Textiles
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The Advantages of Extra Wide Fabrics
Everything you need to know about Extra Wide furnishing fabrics and why you should consider using them. There are a…
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Tinsmiths Made to Measure – Handmade Curtains and Blinds
Tinsmiths Made to Measure service Tinsmiths has always had a dedicated group of curtain-makers quietly working away in our sewing rooms.…
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MAGNIF-ECO: Tinsmiths Recycled Fabrics
The growth and production of textiles for both apparel and for the home has been an ongoing, progressive industry since…
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Ticking Fabrics
Ticking fabric was traditionally a very densely woven cotton herringbone or twill weave cloth used for making mattress & pillow…
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Jute – really is a beaut.
An unsung fibre, Jute, is something that we have become increasingly aware. It is Jute’s eco credentials which are really…
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Simple Pattern Pieces
When Kate isn’t greeting and helping Tinsmiths’ customers, she is sewing and, equally to our advantage, advising her colleagues on…
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Yan Tyan Tethera
Shepherds of old counted their sheep using Yan (1), Tyan (2) and Tethera (3) – an ancient counting method. Today,…
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Kate Farley – Plots to Plates
Printmaker and Textile Designer, Kate Farley, who will be showing at Tinsmiths next Summer, popped in to the shop recently…
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Homegrown Woollens
This is just the day, as it is about to snow, to talk about UK Wool. Wool is such a…
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Swatches, swatches. Wherefore art thou swatches?
Tinsmiths have always offered free cuttings of fabrics, this really helps people to make decisions and to be sure of…