Written by Becky Striepe
Published on March 16th, 2010
Fab Fabrics took a little hiatus, but we’re back and ready to get the ball rolling again with lovely, sustainable fabric choices! This week, I’m drooling over Spin Spin proprietress Susan Fitzgerald’s sweet screen printed designs.
Fitzgerald prints on all natural fabrics, like hemp/organic cotton blends and uses water-based, eco-friendly inks on all of her hand-printed fabrics. The Melbourne, Australia designer says being kind to the planet is important to her and to her business because:
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on February 8th, 2010
Canadian duo Nathalie Butterfield and Terra Kushner launched their fabric line when they were frustrated with the limited selection of sustainable fabrics.
Nathalie talks about how their company evolved:
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on February 2nd, 2010
Australia-based designer Danielle Stewart hand screen-prints her fresh, modern designs onto linen/cotton or hemp/cotton fabrics using environmentally friendly solvent-free inks.
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on January 26th, 2010
We’re big fans of Daisy Janie fabrics around here, so you can imagine that I jumped at the chance to check out her brand new line: Geo Grand!
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on January 19th, 2010
We’re committed to repurposed, eco-friendly fibers around here, and that means we want our crafts to be sustainable from the inside out!
Here are some resources for organic cotton and recycled batting that you can use in your next quilting project!
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on January 12th, 2010
A commenter on our 2009 Fab Fabrics Retrospective mentioned that she’d been seeing more and more crafts from repurposed vintage fabric, and we thought it would be fun to kick off Fab Fabrics for 2010 with just that!
Emma Farrell and her mother, Sharon Mansfield, came home from a trip with a dream of opening a sewing store that was “that was different than your standard quilt shop.” Rather than the usual offerings, their Loomis, CA shop offer vintage patterns, scrap packs, and notions and vintage and organic fabrics.
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on January 5th, 2010
Happy new decade from all of us at Crafting a Green World! We thought it would be fun to take a look back at last year’s Fab Fabrics as we get geared up for another year of green crafting. Here’s a look back at 12 months of vintage, recycled, organic, and funky Fab Fabrics!
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on December 29th, 2009
We rounded up a bunch of fabric scrap projects back in April, but somehow that scrap stash just keeps accumulating!
Sure, all of those leftover bits and pieces can be a pain to store, but they’re also an awesome resource for fabric that’s basically free! Here are just a few more ideas for ways to incorporate those sweet scraps into your crafty projects:
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on December 15th, 2009
Textile designers Lara Cameron, Bianca van Meeuwen, and Tegan Rose run Melbourne-based Ink and Spindle. Co-owner Tegan says the three of them “came together after discovering we shared a common interest & passion for textiles, design, the handmade & the environment.”
On top of printing their own designs for sale on eco-friendly fabrics with solvent-free inks, they offer printing services for folks looking to design their own sustainable fabrics!
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Written by Becky Striepe
Published on December 8th, 2009
Vegala owner Deborah is a stay at home mom and former owner of a natural living store. When she had her son, she decided to move from her Seattle brick and mortar back to selling fabrics online so she could devote more time to him.
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