by Markita Hall-Gumble
I spent almost 4 weeks in Bali. I had so many textile experiences while there, including 3 different batik classes. First, what is batik? In a simple answer, batik is a form of printing on fabric using wax as a resist. Batik has a rich history and it’s origins are over 2000 years old.
We have been blessed with some fantastic donations of fabric and are now ready to participate again at the Farmers Market at Willow Bend.
The Shops at Willow Bend Farmers/Artisan Market
Saturday, April 15, 9:00 to 2:00
We are pulling out the storage!
We have some silks, high quality cottons and rayons, velvets, linens and loads of fabric with unknown fibers.
We found last spring that Illumination is such a great fabric store we needed a repeat visit. the weather cooperated, and the owner was excited for us to visit again.
The Shops at Willow Bend Farmers/Artisan Market
Saturday, June 25th, 9:00 to 2:00
We are pulling out the storage!
So much fabric for $1.00 per yard!
Designer fabrics for $5.00 per yard and Ambiance at $2.00 a yard
Fat quarters at 10 cents each
$5.00 bundles of home dec high end fabric
Fabulous deals on trims as well as 10 cent notions!
We recently had the pleasure of doing this 20 minute interview with Kimberly Jolly. Kimberly is the owner of the Fat Quarter Shop and It’s Sew Emma. Between those two companies, she covers all sorts of quilting and cross stitching fabrics, supplies, and patterns. It was great fun to hear how this accountant turned creative and made her journey to where she is today.… Read the rest
We spent about a half hour with Emily Hallman talking about color, style and the joy of sewing your own wardrobe. She publishes a capsule wardrobe blog and has over 40K followers on Instagram, both an enormous source of inspirational eye candy! Emily describes herself as a shoe lover, bookworm, dog mama, fashion enthusiast, and sewist.… Read the rest
If you are reading this article, I suspect you are a lover of fabric. Those of us sharing that love usually have a stash and the individual pieces of that stash sometimes have a story. Here are stories from Karen, Markita and Sheryl, a few of our Plano ASG members who have had the opportunity to wander the globe and love to feed their stash with souvenirs from their travels.… Read the rest
Subscription services – They used to be book of the month club, fruit baskets, etc. Then came the beauty product clubs, and the popular clothing club, stitch fix.
There have been crafting clubs, quilting and embroidery clubs, knitting clubs, well now there is a new subscription sewing club.
Needle Sharp is the brain child of Mary Grabenstatter. … Read the rest
We are excited to announce the first ever Dallas/Fort Worth Fabric and Fiber Shopping Map!!!
Susan Annand from www.DesignSynse.com in conjunction with the Plano TX Chapter of the American Sewing Guild invites you to enjoy all of the shopping opportunities in our North Texas Area!!! Please feel free to link to our map, be sure you credit DesignSynse.com… Read the rest
It is January a new year, I am sure you have lots of sewing projects planned for 2016. Before you sew here are a few tips of preparation.
When shopping and you fall in love with a fabric but you are not exactly sure what you will create. Here is a general guideline that several of our members use when buying fabric for misses sizing (especially for coordinates) : 3 yards for 1 garment; 5 yards for 2 garments and 7 yards for 3 garments.… Read the rest
I admit, I fear purchasing fabric on line. I’m one of those touchy feely types. I like to look at fabric up close and personal. Feel it against my skin. Lay it across my arm it to see how it drapes. When one ventures to buy fabric online … you don’t get any of those experiences.… Read the rest
