All About Fabric

Why Is Wool Warmer?   When fighting against the cold winter weather of places like Chicago, Detroit, and of course New York City, staying warm at all times is a…

In its simplest definition, patterns are created through repeated decorative designs. Whether man-made designs or natural motifs, our eye looks for discernible regularities in the every-day world. Let us take…

In the broadest sense, leather refers to a material created by tanning an animal hide. Characterized by both the type of animal skin used and the tanning or manufacturing method,…

We know that silk has long been regarded as one of the most luxurious of fabrics. It was once exclusive to aristocrats, First Ladies and royalty, being that it was…

Want to guarantee you’ll be 100 percent satisfied with your online fabric purchase? Always order a swatch first. We know, we know, sometimes you’re in the moment and you just…

Double cloth fabrics are double-faced. Double face fabrics are really single, not double. Huh? The terms double cloth and double face cause a lot of confusion for home sewers. Here’s…

Ok, readers, I’ve said it here before but this bears repeating: Test-drive your fabric before you sew your garment. You need to know—ideally prior to cutting out your pattern—how the…

Like many home sewers, I suffer from TGCS, or Too-Good-to-Cut Syndrome. Since I started interning at Mood, I’ve hoarded amassed some truly exquisite fabric. I have visions of swishy silk…

Recently I was talking to a designer who buys fabric from Mood for her collections. Does every garment you make turn out just the way you had envisioned?, I asked her,…

Come January and February, home sewers can get a hankering for spring. If you can’t quite bring yourself to break out the gauzy, flowy warm-weather fabric, how about sewing up…