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Wednesday 28 November 2012

Creative Christmas Stocking!


Christmas stockings on a fireplace mantel

Get creative and customise your very own Christmas stocking with designers' leftover fabrics.  We have tones of reclaimed fabrics that are waiting to be rescued, reused and remade into festive stockings. http://bit.ly/S7Uvec

Appliqué beautiful letters, create Christmas scenes and decorative patterns - and send us photos of your marvelous creations!

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Get Eco Fabric Vouchers On Your Christmas Wish List!



Great for students worrying about funding their creations, and perfect for us crafty folk who want to splash out on something we wouldn't normally! We'll even send it out in a gorgeously, sparkly Christmas card with a message to the recipient.

Limited availability, so get your request in quickly!

http://bit.ly/WUPj24

Monday 26 November 2012

Don't forget the United Nations Climate Conference today!



The United Nations Climate Conference serves as a meeting for political parties all over the world to discuss climate change.  With this summer's extreme weather attributed to climate change (http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/10/extreme-weather-manmade-climate-change), and in light of the disastrous floods we are seeing here in the UK this week, this year's conference particularly resonates with us.

Just small, daily lifestyle changes soon make for big results when it comes to climate change.  We're pleased to be able to help customers make these small changes, by offering ethical fabrics that improve both our environment and the lives of the people who make them.

We're looking forwards to hearing more from the event, and you can find out more here: http://unfccc.int/2860.php

Wednesday 21 November 2012

FABRIC LOVE | Tons of New, Ethical, High Performance Fabrics



Our ultra amazing, new, high performance tested fabrics are the best of the best. The fabrics are perfect for interiors, upholstery and fashion, and the v
ibrant colour choice is another added bonus to this supreme quality range.

How about this gorgeous Monarch in Royal Blue for the dining room chairs? Beautiful, chic and ethical - perfect!http://bit.ly/URexsa

To view our full range visit: http://bit.ly/nB7S9z

Tuesday 20 November 2012

LAST SPACES: KEY SKILLS FOR INFORMED DESIGN | Two days away!


Don't miss your chance to book the last of our Key Skills for Informed Design seminars this Thursday!

 

The seminar will cover a whole range of subjects, skills and core information needed for designing in an environmentally safe and socially responsible way.  Whether you design interiors or fashion, or if you're a student or you're freelance, this an amazing opportunity to speak to industry experts about the environmental and social impacts of different fabrics. 

Think you know everything there is to know?  You don't!


Don't miss out, book your place here: http://bit.ly/REJmmB

“..it was brilliant. I’m so pleased I came! Thank you.”
“It was amazing and fun”.
“Thoroughly enjoyed it”.
"I just wanted to send you an email to say thank you very much for the workshop on Friday. I found it incredibly useful and have been inspired to try and create more sustainable fabrics."




Monday 19 November 2012

CALL FOR CLIMATE CHANGE | Everyone's going green!

The United Nations Climate Change Conference, held in Doha, Qatar, starts Monday 26th November - a week today!


Forest protection, sustainability and carbon emissions are just a few of the topics that will be discussed, and just a few of the things that we are deeply passionate about here at Offset Warehouse.

It's pretty hard for us all to fight climate change on a daily bases but small lifestyle adjustments soon make for big results which benefit all of us. We're pleased to be able to help customers make these small changes, by offering ethical fabrics that improve both our environment and the lives of the people who make them.

We're really looking forwards to hearing more from the event, and you can find out more here: http://unfccc.int/2860.php


Thursday 15 November 2012

LAST FEW SAPCES: Key Skills For Informed Design Seminar - NEXT THURSDAY 22nd NOVEMBER


Last few spaces!
Offset Warehouse Seminar
NEXT THURSDAY 22nd NOVEMBER
Key Skills For Informed Design Seminar 

Know why silk isn't vegetarian? What does a red Leicester yarn look like? What are the benefits of sublimation printing versus screen printing? Why can't you machine wash wool? Do you know how to hand knit? How can I print my designs onto wood?
Learn all this and more..!

Ideal for students, graduates and if you're just plain interested in learning all you can about fibres, fabrics, knitwear and printing.
Question the industry experts to your hearts content, get stuck into hundreds of fabric samples and yarns, and even try your hand at knitting and eco fabric printing!

Don't miss out on our last few spaces...
BOOK HERE

Don't forget, we've also got the second session of Sourcing & Manufacturing Abroad coming up - only a few spaces left! ...

“..it was brilliant. I’m so pleased I came! Thank you.”
“It was amazing and fun”.
“Thoroughly enjoyed it”.
"I found it incredibly useful and have been inspired"

Check out the photos from the previous seminar...


NEW & CHEAP ECO FABRICS!
Eco Fabric Swatches Offset Warehouse RECLAIMED Handwoven Oxford Blue Denim

RECLAIMED Dotty Cotton! - £4.99 for the whole lot!

With just over 1.5 metres left we are giving you this Handwoven Oxford Blue denim for £5.99!


Offset Warehouse Organic & Cotton Bamboo - Rose Offset Warehouse Organic Cotton and Bamboo - Blood Orange

Organic and Cotton Bamboo - Rose
10.75/mtr

Organic and Cotton Bamboo - Blood Orange
10.75/mtr


Offset Warehouse Organic Cotton Denim - Red Offset Warehouse Art Flower Wool

Organic Cotton Denim - Red
10.75/mtr 

£2.99 For all of this arty flower pattern, incredible value!


Offset Warehouse Vegetable Tan Leather Offset Warehouse RECLAIMED Heavyweight Sky Blue Flowers

Vegetable Tan Leather (Calf) in Tan
£49 (Hide)

£6.99  for the last metre of this Heavyweight Sky Blue Flowers



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Wednesday 14 November 2012

FABRIC LOVE | Someone please give these little fabrics a home!



Yesterday we were going crazy over our new pink bamboo fabric but lets not forget our reclaimed and offcuts! Designers gave us these leftover fabrics to find them a new home! Just look at how gorgeous this Scarlet Red Satin is!
http://bit.ly/XEZCYc

Visit our OFFCUTS/RECLAIMED section for more fabrics:http://bit.ly/f7FbGP

Tuesday 13 November 2012

FABRIC LOVE | It's new, pink & its Bamboo!

We are going crazy for this Organic Cotton & Bamboo fabric in shade Rose, It has a beautifuly subtle lustre and a wonderful handle. Oh and keep an eye out for the blood-orange shade too, its just gorgeous!


Monday 12 November 2012

Stuck for something to do this Christmas with the family?



Offset Warehouse will host a bunch of Saturday Winter Workshops for families and friends to come together and get creative. We have all the tools and teaching to make Christmas wrea
ths, tree ornaments, lavender bags, herbal hot pillows and cushion covers!



Ideal for those new to sewing, children and even the experts that just want a festive get together. 

Our first Winter Workshops are THIS Saturday in London! 
For more info: http://bit.ly/Xxp81p 

(more workshops to follow on Sat 24th Nov & Sat 1st Dec) 

p.s The adults can even look forward to a glass of mulled wine on us!

Thursday 8 November 2012

TRIAL LIVE STREAM ECO FASHION & TEXTILES SEMINAR


Why miss out on this Friday's seminar? We're offering live streaming facilities, so you can learn about ethical fashion and textiles, wherever you are in the world!

For more info on the live streaming: http://bit.ly/RFmcMv 

As part of the trial, we are offering it for just £5! More info:
http://bit.ly/RFmcMv

Tuesday 6 November 2012

ORGANIC COTTON | Some little fashion facts


Cotton is farmed in around 90 countries worldwide and Organic cotton is farmed in around 22 counties worldwide. For cotton to be considered truly 'organic' with an organic symbol it has to be verified by independent certification bodies that check the standards of production and manufacturing. 



The biggest benefit of Organic cotton is to ensure cotton farmers get fair pay for their work as well as better working standards. Regular Cotton uses pesticides to ensure no nasty pests get on the crops but these pesticides often have harmful toxins that cause the death of around 22,000 cotton farmers each year whereas Organic cotton only uses natural pesticides that are safe for farmers to use whilst still being effective.

For more fashion facts and articles like this visit our resources page: http://bit.ly/kNiL3v