by christeenjacobs | Apr 20, 2022 | Fabric, Fabric shoppping, Sewing machine
How to store your fabric It is important to store your fabric in a way that helps you see what you have. If you cannot see what you have it can get lost under all the piles of fabric in your stash, (especially if you have a lot of fabric) and what will happen is that...
by christeenjacobs | Feb 23, 2022 | Fabric, Fabric shoppping, Sewing
Tips on buying fabric online so you can have greater access to a wider range of fabric options. Moreover, shopping from home can save you valuable sewing time and you don’t even need to get out of your trackie pants, I am going to give you my tips on buying...
by Christeen Jacobs | Nov 7, 2018 | Buttons, Fabric, Fabric shoppping, Fabric shoppping, Fashion trends, Sewing, Sewing machine
Day 1 in Hong Kong Shopping An amazing place to find beautiful pieces of fabric. Armed with my many drawings of garments I want to make, my passport and Visa I popped across to China for a day trip, just a short train trip away. Shenzhen (China) is another one of my...
by Christeen Jacobs | Oct 3, 2018 | Buttons, Fabric, Fabric shoppping, Fabric shoppping, Fashion trends, Sewing
The humble button can be many things: an adornment or a fastening, a thing of exquisite design or a practical element meant to blend into the background. Quietly unassuming but endlessly useful, this little item is to be found almost everywhere you look, from the...
by Christeen Jacobs | Aug 10, 2018 | Fabric, Fabric shoppping, Sewing
I always look forward to shopping for fabric when I am overseas. The chance of finding the piece of fabric or button that nobody else has is enticing. My Singapore fabric shopping trip held the promise of great shopping, but sometimes truth and reality are metres...