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Upcycling Made Easy
Upcycling fabric can be artistically creative as well as environmentally conscious. Kitty shows how to make it work for you.
2 commentsDec 2018: Make a living from creativity
Choosing Historical Fabrics, Part 2
Ruth continues her exploration of historical textiles and shows us how to find modern equivalents.
Choosing Historical Fabrics, Part 1
Ruth explores the huge variety of historic fabrics described in archives and seen in museums, finding us modern equivalents and suppliers.
How to Use Foam
When creating shapes that defy the laws of physics, logic, or human anatomy, basic upholstery foam is one of the costumer's best tools.
Oct 2018: Thermoplastics, foam, wire
Making a Pet en L'Air, Part 2
Ruth walks us through the process of making an 18th century pet en l’air, including the tricky process of sleeve setting. Part 2 of 2.
