A collection of 14 posts

Making the Elbe Textiles Sorrento Bucket Hat in custom printed cotton canvas fabric!
Projects

Making the Elbe Textiles Sorrento Bucket Hat in custom printed cotton canvas fabric!

In this blog we’re going to show you how 1 meter of fabric - yes, just 1 - can be turned into 3 bucket hats with an amazing pattern from Elbe Textiles

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What could you create in poly chiffon?
Fabrics

What could you create in poly chiffon?

It’s great as an independent textile or as a budget friendly stand in for another fabric. Keep reading to find out more about our polychiffon.

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Our Featured Fabric is Silky Knit! Get to know this slinky and versatile knit fabric

Our Featured Fabric is Silky Knit! Get to know this slinky and versatile knit fabric

As one of our more unique fabrics, we wanted to take a look at Silky Knit. This stretch polyester fabric is surprisingly versatile, though not necessarily an obvious option for many. Let me tell you more about why this fabric is a great choice for so many projects!

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Get to know our perfectly basic Organic Quilting Cotton!
Fabrics

Get to know our perfectly basic Organic Quilting Cotton!

Quilting cotton is one of the fabrics most new sewists will encounter! At Art Fabrics, our philosophy is that basics must be their best so our quilting cotton is organic of the highest quality.

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ART FABRICS GUIDE: How to convert a physical image into a fabric print
Designing

ART FABRICS GUIDE: How to convert a physical image into a fabric print

You can turn physical works of art into digital images easily! This guide will walk you through options on how to photograph and scan your artwork to it can be used to create fabrics or anything else online.

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Our Sateen 200TC is a dream!
Cotton

Our Sateen 200TC is a dream!

Need a wide fabric for your project? Coming in at 94.5" and weighing 135g/m2, cotton sateen 200TC is the perfect mix of luxury and affordability.

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2022 was a huge year for us and it's only going to get more exciting!
Fabrics

2022 was a huge year for us and it's only going to get more exciting!

Call us sentimental, but now that 2022 is coming to an end we want to take a look back on what this past year held for Art Fabrics. Take a trip back through the last 12 months with us!

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Meet our Silk Habotai!
Fabrics

Meet our Silk Habotai!

Our feature fabric this week, silk habotai, is the definition of ethereal. It is our lightest weight silk by 15 g/m2, which creates in this fabric a beautiful, flowy drape that moves with ease.

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Dreamy Velveteen printed fabrics!
Fabrics

Dreamy Velveteen printed fabrics!

It’s a heavy-weight fabric, made from 100% polyester, and has an unmistakable surface texture; if you’ve ever touched any kind of velveteen fabric you’ll know it well. It has a significant surface pile that makes it so soft to the touch.

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OEKO-TEX and Ecopolyester fabrics. Find out more about what these mean.
OKEO-TEX

OEKO-TEX and Ecopolyester fabrics. Find out more about what these mean.

We firmly believe that printing your own fabric, on demand, then sewing your own products, is infinitely more sustainable (and usually affordable) than buying premade items. Learn about OEKO-TEX certification and details about the production of ecopolyester.

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Reactive Printing: What to expect and limitations to know about
Fabrics

Reactive Printing: What to expect and limitations to know about

Let's start by saying, reactive printing gives truly amazing prints on natural fabrics.

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Jess and Kate Create #2: The Indie Sew/Seamly Wrapped Cardigan
Fabrics

Jess and Kate Create #2: The Indie Sew/Seamly Wrapped Cardigan

This post features the Wrapped Cardigan from IndieSew (now Allie Olsen) who unfortunately no longer sells this pattern! However, we suggest similar patterns to try if you'd like to make a similar garment! Read on!

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Jess and Kate Create #1: The Peppermint Magazine Pocket Skirt
Projects

Jess and Kate Create #1: The Peppermint Magazine Pocket Skirt

We're so excited to launch our series of blog posts devoted to the amazing creativity of independent pattern makers. This post features the Pocket Skirt from the latest issue of Peppermint Magazine.

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Production & Shipping FAQ

Production & Shipping FAQ

Here's a couple of q

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