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Danielle

Is Fitzroy Melbourne’s newest Sewing Hub?

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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.

#MakeYourStash

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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.

[Read more…] about #MakeYourStash

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

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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.

[Read more…] about Changing the way we think about consuming fashion, wearing fashion, making fashion and wasting fashion.

#MeMadeMay

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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!

Shift Dress Design Update

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French dart shift dress

We’ve updated our Shift Dress design.

Our popular dress now features French darts which add soft shaping from under the bust down to the waist. The neckline is wider and the pattern is longer. While a shift dress doesn’t have a defined waist, some soft shaping has been added to the waist. The bust to hip ratio has also been changed based on the measurements of the many many students that have taken this workshop over the years. Have a look at several images on our instagram highlights – click here.

This pattern features just 4 pieces and simple detailing, this makes it a great project for those that are early on in their sewing adventures.

While making this Shift, students will learn how to choose their size, pattern placement, tracing and cutting technique. In the sewing room you’ll cover dart sewing technique, how to finish fabric edges with an overlocker, learn how to insert an invisible zip and then discover the surprising method used to sew an all in one facing. 

Workshop Description – read more here.