I want to say hello to two new participants in the bags of fun challenge before settling down to work. Firstly waving to Leeanne who has joined and asked if you need to use the body section of the jeans. The guidelines are wide open to encourage creativity and so …
The Victorian and Albert Museum in London have been collecting Fashion, Jewellery and Accessories since the collection was started. The collection now has items dating back to 17th century up to examples of contemporary fashion. Currently they are highlighting knitting, hosting a particularly interesting article on the Regional Knitting in …
Learn to sew hosts step by step illustrated instructions for beginners. Articles range across the whole range of skills required for garment construction from taking body measurements, cutting, dealing with buttonholes, inserting zippers to understanding the bias of a fabric and dealing with linings.
Scratching your head for gift ideas, or simple projects suitable for children? This listing of freebies from kreinik.com might generate some ideas for you. Many of the craft projects are easily made and are economical. Kreinik, of course is the thread company that produces a variety of silk and metallic …
Just a quick note this morning before dashing off to work as there is a heck of a lot of action is going on over at the over on the Bags of fun flickr group . Lots of images of work in progress and chat about what is being done. …
I found the Textile Directory incredibly slow to load (and I am on broadband) but once there it provides information and explains for the laymen the characteristics and uses of natural and manmade fibres. This is a reference site and worth adding to your favourites I ended up printing out …
Museum Net is an online resource which assists people looking for Museums in Britain. You can search by both district and keyword. I thought this one might be handy for anyone planning a holiday over there. I wish I was! I am a real museum and collection junkie and simply …
