Website Re-launch!!

It’s been a little while since we’ve published on Easy Tiger…but never fear, we’ve been busy in the meantime! We’re very proud to announce the exciting re-launch of our blog with a fabulous new website…www.easytigeratelier.org!!! Please click on this link to be redirected to our fabulous new site.

Rethinking our blog, we’re planning to expand and improve by taking a greater interest in the world of fashion, and how sewing and garment construction is completely and utterly entwined with this world. We seek to ‘unpick’ the world of fashion…so please enjoy some fabulous tips, tricks and inspirations to help you along in your sewing endeavours. We hope you love it as much as we do!!!

Please visit our new site at www.easytigeratelier.org and leave your thoughts, feedback and comments…we’d love to hear from you!

Best wishes,

Belinda. xxx

 

Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know About Lace…

I love lace! Yes, I’ve said it…I’m not ashamed of it either…I LOVE lace! It’s such a romantic fabric with its ethereal looks and ties to tradition and nostalgia – but at the end of the day, its sheer beauty and design details are also hard to pass over! Even so, it hasn’t always had the best reputation, lace. It’s had its waves of being ‘in’ or ‘out’ of style…but I love that it’s always been present somewhere in the textile world. Whether that be around the peripheries of fashion and home-wares, or smack-bang in the centre of haute couture and modern taste, lace is enduring – and when you delve into it, it goes a lot deeper than your grandmother’s curtains! It’s a fully fascinating fabric!

Anyone who’s ever walked into a fabric store and read the labelling or descriptions of the lovely lacy loot they find, is sure to scratch their head at some point. It can be very confusing to understand it all…so here’s everything you’ll ever need to know about lace!

These Fabric Designs are Guaranteed to Make You Feel Happy…

We all have days when we feel a little uninspired, grumpy or just plain busy! It can be tricky to pull ourselves out of that ‘zone’ sometimes, but one thing that is always guaranteed to give me a mental and creative lift and make me feel happier is to look at pretty things. It’s a fairly simple remedy in all! 🙂 And some of the prettiest, sure-fire fabric designs that I always find myself coming back to and enjoying are florals. No…they’re not just for nanna’s closet, or for dust-collecting curtains!…they really do have a place and value in modern textile design. There is a floral fabric for every occasion and everyone- men, women and children alike can wear them, and benefit from feeling happy too! Today is National Floral Design Day, so it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at why these designs make us so happy. Keep reading to find out why…

Diamond Dotz: Discovering the Best New Hand Crafting Craze

Sometimes it’s great to break away from the sewing machine, the crochet hook or the knitting needles and experiment a bit! If you feel like you need a quick, creative fix, but don’t want to invest days, weeks or even months of your time into just a single project, then I’ve discovered the answer for you! Diamond Dotz are the best new hand crafting craze! I discovered these guys at a recent trade exhibition and was stunned and surprised by the ingenuity and beauty of the concept. Interested?? Keep reading…