Diy fabric swatch book

Is there anything worse for a crafter than running out of their favourite supplies? It can happen if you don’t keep track of what fabric you used: brand, where you bought it and why not how m…

If you’re reading this blog, there’s a pretty good chance, like me, you have boxes and boxes of fabric. Every time I need some fabric, I pull out all the boxes, search for the scrap that I need and then put all the boxes back. Here’s my solution. I’ve made myself a fabric swatch book. Now when I need fabric for a project, I’ll pull out my fabric swatch book and decide what fabric(s) I’m going to use beforehand. On some of the cards, I’ve included 2 or 3 swatches in coordinating fabrics. As I…

Picture it, you look on the back of a pattern envelope and see all kinds of fabric names and you have no idea what any of them mean. What you need is swatches! Swatches are a great tool for sewists who want to learn about fabric. Swatches can teach you so much about how a fabric behaves, how it drapes, most importantly how it feels, and how heavy it is. Here's how to make your own DIY fabric swatch book for your own sewing reference. Included is a free fabric swatch book template…

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Swatches are a great tool for sewists who want to learn about fabric. Here's how to make your own DIY fabric swatch book for your own sewing reference. Download your free fabric swatch book template. #sewingorganization #sewingroom #learntosew

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Sample Books I don’t really have a unfinished sewing project suitable for challenge #2 of HSF, but I do have a new year’s resolution to work on. Even though I’m not the best seams…

I’m giddy looking at my new textile swatch book 🤩 I added swatches of recycled textiles (clothing mostly), sari ribbons, and a variety of others to this little binder. I’m happy with the method I came up with because I can easily add in more swatches and stay sorted by color 🤍 #bbhenryart #bbhenry #brookehenry For those curious, this binder is smaller than a typical binder. Fits about 1/2 sheet of US letter size.