linen Archives - Tinsmiths' Cuttings

MAGNIF-ECO: Tinsmiths Recycled Fabrics

by Daisy Cameron-Eveleigh | 3 Nov, 2021 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

The growth and production of textiles for both apparel and for the home has been an ongoing, progressive industry since the early days of human civilisation. The importance of cloth in our daily lives has been and always will be paramount; from simple linens and...

Linen for curtains & blinds

by Phoebe Clive | 2 Jun, 2019 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News

In the latest in our occasional series of posts about cloth the focus is on linen. Starting with the basics; linen is a fibre which is obtained by processing the ‘Linum’ or ‘Flax’ plant. ‘Flax’ has a pretty blue flower and is grown...

Simple Pattern Pieces

by claredelatorre | 8 Jun, 2012 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

When Kate isn’t greeting and helping Tinsmiths’ customers, she is sewing and, equally to our advantage, advising her colleagues on dressmaking techniques. Below: the new Dress Shirt pattern from Merchant and Mills made up by Kate Hickson in Marl (a new...

Apparel Apparently

by claredelatorre | 4 Mar, 2011 | Fabric & Textiles, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Shop News

Check our website for a new fabric category – Dressmaking Fabrics. Tinsmiths has had lightweight fabrics that are suitable for clothing for some time but the arrival of some particularly inspiring linens earlier this week have galvanised us into action. We have...