Chhaya Mehrotra Blog

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Apr 14 2025

Sewing Stretch Fabric Made Easy: Choosing the Right Needles

If you need to sew a stretchy fabric and don t have a stretch stitch on your machine, you can set the stitch length to the narrowest zigzag setting 05 and the stitch width to a medium setting.

Apr 14 2025

Exploring Stretchy Knit Fabrics: A Comprehensive Guide

If you ve ever tried to sew stretchy fabrics like you would regular woven fabrics, they ve probably pulled, twisted, rolled, and snagged the entire time, making you want to scream.

Apr 15 2025

Explore the Beauty of Broken Twill: Fabric Properties and Applications

One differentiating characteristic is how much tighter and compact the RHT is due to being woven with S-twist yarn; which is spun counterclockwise, and creates more defined fades.

Apr 18 2025

Learn about the best fabrics for beginners to start their embroidery journey.

Whether you re looking to express your artistic side, find a new hobby, or simply add some flair to your textiles, learning embroidery can be an exciting journey.

Apr 18 2025

Choosing the Perfect Fabric: A Guide to Crewel Embroidery Materials

While embroidery used to be seen as something older women were involved with, there is now a resurgence in learning handicrafts by people of all ages.

Apr 18 2025

Keep Your Synthetic Weave Fabrics Soft and Smooth with These Fabric Softeners

According to a survey by the International Wig Association, 78 of wig wearers found that using the right tools significantly reduced detangling time.

Apr 20 2025

Keep Your Fabrics Tidy: Fabric Storage Ideas for Your Sewing Room

Depending on the size of your sewing room sewing area you can go for very tall bookcases that go as high as the ceiling or you can just buy the short ones if you have lots of sewing space.

Apr 21 2025

Cross Stitch vs. Embroidery Fabric: Choosing the Right Material

There isn t really a big difference between cross stitch and other types of hand embroidery, though cross stitchers may prefer patterns that are more complex than those found in other styles of embroidery.

Apr 22 2025

Beaded Embroidery Fabric: Add a Touch of Glamour to Your Embroidery Projects

After choosing the right embroidery pattern, beads and preparing your tools, the next important step is to learn the embroidery stitches that you will use to bring your design to life.

Apr 23 2025

Embroidery Fabric Wholesale: Find the Perfect Fabric for Your Projects

I ve always bought from Blanks Boutique instead of ARB Blanks, though, simply because the pricing for very similar items was less at Blanks Boutique when I started purchasing when my girls were younger.