We’re starting a little experiment here at the Havel’s Sewing Sew Creative Blog.  We’re starting a weekly series called “Tuesday Afternoon Fabric Finds.”  The title may seem a little misleading when you learn that we’re actually profiling online fabric shops and not specific fabric.  But, we’ll be sure to clue you in on what type of fabrics each shop specializes in or keeps well-stocked.  If they have something that is hard to find elsewhere, we’ll let you know.  Every Tuesday until we exhaust the internet.  First find:

Fabricworm!

Cynthia Mann at Fabricworm started with an Etsy store, upgraded within a year to an ecommerce site and now not only runs a brick and mortar store, but she is producing a line of fabric!  She keeps a well-curated collection at the Fabricworm site, including all the popular designers AND Japanese fabric.  She has all the Anna Maria Horner voile in stock.  She also has a nice collection of oilcloth. 

The site is easy to navigate and the fabric photos enlarge when you click on them.  Outstanding customer service, too!

Some sewists love to work with oilcloth. It’s sturdy and durable and comes in several lovely patterns. Just peruse the options from these fabric shops to get excited about the possibilities:

Denver Fabrics

Harts Fabrics

Fabricworm

Mendels Far Out Fabrics

For project ideas, take a look at the following links or check your local library for Oilcloth Inspirations.

Oilcloth Grocery Tote from The Purl Bee

Anna Maria Horner’s Changing Pad

Martha Stewart’s Oilcloth Lunch Bags