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 | May 22, 2018 | Fabric, Fashion trends
‘Wide leg’ pants are being marketed as the new trouser trend!! I smiled broadly when I read this headline as such trousers were around in the 70’s and were previously known as flares or culottes. This pant has made a big come back this year. They are a very...