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New Embroidery Workshops

26 June 2019 by Danielle 4 Comments

The new embroidery workshops are taught by Hozanna, a Japanese designer and embroidery artist currently in Australia. You can see her inspiring work under her label Towelket Tokyo by clicking here. 

In our beginners embroidery workshop you will learn techniques that will allow you to create a beautiful neat monogram over three hours.

In our intermediate embroidery workshop you will learn more embroidery stitches over four hours. Using the new stitches you will create a beautiful floral design.

Hozanna’s style reflects nature and uses earthy tones, she embellishes her beautiful creations with embroidery to make them even more stunning. Hozanna’s work in Japan involved fashion design, pattern drafting, dressmaking, crochet, knitting and embroidery! She explained that in a small industry it’s important to be able to do it all. Hozanna believes in making everyday items beautiful to bring you continuous pleasure and enjoyment while you use them.

Hozanna graduated from Bunka Fashion College or Bunka Fukuso Gakuin in Japanese. 

Learn embroidery

 

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Is Fitzroy Melbourne’s newest Sewing Hub?

5 June 2019 by Danielle 2 Comments

With a new dress fabric store opening on Brunswick Street in the last couple of weeks, there is now four fabric stores less than 1km from Thread Den! YAY four fabric stores in Fitzroy! Buy all the fabrics!

Drapers Fabrics joins our local fabric favs, which now include The Fabric Store, Clear It, and Le Nguyen. We couldn’t possibly forget our best haberdashery – Jimmy Buttons – with its amazing assortment of trims, buttons and more. Plus there are sewing accessories, drafting supplies and more at both M.Recht and WmC. Jackson.

Sew, could Fitzroy become Melbourne’s sewing hub?

Cover of Sewer WorksDOWNLOAD HERE SEWER WORKS WITHIN 1KM OF THREAD DEN – If you need fabric, download our list of dress fabric stores nearby Thread Den

We are adding to our list! You can now download a list of stores within 15km of Thread Den – Fabric Stores within 15km

More coming! Stay tuned.

Filed Under: Melbourne Suppliers Tagged With: fabric store, haberdashery

Why is making coats so satisfying?

27 May 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

Compared with other garments, there is something extra enjoyable about making coats. I sat down and tried to put my finger on exactly what about coat making is it that I love?

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Choosing interfacing for your sewing project

15 May 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

Selecting the interfacing you should use in your project can be a challenge and feel intimidating. We’ve put a variety of information into this post in our Sewing Journal to help you choose the right interfacing for your sewing project.

Why do I need interfacing?

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Filed Under: Sewing Tips Tagged With: interfacing

Fabric stores in Melbourne

13 May 2019 by Danielle 4 Comments

Updated May 2023

Email us to receive a PDF copy of the guide.

Sewer Works Fabric Stores by Thread Den

Filed Under: Melbourne Suppliers Tagged With: sewing

#MakeYourStash

2 May 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

If you have one, you probably lie about how big it is…#MakeYourStash

Your fabric stash.

I heard about a sewing enthusiast recently who only buys fabric for a project. She makes that project and only then buys fabric when she has the next project planned and ready to start. I was seriously impressed – that is incredible will power! I am obviously not like that…

So, as soon as I saw this campaign I loved it. I am just as guilty as the next Fabricophile of having a huge fabric stash.

#MakeYourStash 

In its 2nd year the challenge is: to make garment(s) that we will love and wear, using fabric that has been in the stash for more than 6 months.

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Filed Under: Sew-inspiring Tagged With: #makeyourstash, sustainable sewing

Changing the way we think about consuming fashion, wearing fashion, making fashion and wasting fashion.

28 April 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

Who made my clothesWe’ve come to the close of the annual #whomademyclothes campaign, it starts each year on the anniversary of the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsing. 

On 24 April 2013, 1,138 people died and another 2,500 were injured, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history… Thats when Fashion Revolution started. The #whomademyclothes campaign in April every year works to highlight transparency in the fashion industry.

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Filed Under: Sew-inspiring Tagged With: memademay, waronwaste, whomademyclothes

#MeMadeMay

28 April 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

2019 is the TENTH year of the #MeMadeMay challenge. It is all about building your relationship with your handmade wardrobe. To take part, make a pledge to wear the garments you made yourself more and/or in different ways.  Then you showcase it throughout May. By the end of May, you will have learnt a whole load about yourself, your style, how you feel about your wardrobe, and how best to spend your clothes-making time going forwards.
To officially set your pledge, click the logo and visit So,Zo the creator of #MeMadeMay.
To Celebrate Thread Den is discounting selected classes in May to get you sewing more!

Filed Under: Sew-inspiring Tagged With: dressmaking, memademay, sewing

What is a toile?

25 April 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

A test garment.

When making a garment that you haven’t made before, it is a really good idea to produce a toile.

A toile is an early version of a finished garment made up in cheaper plain fabric so that the design can be tested and perfected. Multiple toiles can be made in the process of perfecting a design.

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Filed Under: Sewing Tips Tagged With: calico, dressmaking, muslin, pattern drafting, toile

Join the Fashion Revolution

24 April 2019 by Danielle Leave a Comment

Who made my clothesOn 24 April 2013, the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed. 1,138 people died and another 2,500 were injured, making it the fourth largest industrial disaster in history.

Thats when Fashion Revolution started.

[Read more…] about Join the Fashion Revolution

Filed Under: Sew-inspiring Tagged With: thefashionrevolution

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