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. Singapore held the promise of great shopping, but sometimes truth and reality are metres apart. After conducting...