3 Must Have Marine Fabrics For Your Next Boat Project

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

With the boating season kicking off at the end of April and eager seafaring souls ready to return to the enchanting waters that call, there’s no time like the present to start looking at your boating needs and tending to them accordingly. From adding or replacing marine toppers and cushions, to the proper selection of fabric for marine window shades, awnings and covers, determining the best application for your project can be overwhelming. To make the process a little easier and get you off to the right start, here are 3 must have marine fabrics to make your next boat project a success!

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5 Tips For Buying Fabric Online

Posted on June 16, 2020 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

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For many designers, seamstresses and artisans alike, there is something reassuring to be found in shopping for fabric at brick-n-mortar shops where one can actually touch and feel the material. An experience often lost when buying fabric online, but one that textile companies and their marketing teams strive continuously to innovate and virtualize in order to mirror a similar hands-on experience. By capturing high res images of their fabrics, specific filters, consumer friendly navigational tools, and detailed textile information in their descriptions, many top online fabric stores have been able to offer just that. With such bases covered, along with the benefit of direct mail based promotions and FREE shipping oftentimes, fabric shoppers are discovering more and more confidence, comfort and convenience in the notion of online fabric shopping.

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The Vision of Ennis Fabrics Now at J&O

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

Building A Heritage

From foundational solids from which to build upon, to inspiring patterns that enhance a room, Ennis Fabrics (aka Vision Fabrics) offers a heritage built on an extensive variety of qualities and color options.

Perfect for today’s professional and DIY home décor stylist, the Vision/ Ennis Fabrics design team constantly evaluate new furniture influences to cater to an ever-changing consumer. Their fashion forward, high-value fabrics feature the latest in global trends and innovative fabric design to suite the fluctuating desires of today’s creative consumer.

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Industrial Hemp: One Of The Most Eco-Friendly Fabrics In The World

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

With the popularity in and demand for Industrial Hemp on the rise, everyone from fabric manufacturers, sustainable textile advocates and designers, to artisans, young entrepreneurs, and DIY crafters are discovering creative ways to cash in on the cannabis crop. But what is all the buzz about? And what are the benefits of this strand of hemp?

Industrial Hemp comes from the same Cannabis Sativa family of plants as its more notable female cousin, CBD Hemp…aka Mary Jane. The main difference between Industrial Hemp and CBD Hemp is that Industrial Hemp contains only traces of the psychoactive THC that has made its cousin famous. What makes Industrial Hemp special however, is what’s hidden in its fibers.

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Top 5 Mistakes DIY’ers Make When ReUpholstering

Posted on August 12, 2019 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

As an uncertain economy and a desire to be more self-sufficient leads the hands of many consumers into the appealing yet often pre-mature world of DIY’ers, the need for a guided professional approach continues to grow. And while preserving one’s spending by doing-it-yourself certainly makes sense when on a budget, often times creatives wind up spending much more than planned in time and money. In the end, winding up frustrated, broke, and with an unfinished project still sitting there. From the results of improper measuring methods and careless evaluation of reupholstery needs, to poor fabric choices and underestimated project complexity, no matter what situation applies, learn to avoid the following do-it-yourself furniture reupholstery mistakes to increase your chances for a successful outcome.

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5 Free Must Have Fabric App’s for D.I.Y. Home Designers

Posted on February 2, 2019 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

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Ethical Fashions, Peace Silk & Tosheka Designs

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

Every once and awhile as we conduct research online for information, new innovations and stories within the textile industry to develop and share with you, we stumble on unique individuals and companies doing interesting and often times fascinating things with fabric around the world. One such company is Tosheka Designs.

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From Fungi to Fashion.

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

'Mushroom dress' created by Dutch textile designer Aniele Hoitink. Courtesy Aniela Hoitink / Neffa

At first glance Dutch textile designer Aniele Hoitink’s ‘Mushroom Dress’ looks to be made of some kind of light tissue lame or crushed sheer, but mushrooms? What’s next!?

Known as ‘muskin’, this leather like material is made from spores extracted from the upper button or ‘hat’ of the phellinus ellipsoideus mushroom through a process similar used for animal leather but without the use of tanning toxins or other chemicals, making it 100% natural. In addition to the material from the hat, the fleshy underpart, or root of the mushroom yields a fine, thread-like fabric of cells called mycelium. Found in several other variety of mushrooms, this wearable fiber has been weaved to create everything from clothing to accessories.

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J&O Fabrics Rules of Thumb When Shopping for Fabric

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

When considering fabric for your next dress, suit, or apparel project, there are some basic rules of thumb to remember. Take a moment to check out J&O Fabrics list of suggestions for the next time you go shopping for fabric that will make your purchases worth while.

Rules of Thumb When Shopping for Fabric

Rule #1

A successfully chosen garment fabric will compliment the pattern design

To determine a fabric’s suitability for a pattern, check the pattern envelope. Illustrations on the front show fabrics appropriate for the design; the envelope back lists suggested fabrics chosen by the designer.

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Ask Netfah: Types of Fabric Grain

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Netfah for Jandofabrics

DearNetfah,

Though I know that certain fabrics are more suitable for projects than other ones and have identified the general difference between natural fabrics and man-made ones, I admit I still have alot left to learn about how to properly care for them, various construction techniques, and how to determine how a fabric will drape or hang. On this note, I’m wondering what you can tell me about a fabrics ‘grain‘?

~Curious George, Mobile-Alabama

Dear Curious George,

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