Fabric - Blog Posts

- Do you think I should get these stretch marks removed?

- Your body is your business. But if you want my opinion, you're perfect. It also fills me with love and gratitude, because it is a reminder of our daughter.

- Is the daughter herself not enough? >///< Thank you!! <3

((Yes, it's a headcanon that after giving birth, Izuku has stretch marks on her stomach, chest and thighs))

Home Office in Raleigh Home office library - mid-sized asian freestanding desk vinyl floor and brown floor home office library idea with green walls and no fireplace

My fabric stash just outgrew my storage cabinet…. Ah well, I guess that it’s a sewist life to have bags of unhoused fabric sitting around their room/sewing space.

The fabric will soon(ish) be used tho.; this is all old shirts from my grandpa that my gran forced him to get rid of bc they were too worn out, and I’ll make a patchwork quilt out of them.

Drawing Skirts Row 1, 2, & 3 (Left) Row 3 (Right) Row 4 (sent by a friend, Source Unknown) Row 5

a compilation of fabric tutorials from drawsh

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Super basic tips for drawing cloth, especially inventing it without a reference. This is the one thing I’m asked about often and I think the best place to start is with simple logic like this!

dont make me tap the sign

Multimedia art I did for artfight last year !

Wanted to try something new!

RIP Joann, now what?

I wanted to make a post I could copy and paste and or link when I see folks asking where to buy fabrics when Joann is gone. I sew a lot, generally between 100-200 items a year and I don't do it on a big budget. Stores are not in a particular order.

Notions:

Wawak.com - start here, mostly stay here. Wawak is a supplier for professional sewing businesses and have the prices that show it. I will not pay for gutermann Mara 100 anywhere else. I buy buttons, tools, thread, and most elastic here.

Stitch Love Studio - this is where I buy lingerie supplies https://www.etsy.com/shop/StitchLoveStudio?ref=yr_purchases

Fabric:

Fabric Mart - this is one where you want to sign up for emails and never buy unless its on sale. They run different sales every day and they rotate. Mostly deadstock fabrics but I buy more from here than anywhere else. Fantastic customer service and if you watch you can get things like $6 wool suiting or $4 cotton jersey. https://fabricmartfabrics.com/

Fabrics-Store - again, buy the sales not the full price. Sign up for the emails but redirect them to a folder because it is TOO MANY. They stock linen or good but not amazing quality. https://www.fabrics-store.com/

Purple Seamstress - This is where I buy my solid cotton lycra jersey. They have other things, but the jersey is what I'm here for. Inexpensive and very good quality. If you ask she will mail you a swatch card for the solids. https://purpleseamstressfabric.com/

LA Finch - deadstock fabrics with a fantastic remnant selection https://lafinchfabrics.myshopify.com/

Califabrics - mix of deadstock and big brands, easy to navigate and always seem to have good denim in stock. https://califabrics.com/

Boho Fabrics - good variety, nice bundles. I have also gotten some really great trims from here. https://www.bohofabrics.com/

Firecracker Fabrics - garment and quilting fabrics, really nice selection and great sale section. I've bought $5 yard quilting cottons here several times. https://www.firecrackerfabrics.com/

Hancock's of Paducah - Quilting fabric and some limited garment fabric. AMAZING sale section. Do not sleep on the sale section. This is my first stop when buying quilting fabrics. Usually the last stop too. Not particularly speedy shipping. https://www.hancocks-paducah.com/

Itokri - This is something a little different. Itokri is an Indian business with incredible traditional fabrics. Shipping to the US is expensive, but the fabric is so inexpensive it evens out. I generally end up paying like $30 for shipping. Beautiful ikat and block prints. https://itokri.com/

Miss Matatabi - this is a little treat. This isn't where you go to save money, but there are so many beautiful things in this shop. Ships from Japan incredibly quickly. https://shop.missmatatabi.com/

Lucky Deluxe - Craft thrift store, always has an incredible selection and fantastic customer service. I need to close the tab fast because I never go to this website without finding something I need. https://www.luckydeluxefabrics.com/

Swanson's - the OG of online craft thrift stores, but I find their website harder to navigate. https://www.swansonsfabrics.com

Honorary Mentions: I haven't shopped at these places yet but I have had them recommended and likely will at some point.

A Thrifty Notion - https://athriftynotion.com/

Creative Closeouts - https://creativecloseoutsfabric.com/ being rebranded to sewsnip.com on March 1 - quilting deadstock

Hawthorne Supply Co. - I just got this rec and I think I need to not look too closely or I'm going to slip with my debit card. https://www.hawthornesupplyco.com/

This is not an exhaustive list of everywhere you can buy fabric, or even a full list of where I shop. There are SO many options out there in the world. You also need to think outside the fabric store box. I thrift men's shirt fabrics for quilts and sheets for backing fabric. I don't do a ton of in person thrifting and my local stores don't get a lot of craft materials but every thrift store is its own universe and reflects the community it is in. Go out and find something cool.

Oh and final note: Don't shop at Hobby Lobby.

OMG this was a lot of work. I'm really proud of my attempt at fabric. Anyway,

DRAGON GOD!!

I wanted to make a dragon deity in the Civ 6 era score. Essentially a marker that depicts the new religion and it's symbol. I wanted to make a little blurb describing the deity and it's roles, but it's not the same without the narrator's voice

I made a plush ouroboros from inscryption

fanfics written by ACTUAL PEOPLE made with ACTUAL CREATIVITY >>> ai chatbots

Dining Room Detroit Example of a medium-sized transitional enclosed dining room with white walls and a dark wood floor.

I’ve spent so many hours on this. It’s not even done yet either.