Today’s article is about the second half of the Bay Area Sewists meetup at Britex Fabrics, covering linen and blends. (Part 1 contains basic information on plant fibers and covers cotton in detail).
Deena from Britex displays some of the store’s linen collection.
This past Saturday morning, I joined the Bay Area Sewists for a meetup at Britex Fabrics. Two Britex employees, Natalie and Deena, gave an excellent presentation on cotton and linen fabrics, and how to work with them.
Today’s article mainly discusses cotton. In Part 2, I’ll cover linen and blends. Continue reading
Greetings after a long absence. My personal life has been rather hectic lately, and after completing the shirt for my client’s wedding I took a break from sewing for a while.
Readers who have followed the Tuxedo Shirt saga to this point will know I actually made two shirts. The first was from a fabric that looked beautiful but was prone to wrinkling. Since the wrinkly shirt was largely complete, I took time over the past week to finish this shirt for the client. I personally put a lot of effort into it, so I did not want to see it go to waste.
