The Wonderful World of Vogue Fabrics

Sewing has never gone out of fashion. And with the rising popularity of sustainable living coupled with the desire to create useful items from home instead of purchasing mass merchandise, sewing & crafting are thriving around the USA. Even celebrities are voicing their love for sewing, including Marie Osmond , Tilda Swinton , Eva Longoria , Venus Williams & Nicole Kidman and many more. Thanks to shows like Project Runway , sewing is seen now in a fashion design context rather than a home economics context.  Vogue Fabrics offers exciting classes from Beginning Sewing to Advanced Sewing so you can learn to sew fashionable garments.  Follow these up with draping and tailoring classes so you can freely create your own custom looks and make sure they fit in the right places. Don't miss Home Decorating classes that teach you how to sew pillows and slipcovers.  There are even classes for kids to learn to sew.  In addition to sewing, the upcoming Fall 20...

Laughing Moon #100 by Raquel So you want a fun way to look more svelte? Lace up a corset in a decorative print.  No plastic surgery needed to cinch the waist. No matter your size or age, corsets are fashionable, hitting the runways, clubs, music videos and ready-to-wear venues.  This summer at Vogue Fabrics we were honored to have the return of a fan favorite, Linda Sparks from Farthingales in Canada, who taught two classes in corsetry.  At the bottom of this blog post we've embedded her recent interview on CHCH TV in Toronto this week to promote her corset fashion show at the CreativFestival .  Rye & Ginger Kit We hope to have Linda back soon, but in the meantime Elizabeth at the Vogue Fabrics in Lansing has been hosting Corset Day where she offers product demonstrations and answers your questions for corset building (check our posts on Facebook & Twitter for Corset Day info). We also offer the Rye & Ginger kits on-line, so no matter where i...

Leah Hope from WLS news , the local ABC affiliate, visited our flagship store in Evanston today. She is working on a piece for the Monday night news at 10:00 pm on Channel 7.  I won’t give away the angle of the story, but her thoughtful questions got me thinking about business and the shift in marketing strategies these past few years as well as what drives the market. For example, home improvement companies have been focusing on the DIY crowd. Ace Hardware continues to be the “Helpful Place” and is really driving home the point that you can do it yourself .    Lowes reassures customers they will find what they want and need with help from their knowledgable staff with the tag line “Experience. Lowes. Let’s Build Something Together.”   These changes possibly can be attributed to the popularity of home improvement shows such as ABC’s Extreme Makeover – Home Edition , as well as any number of shows on HGTV , coupled with the necessity to save money. Over th...