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Tilly and the Buttons. Fabric Shopping in London. One of the most common questions I'm asked is where to go fabric shopping in London. I buy much of my fabric online, but I do so like a pootle around the shops too. Here are my suggestions of some places to go – not at all a comprehensive list of fabric shops in London, but the places I most often visit myself. Enjoy! Berwick Street Nearest tube: Oxford Circus / Tottenham Court Road / Piccadilly CircusMap link You’ll find a string of fabric shops along this bustling street in Soho, including The Cloth House (two shops, in fact), Silk Society, Misan Textiles (again, two of them), Biddle Sawyer Silks, Berwick Street Cloth Shop and Borovick. Liberty Great Marlborough Street W1B 5AH Nearest tube: Oxford CircusMap link The world famous fabric prints need no introduction, but Liberty also has a delightful selection of gorgeous notions, buttons and trims in its haberdashery department. [photo courtesy of Karen] I hope this was helpful.
MacCulloch & Wallis. Knits in a Nutshell with Alyson Clair. Sleeve detail on one of Alyson's knit designs Look, your friendly neighborhood knits guru is back! Alyson of Clair Vintage Inspired is taking over here today with an intro post on sewing with knit fabric. Thanks, Alyson! Alyson has treated us to a very in-depth post with lots of fabulous photos, so make sure to click on "read more" to see it in its full glory.
Hi again, all! This post is meant to be an overview on knits in general. I can go into more specifics on different seam applications, fabric, stitching, and machine troubleshooting in the future, but first, I wanted to give a broad overview about the fabric and the different machines that can be used to sew and finish it. The most important thing to remember about knits is they are a whole different ball game from wovens. Woven - on a loom Knit - on a knitting machine Wovens are typically pretty static (aside from blends with Lycra and such, which we can go into later down the road). Sergers Here is an example of stitching a 4 thread.