Merchant & Mills // English Drapers from We Are Shuffle on Vimeo. Great video…love the music and photography. ‘Some of our customers gave up sewing in the 70s because it wasn’t a feminist thing to do…and they felt they were betraying their sex by being involved in something so frivolous But now…it doesn’t look like a frivolous thing, it looks like a weighty thing…so those … Continue reading Are you into haberdashery/notions? Meet Merchant and Mills

Have you ever dreamed about sewing with real vintage fabric straight from Italy? Look what I found thanks to the wonders of the internet!     Some days ago I discovered Serena and her blog Ri-Twenty…and got fascinated when reading about her recent discovery: a small Italian fabric store owned by a 93-year-old woman who recently decided to reopen her long closed store as she … Continue reading Vintage Fabric Made in Italy – Want some?

I found this interesting video series thanks to Rae. I thought I’d share it with you. I find it fascinating to discover the history and technique behind sewing machines…they play such an important part of ourhttps://sewingprincess.com/sewingprincess/2011/11/jeans-in-madrid/img_0956/ lives. I’d never thought I’d write this but it’s true!…I would be lost without it! Part 1 Part 2 To all of us who sew…and to all the kids … Continue reading The secret life of machines – What’s behind the sewing machine