Presenting Ensemble Sewing Studio: A Fabric Store Focusing on Artistry and Sustainability

Hey there, friends. There's a new online fabric store to check out. And it's mine.🤸

At the moment, it is small and cozy, but I have a vision and am taking my time growing Ensemble Sewing Studio into what I want it to be. My focus is on providing apparel sewists with beautiful and unique high quality fabric, something different from what the big chain fabric stores are carrying. I do love my local chain fabric store, and I am there on a weekly basis for one reason or another -- for thread, bias binding, zippers, fabric from the clearance shelves. But as I have become committed to making most of my own clothes, I find it difficult to acquire certain fabrics locally, such as twill, corduroy, colored denim. 

As well, many people who make their own clothes do so because they want to really personalize their wardrobe in a way they can't when buying ready to wear clothes. And choosing fabrics that express one's personality or align with one's values and ideologies is part of that process. Many home sewists are artists who aren't looking for the fastest and cheapest route but rather the one that reflects their own voice and results in clothing they proudly -- and joyfully -- wear. 

Here at Ensemble Sewing Studio, I want to honor the artist in both the sewist and the fabric maker. I want to find the fabrics that are yarn-dyed or handwoven or block printed. That is part of the reason growing this business is going to take some time. I also want to grow my business with sustainability in the forefront. What that means to me right now is focusing on carrying a range of natural fibers and organic fabrics. I also hope to further implement best practices in sustainability by adding a selection of re-homed fabric. 

I named my fabric shop Ensemble Sewing Studio partly because as apparel sewists we focus on the whole ensemble but mostly because ensemble means together in French. I don't want to just sell fabric; I want to build a community of sewists -- somehow, some way. I hope you will join me on this mission by bookmarking Ensemble Sewing Studio and checking back often to see what's new and by following along on social platforms (Instagram, Bluesky). 

I sincerely hope Ensemble Sewing Studio can be part of your creative process. 

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Ensemble Sewing Studio is an online fabric store located in Illinois -- fifty miles from Chicago. Your fabric orders will be packed with care and shipped promptly.