The Holidays are great for family time, giving thanks, food, and DECORATION! And by decoration, I don't mean just home... It is time to get fancy and sparkle right along with those lights. 

Sparkly decorated fabric can be used for a key item in your ensemble or as the whole main piece.  I strongly recommend pairing a sparkly fabric with a subtle or matte fabric to give your holiday outfit the flare and balance it needs.

The following images are selected "sparkle" fabrics that would look great for any holiday design. These fabrics are in store and can also be found at our website www.fabriquefabrics.com.

  

The Sewing Workshop Bags


Many of you have come in to Fabrique during The Sewing Workshop "trunkshow" and witnessed some of the patterns brought to life. During this trunk show we featured many of the patterns as completed garments and accessories so that you could better visualize what the pattern would look like in actuality.

Several people were extremely interested in the bag patterns and decided to purchase and personalize them. They paired great novelty fabric with some intricate trim for that extra umph!!!

Since the Holidays are getting closer, this could be a great option as a personalized gift for someone or for yourself. Not as much sewing time involved as a full garment and much less fabric is used.

For those of you who missed the Trunk show...

Here is a preview of the bags and a few suggested fabrics:

L2 Bag
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Daily News Bag
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Village Bag
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Fabric suggestions:

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embroidered silk/ heavy rib woven silk blend/ imported silk-wool brocade

Halloween CUSTOM costumes with Fabrique!

Halloween is right around the corner. That means tricks, treats, and fabulous custom made costumes! Whether you find the time to make a costume for this year or next... Custom made costumes can be a sentimental keep sake, a piece of a fun project to be proud of, and an especially cost efficient commercial costume alternative, that is with the entire store being 40% off!

We understand that time may be a factor so we have gathered a few ideas to begin the brainstorming process:

Lamé of all assortments

(the super hero)

4 way stretch, fun fuzzy trim

(catwoman)

Linen, silk dupioni, metallic dupioni,

chiffon, brocade trim, lace trims

(queen cleopatra)

Come in and view the variety of Folkwear patterns for more costume ideas.

These patterns cover a tremendous array of historical eras and cultural genres.

You will not be bored by these!

Happy Halloween!

The Sewing Workshop

If you haven't ever tried out a Sewing Workshop pattern, I would highly recommend it! Every design brings a young, contemporary flare to the table.

They are all UNLINED and include extra sewing tips! For your perfect pant, I recommend the Mimosa pant- it is very figure flattering. For the next two weeks, Fabrique will be hosting a trunk show for the Sewing Workshop. This will allow you to see, feel, try on, twist and turn the garments inside and out to see exactly how it was put together! Any of these gorgeous Sea Island Cotton Diamond Dobby Weave shirtings paired with a Sewing Workshop pattern would be a fabulous mix for your next signature top!

CHANEL JACKETS

We'll start today's blog with a quote from Coco herself- "I am neither in the past, nor avant-arde. My style follows life." To a certain extent, everyone's style reflects the life they are living- and living luxuriously in this current economy is nearly impossible... Until you read this post! Fabrique has all the pieces you need to create your own timeless Chanel jacket- including great prices. This week, we received 2 new tweeds for $17/yd! Vogue has designed the perfect pattern (7975) that happens to flatter every body shape- 40%off! You can also find Chanel buttons, trims and chain here at Fabrique too! Let your classic style shine!!!

The Fringe Benefits to Giving Your Clothes a Facelift

Everyone deserves a second chance- well so do your old clothes! Instead of bypassing that same shirt in your closet everyday, pull it out and make it new again. Trends today can easily be done without having to buy high priced garments. Here are a few fashion images pulled from various stores and blogs:



























So many of these gorgeous pieces can be duplicated by simply adding trim, fringe, Swarovski crystals, or appliques! We carry all of these items and more- here is just a handful of items that would take your plain shirt from boring to chic. Look great by spending little!

3 More Accessories

BELTED CAPE:

This cape was made out of 2.25 yd of wool/Tencel jersey knit. The belt comes through buttonhole slits- this feature can be tweaked in many different ways. Here, there are two slits in the front of the cape, but not in the back. You can also dress it up with a traditional buckled belt!

Time: about an hour

Cost: $68.20

BUTTON-UP SCARF:
This scarf was made with 1/2yd of Oscar de la Renta Leopard Print Angora/Virgin Wool.
Time: about 30 minutes
Cost: $46.58

BRAID SCARF:
This scarf is made up of left over fabrics braided together. For the three strands I used an iridescent silk chiffon strip, a magenta silk charmeuse, and the third one is a checkered strip of random fabric squares quilted together. The bottom is made up of a bulky tweed that I stripped to create fringe. This is a very colorful, casual scarf that can go with just about anything! To stabilize it, it is simply pulled through the braid in the front.
Time: 1 hour
Cost: little to nothing!