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Introducing Dura-colour!

By Camilla Swart Most cotton fabrics are manufactured in the following manner: When cotton fabric is woven it is a pale creamy colour, because the cotton fibre in its natural

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Spring Trends 2024

By Camilla Swart As I write this the sky is Western Cape grey (it is a colour, I am sure) and rain is imminent. Fortunately, I am so inspired to

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Traditional Redefined

Traditions give a certain meaning to our lives – without them we would be constantly re-inventing the world around us. I immediately think of embroidery when you say ‘traditional’.  Hand-made,

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Fabric Know How

By Camilla Swart Many retailers of bed linen assume that the following terms are generally understood, but I have found this not to be the case! When we speak about THREAD

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Welcome Peach Fuzz!

By Camilla Swart What a name for a colour that is not really peachy or fuzzy! The Pantone colour for 2024 was announced at the end of 2023. It is

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Look Back In Wonder

By Camilla Swart What is wonder?  Children are filled with perpetual wonder, especially when they are little and just discovering the world around them. For adults it is something different.

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How To Wash Everything

By Camilla Swart The simplest tasks can often be the most hazardous. Laundry day is full of pitfalls, and we can all attest to the unwanted disasters of colours running,

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