

Different and Better
Most fabric sellers sell fabric as their primary business, but Ellesby Fabric is different.


Fabric Stores Keep Closing - What Now?
With Joann and so many other fabric retailers closing or retooling, what are your best options for material?


Mocha Mousse as Color of the Year - Dull or Delish?
Mocha Mousse is Pantone's controversial Color of the Year for 2025, but is it sumptuous or too subtle?


8 Sewing Aids You Won’t Find at the Fabric Shop
A few sewing tools that can be found at common places like hardware stores, office supply warehouses, and other non-craft retailers!


2024 Fabric and Fashion Trends
Want to know all of the big trends for 2024 in fashion and fiber arts? Here are the top four, and Ellesby Fabric has them in store! 1)...


Seven Mulberry Silk Pillowcase Sewing Tips
It seems that everyone has come to realize how effective silk is protecting hair. Since we tend to sleep about a third of our lives, and...


Pressing Concerns
A few months ago, I was looking at a newsletter from a fabric vendor. The newsletter featured a DIY project that they did an editorial...


Five Quick Swimwear Sewing Tips
At Ellesby Fabrics, we sell a lot of swimwear spandex. It's probably our biggest seller. So if you found this post on our site, I'm...


How to Sew Silk Jersey
If you haven't sewn with silk jersey before and are nervous about it, you've come to the right place! Much of my fashion line at Eri


A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Joann's Fabrics
Oh, how I don't like shopping at big box stores. But I was in quick need of a couple of notions for holiday orders the week of Christmas....