The 12th of May is an exciting day in any knitter and crocheters diary - it is Yarn Shop Day! This year at Vibes and Scribes we are delighted to be involved. Yarn Shop Day is a great way for customers to support their local yarn shop, but equally it …

When it comes to knitted and crocheted garments we tend to think of cosy jumpers and big chunky scarves, but with winter over it's time to change up your patterns for the warmer weather! Here are just a few ideas for your spring/summer yarn projects. …

Gingham fabric has been a huge fashion trend this year, featuring in multiple collections during London fashion week and adorning mannequins in most high street shops.                      & …

This week I finished my fasinator. I included some of our patterned clearance sinamay to give it some extra colour and detail. I think it really adds to the fasinator. I molded this patterned sinamay around the original shape of my fascina …

In our next millinery class we moved on to sculpting the main part of our fascinators. I had initially planned to make a sinamay flower to decorate my hat but ended up changing my design during this class. So to make the next part of my fascinat …

Recently I was looking for a beginners millinery course in the city. I looked up a few options online and after talking to a few people and doing a some research I decided to go with a 6 week course in Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa college of further …

During last Saturday's demonstration Janine was showing everyone different scrapbooking techniques using the Scrapbook Compendium kit. This kit is printed with beautiful butterfly designs and contains all kinds of trimmings, stickers, toppers and emb …

We have added new prints to our clearance cottons section on our fabric floor! These cottons are great value at just €5 per metre and there are so many different ways you can use them!These would be a nice alternative to calico for someone …

We are offering 10% off all of our Santoro products on our online shop this week. Santoro are a London based design company that have been running for over 30 years. They make a number of beautifully patterned products including fabrics, arts and cra …