Broadway Textile

Calculating Fabric for Upholstery

This is a super handy illustration and chart on how much fabric needed to reupholster. Thank you Honey and Fitz !

How to Press Quilt Seams

Get things right from the start with these tips for perfect pressing!

Easy Scrap fabric quilt block

Free tutorial for easy scrap quilt block using fabric strips. Ideas for using up fabric scraps.

10 of the Cutest Embroidery Ideas We've Ever Seen

10 Modern Sewing Patterns that Flatter Women

As much as I love a good shift dress, sometimes its nice to sew a more modern sewing pattern with a fit that flatters. A sewing pattern that will make you feel like a million bucks. So I looked around and found some that I think would do exactly that. Sewing patterns that flatter WOMEN. …

Can I paint upholstery fabric with regular paint or ?

Image via FlickrWouldn't it be nice if you could paint upholstery to match or compliment the paint you just put on your walls? Well it just may be possibl

6 Ideas for Organizing Your Sewing Supplies

These great hacks make organizing sewing supplies easy, efficient and even pretty!

Where to buy discounted upholstery fabric?

Recently purchased an upholstered accent chair from a local furniture store. I want to make a slipcover for an ottoman to match the chair and while I can purchase the fabric from the furniture store for $58/yard I was wondering if there was an online source where I might purchase the fabric cheaper?...

Vinyl Auto Upholstery Fabric: What You Need to Know

Auto vinyl upholstery like our Arctic line is a tough seating vinyl that is meant for cold weather. This is what makes vinyl such a great fabric to use: it can withstand the cold, heat, and basically weather that would make other textiles crack<br>In fact, auto vinyl is meant to be durable and easy to clean. Vinyl can also be combined with other textiles like polyester to create an even stronger fabric. In cars, vinyl is great for upholstery, especially in restoration…

Inexpensive, cat proof, upholstery fabric?

How to Make an Indigo-Dyed Textile

How to dye a textile to look like natural indigo dying techniques such as Shibori. This can be done with box dye!

How To Dye Textiles With Coffee & Tea

How to Sew a Notions Catch-all Tote

Sewing Project ✓ Tote Bag ✓ Sewing Notions ✓ Sew a Tote Bag ► Learn how to sew a notions catch-all tote bag with Heidi Pridemore!

4 Show-Stopping Pattern + Textile Trends to Try

Spice up your walls, pillows, bedding and more with these to-die-for textile trends you'll definitely want to try.

How Carnegie uses sugarcane to make greener textiles

Carnegie designed the world's first bio-based textile for interior panels, wall coverings and upholstery.

How to Decorate Your Home With Twill, This Winter's Hottest Textile

Do you have the will for twill? This versatile fabric is making waves—er, weaves—this season for its utility and rich texture.

Everything You Need To Know About Using Textiles In Interior Design

Textiles are an important component of any interior design project. Let us show you how you can learn to use them the right way.

How a 4,000 Year Old Textile Became a Beloved—and Ubiquitous—Design Accessory

The history of the block print spans continents and generations.

Textile archaeologists use ancient tools to weave a tapestry of the past

Using tools leftover from ancient spindles and looms, textile archaeologists are starting to understand the fabrics of the past.

25 Awesome Statement Textile Ideas To Highlight Your Home Décor

Spring is a great time for changes of any kind, including you living space. An easy and fast way to change your home for spring is using bright textiles –