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By Social Media February 19, 2020 in DIY, Fashion No Comments

‘Costume Fantasia’ | Cosplay at Fabricland

‘Costume Fantasia’ is our new ongoing branded collection of unique fabrics curated for you and your passionate imaginations.

Get inspired! Tag your project photos with #createyourhero and join the Fabricland Cosplay Group to engage with other Cosplayers.

What is Cosplay?

Costume play, or what is more popularly known as COSPLAY, is a decades old visual form of performance celebrating pop culture fandom.

Participants express themselves through highly creative dress up and role playing drawing inspiration from geek pop culture including, but not limited to video games, animation, comic books, literature and movies.

Cosplay is multidisciplinary, involving styling, hair and make up, prop making and, of course, costuming! Despite its crafting and sewing fundamentals, it’s inclusive of all skill levels. Cosplayers attend pop culture fandom conventions known as Cons.

The most actively visited ones include International Comicon and Canadian FanExpo. Here they can enter Cosplay competitions where the higher standard of accuracy in the construction of their character is recognized as Competition Cosplay; whereas Convention Cosplay focuses on the fun of dress up rather than the level of skill.

In either case, this passionate artistic hobby embraces crafting, imagination and innovation; all characteristics of the Fabricland community!

Although, Fabricland has always been a go-to place for all Cosplay needs, Cosplayers can further indulge their imagination and craft the heroes they want with this new collection.

creative layout of fabric swatches and a pattern

Get inspired in our Home Dec department with fabric for an outfit!

And don’t forget your Notions needs … we have you covered.

This new branded collection is available at 15 Fabricland locations across our Ontario Region 1 area:
Barrie (Bayfield St)
Brampton (Main St)
Burlington (Fairview St)
Hamilton (Upper James St)
Kingston (Gardiners Rd)
London (Wonderland Rd)
Newmarket (Davis Dr)
Oakville (Hampshire Gate)
Ottawa (Merivale Rd)
Peterborough (Chemong Rd)
Sudbury (Regent St)
Thunder Bay (Dawson Rd)
Toronto (Steeles Ave)
Vaughan (Northview Blvd)
Windsor (Tecumseh Rd)

By Social Media October 9, 2019 in Indoor 2 Comments

Sewing Room Tapestries

Love Sewing? Have a project that would be ideal for a sewing themed fabric? If so, look for the new Sewing Room Tapestry collection in stores now. Tapestry is one of the oldest forms of woven textiles and has proven to be both beautiful and durable. It’s perfect for upholstered chairs & benches, bags and crafts of all kinds. Sew much fun!

photograph of the Sewing Room Tapestry home decor collection

The Origami Crossbody Bag is a simple and satisfying project for this tapestry group. Check out the pattern here…

Origami Crossbody Bag DIY

Item #0914013-016 | 60% polyester 40% cotton | 140cm

By Social Media February 6, 2019 in Craft, DIY 4 Comments

One Hour or Less Fuzzy Chenille Throw

Need a quick gift? Or just want something new and fun to keep you warm? Make a back-to-back throw in under an hour using cozy, fuzzy chenille.

It’s super simple with a lot of pins! You need 1.3m of both the chenille fur for the face and the micro chenille for the back. Trim selvedges and straighten both edges of the micro chenille to have a 1.25×1.5cm (50×60″) rectangle. Lay the micro chenille over top of the fur chenille with right sides together and pin every 7cm (3″). Trim the chenille fur to match the micro chenille. Stitch 1.25cm (.5″) around the entire throw leaving a 15cm (6″) opening. Remove pins, turn right side out and hand or machine stitch the opening closed. That’s it!

Fabric suggestions:

Item 0271800 Waves Chenille Fur | 100% polyester | 150cm

Item 0271770 Rainbow Stripe Chenille Fur | 100% polyester | 150cm

Item 0242204 | Rainbow Stripe Micro Chenille | 100% polyester | 150cm

Download Project Instructions

By Social Media March 14, 2018 in Craft No Comments

Wide Width Blender

Introducing two new extra-wide cotton designs, Esprit and Trellis. At 275cm (110″) these classic designs are ideal for backing quilts as well as making duvet covers, pillow cases, light curtains and more.

Additional colours available in some stores.

0642000 Esprit | 0642001 Trellis | 100% cotton 275cm

By Social Media January 10, 2018 in Craft No Comments

Timeless Textures

If you’re a quilter you always need quilting blenders. New tone-on-tone burlap and crosshatch designs in a wide colour range are just the right mix for your next project.

Item# 0649112 | 100% cotton | Width 112cm

By Social Media December 6, 2017 in DIY No Comments

DIY Reversible Apron

Keep your outfit fresh with this simple reversible apron. Easy-to-sew using cotton craft prints or lightweight canvas … the combinations are endless. A great gift for cooks and gardeners too!