#GoGreenWeek. Fall in love with the environment and go green this week!
http://ift.tt/1aNnW2f
Monday, 10 February 2014
Wednesday, 5 February 2014
#WednesdayWords
#WednesdayWords inspired by our #FabricOfTheWeek, Red Pique http://ift.tt/1g18cXd
http://ift.tt/1g18cXf
Saturday, 1 February 2014
Still Alive Campaign
Last year we’ve launched a series of T-shirts for the “Still Alive Campaign”. Its aim was to represent how our shopping habits have a direct effect on another persons life and their working conditions. This amazing post throws some insights about the importance of a responsible sourcing of fabrics to ensure safety of those making clothes http://buff.ly/1c6ZRSH
http://ift.tt/1nziZx2
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Wednesday's Words | Smile
#WednesdaysWords inspired in our #FabricOfTheWeek, Tyulipa Organic Hand Block Print http://ift.tt/1lfXym6 Be the reason someone smiles today!
http://ift.tt/MfsOBJ
Friday, 3 January 2014
CHRISTMAS SHOWCASE | Starcross
The last of our Christmas Showcase! Over the last few weeks some of our favourite bloggers have whipped up festive projects using our fabrics, and we have had some fabulous ideas and projects sewn up.
Today: Organic Chambray Shirt
by Stephanie at Starcross
Fabric: Organic Pink & White Stripe Chambray
When Lauren contacted me to contribute to the Christmas showcase I was very excited to discover the great range of fabric Offset Warehouse offers. It was really difficult to choose what fabric to use for my project but in the end I was drawn to the rustic look of this stripy chambray. I just can’t resist nice shirting fabric.
While others were making presents or decorations for the Christmas showcase I went the Grinch way and used the fabric to make a new shirt for myself. Happy Christmas to me! I mean, how could I resist making something wearable for myself with this beautiful fabric?!
I chose the Hawthorn pattern by Colette as my pattern and soon noticed that the stripes in this fabric were quite a challenge to work with, but also lent themselves well to some creative designing. I decided to have the stripes run lengthwise along the garment, but crosswise on the collar, the cuffs and the peplum. I took particular care to match the stripes at the centre front so the shirt would look nice when buttoned up.
To finish off the shirt I chose some wooden buttons, because they complemented the natural touch of the fabric well. All in all, a successful pre-Christmas present for myself. Merry Christmas everyone!
http://offsetboutique.tumblr.com/post/72063421793
Tuesday, 31 December 2013
Happy New Year!
May all your wishes for 2014 come true. Love, The Offset Warehouse Team.
http://offsetboutique.tumblr.com/post/71733348644
Saturday, 28 December 2013
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.
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!
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!)
The back doesn’t usually look uneven, I’m just standing weirdly.
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!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)