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On Thursday, 18th August, An Post launched their latest range of stamp designs – 'Irish Shop Fronts'. Focusing on unique and interesting traditional shop fronts around Ireland, the range showcases 4 shops, including our own beautiful shop front! The iconic red brick facade of Vibes & Scribes, located at 3 Bridge Street, will be well known to most Corkonians but gracing a stamp of it's …

Do you find you are constantly losing your pins, needles, thread, etc? This tutorial will show you how to make a simple zipped sewing bag to keep all your supplies together. You will need:1/2 metre of cotton fabric for the outside of your bagFabric to use as a liningZipNeedle and threadMedium weight iron-on interfacingRulerWith the range of patterned cottons we stock, choosing one was probabl …

We currently have a fabulous range of animal print sinamay in stock on our fabric floor for 6.99 per metre. Sinamay is used mostly in hat making as it is easy to mold into different shapes. However, if you find hat blocking a little too difficult, this tutorial will show you how you can make an animal print sinamay fascinator without blocking.You will need:1/2 metre of Sinamay in your chosen …

Sometimes it can be impossible to find a hat base or fascinator in the colour you want. At times like these, spraypaint is a great solution. Sinamay can be spray painted quite easily. Our craft floor stocks Montana 94 Spray Paint in an array of shades so you're bound to find the colour for you.This tutorial will show you how easy it is to custumise the colour of your sinamay hats using spray pain …