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A decade of luxury garment construction and precise pattern reviews. Explore an archive of custom sewing, textile curation, and elevated wardrobe building.

Melanated Fabrics

What you need to know before shopping at Melanated Fabrics

Fabrics, organized by type, line the brick exposed pseudo-warehouse, uptown, studio decorated shop. Lined from wall to wall with rich mahogany floors, my first impression was that it was hip, chic, and modern before I ever touched the fabrics. 

Shears are NOT Scissors

Scissor Sense: Do we have good sense when it comes to using scissors and shears? Yes, you read that right scissors AND shears. They are not the same thing.