Silk fabric is one of the most common and known fiber on which textile industry is primarily dependent. It is natural protein fiber, some forms of which can be woven into textiles. Silk fabric is such a fabric which is made from threads and it is spun by the silk caterpillars. Silk caterpillars live on some specific tress and eat their leaves to live. These tresses are cultivated in order to cultivate these worms. Mulberry silk worm is one of them and most famous among them because mulberry…

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Excerpt - Piecing it all together

by Jessica Bryce Young

February 21, 2018

"Among those in the know, quilting has shaken off its once-fusty image.

"One of…

Gone are the days when quilting was only a cottage industry!

By Carma Wadley

"Quilting is certainly an art — an art, a craft, a hobby, a pastime, an outlet for creativity, even a form of therapy. But in today's world it is also an industry..."

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As modern and traditional quilters and garment sewers, we at Sew What's New prefer to use Oliso Smart Irons for pressing our sewing and quilting projects every day.  In…

I intend to use this block as the front of a bag. What kind of bag - I have no idea yet. The fabrics are from Joel Dewberry, and I think there is an orphan strip from a Spring Zing Batiks strip pack in there. I used a scrap of …

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Sunni of "A Fashionable Stitch" hosted a trouser Sew-Along.  Armed with the book …

Okay, it's Saturday, and that summer beach bonfire is not going to happen unless you can find something besides fleece and rubber boots to wear. Sound familiar?



Living in Southeast can be a big wardrobe hassle when the sun sneaks up on us. We love the weather, but our closets don't! So, why not do like our mothers taught us, and create or…

Darts are folds sewn into fabric to provide three-dimensional shaping to a garment. They are very frequently used to tailor the garment to the wearer's shape.

Darts are actually a simple wedge shape, that is made up with four basic components:…

 A free Easter Bunny plushie pattern in PDF format by…

These simple soft-toy style Easter chick and Easter bunny decorations sewn with calico and gingham fabrics, will cheer up your home during Easter celebrations every year.  These whimsical decorations are a great …

Using a beautiful mix of ombre cottons designed Vanessa Christensen for…

Joy from HowJoyful made this ruffled babydoll nightie out of leftover …

Sew a Valentine Babydoll Nightie…

We can make our own sewing pattern weights to keep our pattern paper laying flat on top of our fabric when we are cutting our sewing project out.  Scraps and rice make this project very…

A modern Valentine sewing project for your home. The printed fabric is by…