibers but the tenacity of this fiber is more than that of rayon. Cuprammonium rayon fiber Cuprammonium rayon fibers are made from cellulose ...

Anatomy of a zipper 1. Teeth – This is the central part of a zipper- The track of the zipper which can be of plastic or metal. The zipper is opened or closed by using these teeth. 2. Tape – This is ...

FREE DIY SEWING PATTERNS Learn to Make a Basic Bodice A bodice top is something which you can alter to any style you want. Let your creativity run riot altering this pattern to what you want it to be ...