Subject: For the Love of Fabric...Share Your Favorite Fabric Store!

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For the Love of Fabric

(and a Little Thread Surprise!)

Valentine's Day is almost here...and while chocolate is lovely, we all know what really makes our hearts skip a beat...


FABRIC! 💞


There's something magical about it. The drape of a perfect rayon. The crisp promise of a beautiful shirting. The way a stretch woven behaves just right when you've perfected your sloper. We could talk about fabric all day — and honestly, we often do!


💌 For the Love of Fabric — A Community Project 💌


This year, we want to celebrate our shared love of fabric by doing something meaningful together. We're creating a collaborative, region-by-region list of brick-and-mortar garment fabric stores — across the US and around the world — and turning it into a downloadable PDF on the Sure Fit Designs website.


Why?


Because what is more exciting than discovering hidden fabric stores in our neighborhoods, planning a road trip to explore a new shop, or visiting fabric stores while we are traveling abroad? Fabric shopping is about touching, draping and discovering. We also believe in voting with our dollars — supporting these shops will helps ensure they thrive for generations of sewers to come.


If you have a favorite brick-and-mortar garment fabric store — whether it's in your hometown or a hidden gem you discovered while traveling — we want to hear about it.


Please fill out the form from the link below and I will compile your submissions into a comprehensive PDF for each region. You may submit more than one response. Lets have fun with this! 🧵


Thank you for helping us support our local fabric stores!

Be Brave, Try the Fantastic Fabric


✔️You've done the hard work.

✔️You developed your sloper.

✔️You refined your fit.

Now it's time to treat yourself.


This is your invitation to be brave and try something fantastic.


Buy that silk blend.

Test a stretch woven you've never worked with.

Experiment with a bold print.


And here's a little secret:

When you're trying something new, don't be afraid to buy a little bit more yardage than you think you need. Give yourself room to experiment, text stitches, practice seam finishes, and explore new techniques. Let yourself play, make mistakes, and discover the joy of fabric in a way that's all your own. After all, fabric is meant to be fun! Every project is a chance to learn, create, and have fun!


After all the discipline of fitting and refining, you deserve a little creative freedom — and maybe even a new skill or two.

Exclusive Valentine's Thread Special — Because Beautiful Fabric Deserves Beautiful Thread


If you're sewing knits and haven't tried Gütermann Maraflex yet...you're in for a treat!


Maraflex is a specially engineered thread designed to move with your fabric. Unlike traditional all-purpose thread Maraflex has built-in elasticity that allows seams to stretch without popping — even when sewn on a regular sewing machine.


That means:

  • Smooth, flexible seams on knits

  • No tunneling or stiff stitching

  • Seams that recover beautifully

  • Professional results without needing a coverstitch

It's ideal for

  • T-shirts

  • Activewear

  • Stretch dresses

  • Fitted knit tops

  • Any garment where movement matters

When I came home from South Africa, I had an entire suitcase full of Maraflex Thread and a limited number of free promotional boxes.


You may choose from a preselected collection of Maraflex colors or create your own. When you purchase 12 individual Maraflex spools, you can receive the exclusive organizer box at a special Valentine's price. Once those boxes are gone — they're gone.


And there's something special — Seralon is a South African exclusive, and I have a very limited quantity remaining.


If you've followed Elsabe's design and sew alongs, you've seen Seralon in action. She uses it regularly in her garments, and for good reason — as a true multi-purpose thread it performs beautifully in your serger and your sewing machine. No more matching serger thread and sewing machine thread for garment construction.


Beautiful fabric deserves beautiful thread that supports it.


This Valentine's thread special is available from Thursday February 12 through Sunday February 15 — a perfect little Valentine's gift for your sewing projects!

❤️Thank you for Being Part of Our Community!


Fondly,

Janine

P.S. Know a sewist who's interested in sewing beautifully fitting garments? Forward this email and invite them to discover a customizable and educational approach with Sure Fit Designs.


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