I mostly stopped sewing a few years ago. I just haven’t the time. Sure, I made hundreds of cloth masks in 2020 and early 2021, and there has been the occasional costume, but mostly my sewing machine stays under the desk and my attention is turned to other things. Last weekend, however, my older daughter wore to brunch a denim jacket I embellished for her at least 20 years ago. It got me thinking about sewing again, then yesterday, apropos of nothing, into my Instagram feed popped this remarkable fabric… what? Designer? Maker? Seller? I don’t know. Google translate wasn’t very helpful. Nonetheless, this fabric has me swooning with wantiness!
Shaz Fabrics appears to be an Iraq-based fabric maker, and their selections are like nothing I’ve ever seen off of a runway. I fully expect that they cater to some of the top haute couture gown designers in the world. The sparkly gorgeousness of it all makes me want to sew until I drop!
You can see all of the lovely Shaz Fabrics’s wares on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.
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April 11, 2022 at 9:03 am
Yes, they are beautiful. Hal
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April 11, 2022 at 12:18 pm
I agree!
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April 11, 2022 at 10:06 am
Serious question – how do you find fabric to sew clothes with? Maybe I just don’t know where to look but it seems most fabric stores that I’ve found pretty heavily cater toward quilters (which is fine!) but it means I never see any fabric where I would think “Yes! I could make something wearable with that! And the texture on my body would not feel awful!”
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April 11, 2022 at 12:20 pm
I am lucky enough to live in NYC, so we have Mood and a bunch of other stores that cater to the fashion textiles industry. Mood is online, too. I agree that most of what I find in craft-style fabric stores is better suited to quilts than apparel .
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April 11, 2022 at 12:25 pm
Oh my…beautiful…Might look kinda funny out in the pastures.
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April 13, 2022 at 8:25 am
Lol. I don’t know. The cows might love them!
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April 11, 2022 at 2:16 pm
The shimmer on those fabrics is incredible and really quite magical. I imagine a person feels pretty special and unicorny wearing anything made with these textiles.
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April 13, 2022 at 8:25 am
Word of the day: unicorny
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April 14, 2022 at 9:13 am
Holy cow, those fabrics are beautiful! I really have no place to wear sparkles anymore, but maybe I’d put them on just to take the garbage out like a movie star.
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April 15, 2022 at 11:07 am
I like how you are thinking!
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August 10, 2022 at 3:38 pm
Where can I buy some of the Dara sheer fabrics?
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August 11, 2022 at 12:57 pm
I’m afraid I don’t know. I will tell you there’s a fabric shop across the street from Mood in NY that has similar fabrics. It’s called G&R Fabrics, and there are some spectacularly sparkly things there! I don’t think they have a website.
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