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		<title>How This Dress Made It Out Of The Indefinite WIP Pile</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/06/10/how-this-dress-made-it-out-of-the-indefinite-wip-pile/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leila d’Angelo]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 08:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[SEWING OUTSIDE THE LINES]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I started making this dress in the depths of infertility hell. Superstition or perhaps some degree of hopelessness meant all of my makes were the kind without much ease. The&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sewing Machine Review: Brother FS80X</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/06/09/sewing-machine-review-brother-fs80x/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[SEWING MACHINE REVIEWS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; The Brother FS80X is a beginner-friendly domestic sewing machine available across several non-USA markets. Since purchasing the machine at the beginning of 2022, I’ve sewn well over 300 projects&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Curated By You: Emma Cartmel’s Love Affair with Linen and Zero-Waste Design</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/06/07/curated-by-you-emma-cartmels-love-affair-with-linen-and-zero-waste-design/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Masha Karpushina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Could you tell us a bit about yourself and how you got into sewing?   Heya! My name is Emma Cartmel, and I am an Aussie living in beautiful Munich, Germany,&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pattern Review: The FS Sara Trouser</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/06/03/pattern-review-the-fs-sara-trouser/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:17:17 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[COMMUNITY]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PATTERN REVIEWS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[I am a notorious pattern repeater. A uniform dresser. A “How many times can I wear this in a row and get away with it?” person. What can I say?&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Fabric of Life: The Political Textiles of Beatriz González</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/06/01/the-fabric-of-life-the-political-textiles-of-beatriz-gonzalez/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/06/01/the-fabric-of-life-the-political-textiles-of-beatriz-gonzalez/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosie Lesso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:21:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[TEXTILES IN HISTORY & ART]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WOMEN IN ART]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[With a distinctively graphic, colourful style, Colombian artist Beatriz González (1932-2026) made art as a powerful commentary on the political and social turmoil of Colombia. Much of her art was&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Start Using Your Overlocker: A Beginners Guide – Part 2</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/31/how-to-start-using-your-overlocker-a-beginners-guide-part-2/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/31/how-to-start-using-your-overlocker-a-beginners-guide-part-2/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Cartmel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 17:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[SEWING ESSENTIALS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TUTORIALS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hopefully, after reading my Part 1 on starting to use an overlocker you have a better idea of what they are and what they can actually do. However, once you&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>FS Colour Series: Chamois Inspired by Giorgio de Chirico’s Sandy Orange</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/29/fs-colour-series-chamois-inspired-by-giorgio-de-chiricos-sandy-orange/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/29/fs-colour-series-chamois-inspired-by-giorgio-de-chiricos-sandy-orange/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosie Lesso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:47:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[TEXTILES & PEOPLE]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[The soft, sandy orange of Chamois Linen often featured in many of Italian artist and writer Giorgio de Chirico’s best-known paintings, conveying the scorched, sunlit earth of Italian piazzas surrounded by&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Behind the Scenes With: Kelsey White On Becoming a Patternmaker</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/27/behind-the-scenes-with-kelsey-white-on-becoming-a-patternmaker/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Masha Karpushina]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 13:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[INTERVIEWS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PATTERN MAKING]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Tell us a bit about yourself and why you decided to become a pattern maker. I’m Kelsey! I’ve been sewing and sharing my process for several years now, and last&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>One Yard Project: Utility Hat A707</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/26/one-yard-project-utility-hat-a707/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 13:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[&#160; For some time now, I’ve been eyeing a remnant piece of waterproof nylon in my fabric storage that would be perfect for a new hat to wear for midday&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to Start Using Your Overlocker: A Beginners Guide – Part 1</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/24/how-to-start-using-your-overlocker-a-beginners-guide-part-1/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/24/how-to-start-using-your-overlocker-a-beginners-guide-part-1/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emma Cartmel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 08:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[SEWING ESSENTIALS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TUTORIALS]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you are new to sewing, overlockers can be a bit intimidating. And understandably so, with their multiple threads, needles, and dials, not to mention a cutting blade. It’s easy&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>FS Colour Series: Burnished Lilac Inspired by Raoul Dufy’s Fresh Light</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/22/fs-colour-series-burnished-lilac-inspired-by-raoul-dufys-fresh-light/</link>
					<comments>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/22/fs-colour-series-burnished-lilac-inspired-by-raoul-dufys-fresh-light/#respond</comments>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosie Lesso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[COLOUR SERIES]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TEXTILES & PEOPLE]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[French Fauve painter Raoul Dufy is widely celebrated for his vibrant, colourful paintings that celebrate optimistic observed moments and places with a distinctively fresh, light touch. He often incorporated pale,&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Collective Identity and Belonging: Nengi Omuku’s Tactile Paintings</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/20/collective-identity-and-belonging-nengi-omukus-tactile-paintings/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosie Lesso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[WOMEN IN ART]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nigerian artist Nengi Omuku makes richly tactile and evocative paintings depicting people and places with a fragmentary, dream-like quality. She reimagines images of people taken from photographic archives and the&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pattern Review: The FS Mona Dress</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/19/pattern-review-the-fs-mona-dress/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[During my latest seasonal closet rotation, a few gaps emerged that I targeted to approach early in this year’s summer sewing. The first thing that came to my attention was&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>FS Colour Series: Muskmelon Inspired by Paul Cezanne’s Hot Sunlight</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/17/fs-colour-series-muskmelon-inspired-by-paul-cezannes-hot-sunlight/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosie Lesso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:57:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The searing hot, vibrant orange of Muskmelon Linen was a colour French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cezanne returned to over and over again, to convey the sunlight of his native France&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Celebrating Roma Life: The Vivid Textile Art of Malgorzata Mirga-Tas</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/13/celebrating-roma-life-the-vivid-textile-art-of-malgorzata-mirga-tas/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rosie Lesso]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 11:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Warmth and humanity are embedded into every textile artwork made by Polish artist Malgorzata Mirga-Tas, whose practice celebrates the colourful and spirited heritage of her Roma family. Mirga-Tas upcycles second-hand&#8230;]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pattern Review: The FS Fred Crop Top</title>
		<link>https://blog.fabrics-store.com/2026/05/06/pattern-review-the-fs-fred-crop-top/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sometimes, as a sewist, you need a palette cleanser. Something without buttons or buttonholes, zippers or snaps. Something that doesn’t take a lot of time or effort to cut out.&#8230;]]></description>
		
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