Good Fabric Blog

From Father’s Day or Valentine’s Day to birthdays, finding something for the special fella in your life isn’t always easy. Men are notoriously hard to shop for, and if your husband, brother, father, or BFF never writes a wish list, you’re not alone! Many of our team at Good Fabric know this dilemma all too […]

At Good Fabric, we love sitting down with fellow sewing enthusiasts and chatting about our one true love – sewing! It’s even better when that enthusiast is a business owner, too. So, when we had the chance to speak with Johanna of Sew Love Patterns, you can bet we jumped at it! An experienced pattern

[Gentle trigger warning. This blog explores clothing sizing and the negative feelings that can be associated. If this doesn’t feel good for you now, why not save this blog for future reading] Sewists of all abilities can be hit with difficult feelings towards their bodies. While the body positivity movement is going strong, and huge

As you bundle on your biggest winter coat and grab your knitted scarf from the shelf, spare a thought for your pup! With only fur to keep them cosy, dogs (especially smaller breeds) can feel a chill just as easily as us when the weather gets frosty. That’s why so many dog-owning sewists have started

Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with Charlotte, founder of the fantastic The Garden Sewing School. A mum, entrepreneur, and fellow sewing enthusiast, Charlotte was ready to spill the beans on what it’s like to start a business in the modern arts industry. The Garden School offers amazing sewing classes in London, inspiring a

Almost every sewing machine out there comes with a buttonhole foot attachment these days. This is meant to make it super simple to sew buttonholes, speeding up your garment-making and automating the process. But, if you’ve used your fair share of sewing machines, you’ll know that as good as this sounds, it isn’t always true.

As a sewist, you should understand the old saying the devil is in the detail better than anyone else. When creating handmade outfits, the details are (almost) everything! An unravelling thread or a wonky stripe and the entire garment isn’t up to scratch – at least for us perfectionists. If you’re anything like us, the

At Christmas, we love to stock up on budget-friendly stocking fillers. These are amazing when you receive an unexpected gift from someone who wasn’t on your Christmas shopping list (whoops!), as Secret Santa presents or as small treats for your loved ones. But, they can be tricky to make personal. It’s pretty obvious you’re giving

As sewists, we find that craft hobbies come in threes – or more! The point is that most of us who love to sew are often creative in other ways too. Maybe you love to knit, embroider, macramé, draw, or something else entirely. Whatever it is, it’s important to embrace your creative side! If you’re

By now, we all know that fast fashion isn’t great. Cheap clothing comes at a cost, just not one that we can see on the price tag! But, what’s the alternative? Enter slow fashion, the antithesis to the fast fashion industry and the sustainable saviour of the clothing world. Slow fashion encourages more conscious choices.

As a sewist, you can never have too many patterns. From indie sewing patterns to vintage finds, we’ll take them all, please! But, it doesn’t get much better than when you stumble across free sewing patterns that you actually like – that’s a huge win in our books. To find them, though, you often have