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Why Working with Trusted Wholesale Silk Suppliers Matters

When it comes to purchasing silk for your business, whether you’re in the fashion, textile, or home decor industry, sourcing high-quality silk fabric is essential.

Spider silk produced by Silkworm.

Spider silk produced by Silkworm. Souce Stronger than steel, more flexible than nylon and as light as cotton, spider silk has always been considered one of nature's

Golden Touch... 5 Minute Freewrite Daily Prompt

Howdy Freewriters 🤗! Welcome to my 5 Minute Freewrite blog 😊! She looked into his distant eyes, eyes that carried a lot of wisdom in them. His skin, full of wrinkles;

Smooth as Sandpaper: Abrading Softness

It's like someone dragging sandpaper across your back, but not till it bleeds...just enough to alert your skin that there is a difference between gentle and rough.

Aprendiendo en un paseo / Learning

Hola a todos en la comunidad de Hive, en especial #needleworkmonday, les quiero contar un hermoso paseo al que fui en diciembre, si bueno la verdad he estabo un

Silk hair accessories to make getting ready easier every day

Busy mornings can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re rushing to get out the door. But the right hair accessories can make all the difference in simplifying

Even-Better Best Stripey Dress Ever!

scroll down for the full @vincentnijman photoshoot Ciao dearest Needleworking Friends and Fellow Hive Enthusiasts! This is my best stripey dress yet: even better

My Best Stripy Dress Yet!

Ciao Bellissime/ Bellissimi! Hallo dearest needleworking friends: how are you all this week? I’m a great deal more peaceful and well-slept, after the intense festivities

The Benefits of Mulberry Silk: Why It’s Worth the Investment

Introduction Mulberry silk has become a popular choice in the world of luxury textiles, thanks to its myriad benefits for both skin and hair. In this article, we’ll

A Secret Tower Tour in Valencia: La Lonja

Climbing the tower of La Lonja (silk market) has long been at the top of our Valencia wishlist. Every time we visit La Lonja, we spend a couple minutes at the gate

Valencia Off the Beaten Path: The Secret La Lonja Tower Tour

We always wanted to do one specific thing—climb the secret tower of Valencia's La Lonja. We sent emails and talked to people but without success. Our wish was finally

Silk-jacket Dress Success!

Dearest Needleworkers.... I began writing this post very late in the evening, by the light of a new lamp which I took from Sergio’s house… it sheds a wonderful orange

Silk PLA Miniature Test

I have been testing a new filament with the library 3D printer. Our Dremel 3D45 is designed for proprietary spools, so I needed to first print an adapter to use

Silk, Wool, and Stories: Experiencing Turkey's Carpet-Making Heritage

I recently had the chance to explore a fascinating spot in Turkey, known for its rich carpet-making heritage. Picture this: a blend of old-world charm and modern

Turquoise.

When you pick the clothes you want to wear, do you choose them after the colour or after their material? Once I went to a secondhand shop, back in Switzerland, with

What’s first, the story or the dress?

Telling stories through fashion. What’s first, the story or the dress? The story. Each piece I sew, each garment I take apart to assemble it in a different way,

Silk-fabric recycling.

How to turn fabric back into yarn? Is there no solution, or have we just been searching in the wrong place? There are a million ways to create fabric. From synthetics,

My second orange dress from a big old favourite silk skirt!

Dearest Needlework Monday People! Oh, I get so excited to share with you all about each garment I am completing, and I am finding a lot of pleasure indeed in this

Orange silk skirt major transformation - into two dresses!

Beautiful Needlework Monday friends! I am excited and proud to be presenting this project: I made not one but TWO new dresses from an old billowing orange silk skirt,

Dancing through the forest in gold – sewing a silk dress

Do you need a lot of clothes to be happy? Or are you satisfied with a few? Life often seems to throw the one thing at you, that you would have expected the least.