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July 10, 2007

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New Nani IRO Collection

The latest fabrics from Japanese designer, Naomi Ito have arrived and they're at least as gorgeous as her previous collections. There's a mixture of super-soft double gauze and some beautiful linens. The prints range from subtle florals to really unusual modern abstracts. If you haven't sewn with double gauze before, I'd urge you to give it a go. Usually soft fabric lacks body, but because double gauze is actually two layers of fabric, it holds shape quite nicely. So, what to make with it? It's ideal for clothing and light homewares such as quilts and cushions. Not only is it beautiful to sew with, it's just so comfortable to wear. Whatever you make, I'd recommend you don't mess with it too much...just keep it simple...an a-line skirt, a throw cushion for a bed, a little girl's gathered top or dress. If you're looking for inspiration, one of our lovely French customers writes a blog called Les 4 rats which is sprinkled with stylish clothing and...

Magnolia Square

Brooke from Magnolia Square has just written a lovely post on the Magnolia Square Snippets blog about Duckcloth . Thanks Brooke! I'm a big fan of the beautiful Magnolia Square pop-up market (if you live in Melbourne you're probably already aware of it) and I try to attend most of the events. The next one is in late November. The Magnolia Square team also writes a gorgeous blog, Magnolia Square Snippets which focuses on many of the retailers who attend the market, but also showcases other retailers and talented designers (mainly from Australia). Here are some of my favourite Magnolia Square retailers: Fat Bird Farm - beautiful screen printed birds on natural linen mixed with vintage fabrics. Memi Designs - more geogeous textiles. GforGeorge - colourful magnetic boards with fresh fabric-covered magnets. Est - These guys were doing beautiful soaps and all things natural long before it became the trend of the moment. Their products are amazing! Chook Leaf - amazing leat...

Weblog Awards

The gorgeous Ninaribena from Canberra's Got Style nominated me for this blog award: Thanks Ninaribena! A little white ago Clara of the Mimi Kittini blog nominated me for the Arte y pico award. If you read Spanish, you can read about it here . Thanks Clara and my apologies for taking this long to respond! So, I'm going to combine both (possibly against the rules, but intended in the very best spirit). The deal is you: put the award logo on your blog link to the person you received your award from nominate at least 7 other blogs put links to those blogs on yours leave a message on the blogs of the people you have nominated. Here goes...I'd like to nominate: Nikkishell of Mixtape fame Tiel from TskTsk - artist/illustrator extraordinaire Belinda from Tuttifruiti - designer, sewer and maker of the world's most beautiful cushions Pip from Meet Me at Mikes - the woman with her finger on the pulse Jhoanna from One Red Robin - designer of the most gorgeous softies Di from...

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