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Choosing Fabric: Linen

Choosing fabric for clothes can be an intimidating and confusing process. This Choosing Fabric series aims to demystify the types of fabric you will likely come across in the shops, and make helpful suggestions on what to use for your intended project. What is linen? Linen is one of the world’s oldest textiles. The fabric…
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Choosing Fabric: African wax print

Choosing fabric for clothes can be an intimidating and confusing process. This Choosing Fabric series aims to demystify the types of fabric you will likely come across in the shops, and make helpful suggestions on what to use for your intended project. What is African wax print? African wax print is a batik printed, woven…
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Choosing Fabric: rayon challis

Choosing fabric for clothes can be an intimidating and confusing process. This Choosing Fabric series aims to demystify the types of fabric you will likely come across in the shops, and make helpful suggestions on what to use for your intended project. What is rayon challis? Rayon challis is a soft, medium to lightweight woven…
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Top fabric shops in Cape Town

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Fabric shopping in Cape Town

There’s little I enjoy more than spending a morning exploring fabric shops, breathing in the fresh crisp smell of cotton, running my fingers along the bolts, and indulging my love for pattern. Last week, I was on a mission to find some fabric shops in Cape Town that stocked beautiful quilters cotton. I was looking…
