Sunday, March 13, 2011

New Spring Fabrics Are Arriving

Linen and rayon in beige, brown, black and navy
Teal dupioni
Teal rayon challis

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Spring Cleaning Sale

Help us make room for our new spring fabrics. Come into Yellow Bird Fabrics and receive 20% off your entire purchase and enjoy even more savings on our fall clearance items. We hope to see you soon! Sale ends March 31st.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Just a reminder about our up coming sewing classes

Monday Nights: Sewing basics

Get to know your Serger
Date and Time: Monday, March 7th 6:00-8:00pm
Objective: For those who have a serger but aren’t quite sure how to use it, or for those who just need a refresher, this is the class for you. In this class, the focus will be on threading the serger, troubleshooting problems, and basic serger techniques.
Cost: $30

Get to know your Sewing Machine
Date and Time: Monday, March 14th 6:00-7:30pm
Objective: Pull that old sewing machine out of the attic, we’ll show you how to use it. In this class you will learn the parts of the machine, how to thread the machine, and how to fix troublesome tension.
Cost: $30

Textile basics
Dates and times: Monday, March 21st and continued on March 28th 6:00-8:00pm
Objective: This workshop is designed to help designers and seamstresses that know what they are looking for in a fabric, but don't necessarily know the correct terminology.
Learn the difference between fiber content, weaves, and finishes.
Collect samples of over fifty different textiles
Recognize fabrics by sight, touch and even smell

Tuesday Nights: Skirts

Pencil Skirt
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 15th and continued on March 22nd 6:00-8:00 pm
Objective: Have the confidence to break free of using commercial patterns. Create a simple and elegant skirt that is custom fit to your measurements.
Cost: $50 + the cost of materials

Wednesday Nights: Knits

Intermediate Knits
Dates and times: Wednesday, March 16th and continued on March 23rd 6:00-8:00pm
Objective: For the more experienced seamstress that has not had the opportunity to work with knit fabrics, here is your chance to learn more by:
reviewing serger use and types of knit fabrics
Practicing more advanced construction and sewing techniques
Making a basic knit dress
Cost: $50 + cost of materials

Thursday Nights: Fun projects

Flower Accessory
Date and time: Thursday, March 10th 6:00-7:30 pm
Objective: Show your creative flare with a hand sewn fabric flower.
Cost: $35 materials include

Necktie
Date and time: Thursday, March 17th 6:00-8:00 pm
Objective: Learn how to make a necktie while practicing couture hand sewing techniques.
Cost: $30 + the cost of materials

Tunic
Date and time: Thursday, March 24th and continued on March 31st 6:00-8:00pm
Objective: Make the perfect spring tunic with a pattern that is customized to your measurements.
Cost: $50 + cost of materials

Box Blouse
Date and time: Tuesday March 29th and continued on Wednesday, March 30th 6:00-8:00pm
Objective: Come and make a simple blouse that we have absolutely fallen in love with here at Yellow Bird Fabrics
Cost: $50 + Cost of materials

Saturday, March 5, 2011

New arrivals

Rayon lining in oatmeal and aqua
Bridal netting in ivory and white

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Handmade French flowers for that special occasion

Coral
Vintage rose
Cream
White
Goldenrod
More colors are available in both sizes (7 cm and 14 cm). These gorgeous flowers are wonderful for bridal parties and bird cage veils. They also make the perfect summer accessory.

New knits

I apologize that these pictures are such poor quality. They are not true to color. These rayon blend jerseys are light weight and perfect for summer sewing projects. We hope you will come in and see them for yourself.
The actual colors are:
Dark purple
Light aqua
Dark teal

New silks

Poppy colored dupioni
Blush colored charmuse