tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69388626827528130692024-03-13T03:22:39.325-07:00The Cloth StoreThe Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-29985186557410124862011-10-19T13:55:00.000-07:002011-10-19T13:55:13.612-07:00Pins in Tins!Haberdashery need never be boring and these spotty pin tins certainly tick that box! In pink or blue they contain 200 plastic headed 38mm steel pins.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=160_162"><i>Pin Tins £4.50 from The Cloth Store</i></a></div>The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-21587517701072603492011-10-17T12:39:00.000-07:002011-10-17T12:39:37.760-07:00Christmas is coming at The Cloth Store!As Christmas fast approaches the shop is filling up with lovely new stock. If you are going to be hand making your presents this year adding some of our ribbon labels will let the recipient know for sure that you made it for them!<br />
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There are 5 compartments in each, each containing 18x 12mm buttons. Available in Citrus, Primary and Pastel stackers - all on the website.<br />
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We have six designs in the bias as well as covered buttons too.<br />
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Calico DK is a light and soft cotton blend yarn for summer knitting. The balls are 60% Cotton, 40% Acrylic and weigh 50g each and come in a range of very pretty colours.<br />
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We've shifted and moved, pulled and shunted and, at last, we fitted it it! The wool is now a permanent fixture in the shop. To start with we have some of the lovely ranges from Sirdar, including Crofter DK and Aran. <br />
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The kits contain the wool tops, templates and full instructions for you to make your own beautiful felt things - from bunting, to bags to hot water bottles.<br />
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All the kits are beautifully packaged making them ideal gifts for anyone crafty.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">You can find the kits <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=231_265">HERE</a>.</div>The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-77960579850470661552011-01-11T13:08:00.000-08:002011-01-11T13:08:36.539-08:00Upstairs at The Cloth Store: New classes for 2011<div style="text-align: left;">January sees the start of the new classes run 'Upstairs at The Cloth Store' in Horsham. You can <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/dress_making_classes_cloth_store.htm" style="color: #cc0000;">download the information PDFs from the website</a> but here is a brief outline.<br />
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<div style="color: blue;"><a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/dress_making_classes_cloth_store.htm"><u>How to use your machine:</u></a> Do you have one but have no idea how to thread or use it? This single class will help get your started! </div></div><div style="color: blue; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="color: blue; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/dress_making_classes_cloth_store.htm"><u>Beginners Dressmaking:</u></a> A poplular course designed to inspire and encourage anyone to learn to sew their own clothes. </div><div style="color: blue;">Learn how to read a pattern, cut and make an item of clothing.</div><div style="color: blue;"><br />
</div><a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/dress_making_classes_cloth_store.htm" style="color: purple;"><u>Intermediate Dressmaking:</u></a><span style="color: blue;"> The next step after the beginners course, or one for those with basic skills already. Learn how to expand you knowledge and improve techniques.</span>The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-24171367653267809132011-01-11T12:41:00.000-08:002011-06-22T03:21:19.293-07:00Fleece: Make a bone!My youngest son loves dogs and have many, many soft toy ones including a very manky, torn, stinky and much loved sausage dog which he carries everywhere. Needless to say there is always 'A bone for doggie' on his Christmas/birthday list.<br />
<a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=fleece&x=0&y=0&osCsid=1e63b20b0fc9c5b234bc7a696c7a02d5">The Cloth Store stocks some lovely fleece</a> and I choose black, red and pale cream.<br />
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I cut strips of white and black, using a <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=rotary+cutter&x=0&y=0">rotary cutter</a>, which was surprisingly good for the task. I assumed it wouldn't be sharp enough or would blunt quickly, but it was really good. All the strips were then sewn together to form a big large piece from which I cut two bone shapes. From the red fleece I cut one very, very long, wide strip. From there onwards it was just a case of sewing the edges of the stripy fleece (wrong sides together) to that of the red, leaving a hole for stuffing, then turning it the right way.<br />
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The only problem is that everyone loves it and wants me to make them one!The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-1888753952979104742010-12-07T17:04:00.000-08:002010-12-07T17:04:29.722-08:00Monsters!Working at The Cloth Store is very difficult for me. I am faced, every day, with lovely, lovely things. These spotty fabrics just said 'monsters' and I had to have some. I did indeed make monsters ...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Using a pattern bought from the shop, I mixed the fabrics and used fringe trimming for fingers and hair, buttons and felt for eyes.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-70254766806760260732010-11-30T16:46:00.000-08:002010-12-07T16:56:10.364-08:00More fabric inspiration...Filled with enthusiasm after starting my quilt (see the last post) I have found myself covering everything that sits still for long enough in fabric!<br />
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This time it was some notebooks. I just used a very thin layer of PVA glue, spread on the book surface - and pretended the fabric was paper, and covered it as such. I even made a natty pen pocket on one. Not content I made a bag to put them all in ....<br />
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A very easy and cheap way to funkify something ordinary. I covered my diary too! <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/our_shops_cloth_store.htm">Visit one of our Sussex shops</a> and discover lots of lovely fabrics for small projects such as these. You can buy as little as a .25m - just right for an A5 book.The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-45741308503166152752010-11-15T16:45:00.000-08:002010-12-07T17:05:30.907-08:00Tis the weather for a nice quilt .....I decided that it was high time I broke into my fabric stash and what better use of random fat quarters then to make a quilt. I've been thinking about it for a long time now but not quite got around to starting.<br />
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I used a very handy <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=template&x=6&y=10">template</a> and <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_236244819">rotary cutte</a><a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=rotary+cutter&x=0&y=0">r</a> from the Cloth Store shop to cut all my squares - very simply and quick it was too.<br />
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</div>The Cloth Store has lots of useful <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=216">quilting tools and accessories</a> in the online shop as well as an every changing seasonal selection of fabrics in the two Sussex shops. Online there is also some of the gorgeous<a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=moda&x=0&y=0"> Moda</a> range of fabrics, some of which I have used in my quilt above.The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-40071240116400159112010-11-09T07:01:00.000-08:002010-11-09T07:01:55.159-08:00New Fabrics for Autumn: 100% Cotton TwillWe have just taken delivery of these lovely 100% cotton twills. At times like this I wish I didn't have three boys - this owl print would make the cutest pinafore ...<br />
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This one would also be lovely! Very seasonal too, with leaves and acorns.<br />
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Both of these, and some others, are not in the online shop and in our high street shops. Remember, our fabric is seasonal, and, when it is gone, it is, just that - gone!<br />
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Just a taster here - pop in to the shop online and take a look <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=88_230" style="color: red;">HERE</a>The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-14591715308450166162010-09-21T01:51:00.000-07:002010-09-21T01:51:56.940-07:00New Fabrics for AutumnOur new stock is arriving in the shop and these 'Mini Spot' cottons were the first to catch my eye.<br />
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100% cotton and £5.99 a metre they are all round fabrics for dressmaking and craft projects. You can see these and others in our <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=88_184">Spots and Stripes Fabric section HERE</a>.The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-32362018887076023672010-09-07T03:09:00.000-07:002010-09-07T03:09:53.540-07:00Poly-Cotton fabric for all-round sewing.The Cloth Store, although full of all the haberdashery you could ever need, is primarily a fabric suppliers, stocking all the basics you need as well as seasonal patterns and textures.<br />
One of the core ranges are the poly-cottons.<br />
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115cm in width and £3.00 per metre. They come in a rainbow of colours and we can order in any colour that we don't have in stock. What's not to love?!<br />
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We still have stock so Click here to visit the shop <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=88_194">http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=88_194</a>and pick up a few metres for your own project too!<br />
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They are £1.90 per metre and definitely deserve to be used for more than just dressmaking. Use as decorative ribboning, embellishing and tying up gifts, loops and tags, you could even tie them in your hair! Too pretty to resist!The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-41110223602096736472010-08-03T14:47:00.000-07:002010-08-03T14:49:45.519-07:00TRY SOMETHING NEW: Needle FeltingIt's holiday season and we are all thinking about relaxing and taking a break from our daily routines, so why not try something new?<br />
Needle felting is the interlocking and compacting of wool fibres by using specially designed pointed and barbed needles. <br />
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One of our newest designers is Beth Connors of Fibre Space. She designs and produces these wonderful felt brooch kits. Each one contains everything you need to make three lovely flower brooches.<br />
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All the bits come packaged in a box made from recycled card and, at £10.00 each, and available in five colours combinations, they make perfect gifts too.<br />
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Here they are! Linky Dink <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=231_234">Felted Brooch Kits</a>The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-92230916100919327092010-07-22T01:39:00.000-07:002010-08-03T14:16:31.447-07:00A peek inside our Horsham shopAs well as being online we have two long-established shops in West Sussex. I thought a little peek inside at the wonders of the Horsham shop would be nice.<br />
The shop is really central - opposite the bandstand in the Carfax - with car parking just a minute's walk away.<br />
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Inside it is filled to the brim. All the basic essentials are there, from sewing machine needles to velcro by the meter as well as all the exciting haberdashery bits we all love - velvet ribbons rolls, spotty buttons, sparkly threads, feather trims, fabrics ...<br />
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Felt, PVC, Velboa, fuzzy stuff, trimmings, craft kits, sewing boxes, sewing machines and heaps and heaps and heaps of good solid advice. You might even catch me in there! If you are in Horsham - and thinking of popping in - let me know and I'll see if I can catch up with you! Or just say "Anna sent me"!The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-79570949892508556772010-07-21T04:02:00.000-07:002010-07-21T04:02:37.415-07:00Handmade Heaven: Pin CushionsThere is much change a-foot at The Cloth Store. I am a-looking and a-finding some deliciously creative folks who produce handmade haberdashery to stock our two <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/our_shops_cloth_store.htm">bricks and mortar shops</a> and also to add to <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store" style="color: #990000;">our online shop.</a><br />
Our first item has arrived online and is this witty pin cushion hand-printed and sewn by talented Charlotte Brooks.<br />
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Being able to scout for things for the shop is a dream occupation for me, but it has it's consequences ... I want to buy one of everything!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Treat yourself! <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php" style="color: #990000;">'Please Enter Your Pin' handmade pin cushion</a></div>The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6938862682752813069.post-83463917900755251202010-07-16T03:49:00.000-07:002010-08-01T15:57:31.407-07:00When it's too hot for duvets...We've had a whole lot of rain here in Sussex over the last three days, a relief from that hot, hot weather previously. But more of that scorching, dry weather and hot, sticky nights are forecast again and we will be, once more, throwing off our duvets. Duvets are much too bulky and, somehow, a sheet is not quite enough so how about running up one of these for the kids?<br />
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Lovely <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=velboa&x=8&y=8">'snow leopard' velboa</a> backed with bright <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=88_249">blue fleece</a>. One metre of each is perfect for a small boy! It's just the right weight to feel 'covered' but not as bulky and annoying as a big old duvet can be on a hot night.<br />
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So simple to make - just put the two fabrics wrong side together and sewing machine round, leaving a gap large enough to enable you to turn it right way round. <br />
After turning the right way round, fold the edges of the gap neatly in and stitch over the gap, then keep sewing all the way round the edge again. Don't worry too much about the colour of the cotton as the stitching recesses into the texture of the fabrics and won't show. The purpose of going round on the right side of the blanket is to stop it slipping out of shape at the edges. And it's done!<br />
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You can buy <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=88_113">Velboa</a> and <a href="http://www.theclothstore.co.uk/store/index.php?cPath=88_249">fleece</a> by the metre from The Cloth Store Shop.<br />
(By the way, the original choice was Snow Leopard with purple fleece but it was quickly decided - by me - that that was a little too 'boudoir' for a 6 year old boy and he was steered towards the blue!)The Bunny Makerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18104208372407205215noreply@blogger.com0