We’re excited to reintroduce Pewter to our assortment of Medium-Weight Cotton Jersey Fabrics for The School of Making. Explore a few of our favorite techniques and DIY projects featuring this beloved colorway below, and find inspiration for making with Pewter this spring.
Magdalena fabric swatch in Pewter/Doeskin, Reverse Appliqué, Tin Textile Paint, Slate Button Craft Thread. Sand or Ballet fabric can be used as your backing layer (in place of the retired Doeskin color) to recreate this design choice.
New Leaves Swing Skirt in Pewter/Black, Reverse Appliqué, Black Textile Paint. Explore the Swing Skirt Pattern, available as a digital download and physical paper pattern.
New Leaves fabric swatch in tonal Pewter/Pewter, Reverse Appliqué, Black Sequins, Tin Textile Paint. We often use sequins and beads to
embellish our simpler, monochromatic design choices and add subtle visual interest.
The Factory Dress in Pewter. This subtle
embellishment can be recreated using the Stars stencil, White Gold textile paint, and Silver
sequins. You can create this dress using the Factory Dress Pattern, or by designing your own Custom DIY Kit. Call or email our team to learn more about our Custom DIY program.
New Leaves fabric swatch in Doeskin/Pewter, Reverse Appliqué, Pearl Medium Brown Textile Paint, Slate Button Craft Thread. Use Ballet or Sand fabric as your outer layer to recreate this
color combination.
Use Pewter Embroidery Floss to add complementing embellishments and embroidery stitches.
Binding detail on the A-Line Dress Pattern, Cretan Stitch in Slate Button Craft Thread, single layer of Pewter Cotton Jersey.
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