Happy New Year!

May all your wishes for 2014 come true. Love, The Offset Warehouse Team.

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For the past couple of weeks we have been selecting our favourite bloggers to collaborate with us for our Christmas Showcase. They’ve been whipping up Christmas themed projects using our fabrics, and we have had some fabulous ideas and projects sewn up. Check out our blog every Friday for the latest showcase!

Today: Fleece Lined Skater Dressby Kathryn at Yes I Like That

Earlier this year I discovered the wonder that is fleece-lined tights. They were a wardrobe essential from January to mid-May in London. Now the cold weather has come back, and I’ve made something that’s even better than fleecy tights. It’s a fleece lined dress, of course!


This dress is made from the beautiful cotton fleece fabric kindly sent to me by Offset Warehouse, which I wrote about in this post. While waiting for inspiration to strike, I became very fond of sitting on the sofa and draping this fabric over myself while watching TV, so I wanted to recreate that experience in dress form and keep it very simple.

I converted my regular McCalls dress pattern to have front and back waist darts, then added a gathered rectangle for the skirt. The waist also has elastic overlocked to the seam allowance.
I’m not sure if gathered fleece is the most flattering look, but this dress is so awesome I don’t care. It’s the most comfortable thing I have ever worn. It’s the acceptable-in-public version of a slanket.

The neckline and sleeves are finished with lycra stretch binding. I used it exactly like regular bias binding, except I pulled it a little bit as I sewed.
This dress was heavily inspired by (ripped off from) this little People Tree number. I changed the number of tiny useless pockets from the original, as I felt one was probably enough.


Sorry for the messy background in these photos. They were taken far too early this morning and it was too cold to go to our usual photo studio (aka the hallway of the block of flats I live in. Glamour!)

I can’t believe I managed to get all this stuff in the background and didn’t even think to pose in front of the Christmas tree. You’ll just have to imagine it providing some festive atmosphere.

The back doesn’t usually look uneven, I’m just standing weirdly.

You can get your own fleece backed jersey fabric here from Offset Warehouse, and I highly recommend it.

This is probably the last finished object I’ll get up on the blog this year, so although I might be back with some other witterings, I wish you a very merry Christmas/non-specific holiday!

Thursday's Recipes | Pink Popcorn

A fun & easy recipe! Perfect snack for kids or for a “girls night in” watching cheesy romcoms! ;)

You’ll need: 2 cups sugar

1 TBS butter

1/2 cup water red food coloring

2 cups unpopped popcorn

Directions: Preheat oven to 200°. Pop popcorn and place in oven to keep warm. Boil the rest of the ingredients for 3 minutes then pour slowly over the popcorn. Mix well then let dry and enjoy!

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The Upcycling Challenge

Thanks to all of you who participated in the Upcycling Challenge!! We still have to consider some last minute submissions but we’ll choose a winner before Friday! Watch this space! ;)

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*Newest submissions for the Upcycling challenge!* 1. Sibel...

*Newest submissions for the Upcycling challenge!*

1. Sibel Lagerdahl

2. Bianca Elgar

3. Stephanie Oliver

4. Claire Hunter & Immy

5. Sophie Knapper

6. Lauren Chin

7. Flora Partner

8. Drude-Katrine Plannthin

9. Hannah Edmonds

10. Kinga Aradi

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#WednesdaysWords

Wednesday’s Words inspired by our beautiful #FabricOfTheWeek, Tree of life Hand Block Muslin! http://bit.ly/1bogq7P

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Thursday's Recipes | Limoncello-Champagne Italian Cocktail Recipe

A celebration drink with a twist in three simple steps:

1. Chill the glass in the refrigerator (very important)

2. Pour limoncello into the glass. Add the champagne and stir gently.

3. Decorate with a lemon twist and serve immediately.

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SALE! Check our incredible special prices for these fabrics (and...

SALE! Check our incredible special prices for these fabrics (and many more!) http://bit.ly/Aa7Jqe

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Thursday's Recipe | Black Macaroons

Perfect for a classy halloween!

Recipe:

50g caster sugar

100g egg whites

110g almond meal

200g icing sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

black food colouring paste

- in a food processor add the icing sugar and almonds and blend for 30-50 seconds until fine.

- sift into a dish and set aside in a mixing bowl whisk the egg whites until foamy soft peaks form then add the sugar and salt and whisk until stiff glossy peaks form add some black food colouring.

- take a spatula and fold in the sifted almond/sugar mixture.

- be gentle but don’t be too gentle as you want to deflate the bubbles by rubbing the mixture against the bottom of the bowl when you are folding it.

- don’t over mix it, I would suggest reading this piece from brave tart it really helps learn about the methods and the problems you may have when making macarons, go here once you have the mixture pour into a piping bag fitted with a pain nozzle and pipe small circles onto parchment paper (I used silicone macaron mat from http://buff.ly/1a0SQRf) and then tap the baking tray against the work top a few times to pop any bubbles.

- leave to sit for 15 minutes to form a skin.

- preheat the oven to 140c bake for 20 minutes.

- to make the black sesame butter cream: 20g sesame paste, 100g butter, 250g icing sugar whip up into a thick butter cream and pipe onto a macaron shell and sandwich another on top.

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Wednesday's Words

#Paradise

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Vegan Brownie

Inspired by our #FabricOfTheWeek, Light Brown Heavy Moleskin! http://bit.ly/1a69Nrr

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Wednesday's Words

#October #Autumn #Cool

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Autumn in Tartan! check our new #Pinterest Board!...

Autumn in Tartan! check our new #Pinterest Board! http://bit.ly/1bs2cFJ

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#FabricOfTheWeek

What would you make with our #FabricOfTheWeek? http://bit.ly/1bdndDK

#TartanIsTheNewBlack

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Wednesday's Words: Let it shine!

#WednesdayWords #Light #Shine #Home

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Turquoise Eco Favourites

BIJOUX MALOU Real Fish Eco Friendly Turquoise Necklace

SOUL ROLE Organic Baby Elephant

FOR MY DARLING Recycled Whale Mittens

BRIGHT ROSE CREATIONS Eco Friendly Reusable Sandwich Bags

FIN THREADZ Eco Friendly Turquoise Leggings

DANCING ARETHUSA Eco Friendly Love Pillow

Wednesday's Words: Live, Love, Listen, Speak

Wednesday's Words: Turn That Frown Upside Down

New Pinterest Board: Turquoise

New Turquoise #Pinterest Board: http://buff.ly/18JltQl and one last #TuesdayTune Turquoise by Donovan http://buff.ly/18Jlsvu

Fabric Of The Week: Chakra Hand Block Cambric

What would you make with this week’s #FabricOfTheWeek, Chakra Hand Block Cambric? (http://buff.ly/17aRpha)



10% OFF the first 5 metres with discount code CHAKRA (must be logged in for code to work!)



Follow us on Twitter for additional discounts, events and promotions! http://buff.ly/13nttbQ

Wednesday's Words: Use Your Smile

Purple Pinterest

New Purple #Pinterest Board: http://pinterest.com/offsetwarehouse/purple/ and because it’s stuck in Holly’s head, Sheb Wooley’s #PurplePeopleEater - bit of a #TuesdayTune ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9H_cI_WCnE

FOUR FAVS: Tree Picks!

Inspired by our #FabricOfTheWeek, Tree of life Hand Block Cambric, we’ve chosen four of our ‘Tree’ favourites from Eco Friendly designers!

OH LITTLE RABBIT: Screen Printed Organic Cotton Birch Tree Cloth Napkins - Eco Friendly Dinner Napkins

BETTULA: Eco friendly birch bark earrings

WOLF PUPS: Organic Fir tree baby onesie

INOROUTMEDIA: Thank You Cards, Trees, Forest, thank you notes, kraft paper, eco friendly

Designer Fabric Sale This Saturday - London

   

Designer Fabric Sale Garden Party: This Saturday 31st August!

Enjoy an afternoon of buying special sewing goodies at fabulous bargain prices with tea and a slice of cake!

Set in a picturesque garden under a marquee, our sale is a delightful way to spend your afternoon - whatever the weather!  Ideal for crafts, quilting, interior decorating and garments, pick up unique designer fabrics, at prices starting as low as 20p!  Peruse patterns, check out embroiderers, spinners and weavers in action and pick up a few tips from our fashion designer guest speaker.

Where: 9 Lytton Road, Hatch End, London, HA5 4RH, (UK!)

When: Saturday 31 August, 2pm - 6pm

Cost: FREE! (Donations for tea & cake welcomed)

RSVP: Please "attend" the event on our facebook page. 

Getting There:

Overground - Hatch End

Underground - Pinner [Metropolitan Line] (20 minute walk or Bus H12 from Pinner High Street to Altham Road).

Parking - On street

Map

FIND OUT MORE: on our Facebook page event, and the event listing on our website.

Please do share the invitation with your friends, family and colleagues:

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See you there!