In a recent post about multi-teatowel-tasking, I mentioned the idea of using a tea towel to wrap a gift, furoshiki-style, and here are DIY step-by-step instructions letting you know exactly how to do it (using, in this case, the When Everyone Came To Tea tea towel in rosebud): Step 1: With the print facing down, fold …
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Furoshiki with a tea towel
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Make your own Eyechart Wallhanging
We recently launched the EYECHART tea towel to help the Visionbox Foundation raise funds, and you can read all about the amazing work they do to help people see more clearly, even if they can’t afford a pair of specs. EYECHART is a good-looking tea towel (excuse the pun) so instead of using it to …
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Fan Fridays: DIY
We LOVE seeing what you make with your Skinny laMinx Fat Quarter Pieces, Scrap Packs and DIY Squares. Just look at what this clever lot have been doing! Clockwise from top: @dianavandeyar @lovilee_za @larterton @quiltwhileyoureahead @lesleylilley @margrethe1986 @bollijulia @leighsideknits @owensoliviaquilts @lesleylilley Keep those pics rolling in by hashtagging them #skinnylaminx, or sending an email.
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Cut Out Indecision
Did you know that there are over 70 fabric choices in the Skinny laMinx shop? It’s a LOT to choose from, which can be a bit mind boggling when you’re trying to decide which fabric to choose for an upholstery project.
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Making Friday: Colour monster
I’ve been using Colour Pop offcuts to make crazy beasts like this one, just for fun.
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How much fabric do you need?
Super-useful charts to help with deciding how much fabric to order.
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DIY with Cloud9 Fabrics
It’s so good to see what what people make with our prints, and our our Around the Block collection for Cloud9 Fabrics are perfect for home sewists. Just look at all these great ideas Cloud9 Fabrics has come up with to inspire: Remember to tag us with #skinnylaminx or #skinnylaminxDIY on Insta and Facebook so we can …
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How to: Fold a Christmas tree napkin
Wish you knew how to fold a napkin (or dozen) into a forest of Christmas trees for your Holiday table? Follow our video tutorial below, made by the super clever Melissa!
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Making Friday: Fun with scraps
This Making Friday post is about what other (small) people have been doing with Skinny laMinx fabrics, courtesy of our production manager, Sarah. Sarah loves what she does at Skinny laMinx, but I think one of the biggest perks of this job for her is that she gets to take home our offcuts and scraps for …
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