{"id":30004,"date":"2016-06-30T23:38:29","date_gmt":"2016-06-30T23:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/m2dev.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/?p=30004"},"modified":"2016-06-30T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-30T23:49:51","slug":"vw-campervan-fabrics-arrived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/vw-campervan-fabrics-arrived\/","title":{"rendered":"VW Campervan Fabrics &#8211; Just Arrived!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/shop\/fabrics\/furnishing-fabrics\/lightweight-furnishing-fabric\/vw-campervan-fabric-blue\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-29969 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Blue-Main-103806-297x300.jpeg\" alt=\"VW Campervan Fabric Blue - Main - 103806\" width=\"297\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Blue-Main-103806-297x300.jpeg 297w, https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Blue-Main-103806-140x140.jpeg 140w, https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Blue-Main-103806-114x115.jpeg 114w, https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Blue-Main-103806.jpeg 939w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a>Fantastic news &#8211; these hugely popular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/product-category\/fabrics\/furnishing-fabrics\/lightweight-furnishing-fabric\/\">Volkswagen Campervan Furnishing Fabrics<\/a> are once again available!<\/p>\n<p>We won&#8217;t bore you with the detail but they have been unavailable for a while as the manufacturers ran into a few copyright issues. Anyway after negotiations with VW they have created a licensed fabric which is better than ever!<\/p>\n<p>The new improved designs feature illustrated VW Campers which even sport the VW Logo! the design is available in three colourways; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/shop\/fabrics\/furnishing-fabrics\/lightweight-furnishing-fabric\/vw-campervan-fabric-blue\/\">Blue,<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/shop\/fabrics\/furnishing-fabrics\/lightweight-furnishing-fabric\/vw-campervan-fabric-pink\/\">Pink<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/shop\/fabrics\/furnishing-fabrics\/lightweight-furnishing-fabric\/vw-campervan-fabric-multi\/\">Multi<\/a> &#8211; great fun they are suitable<br \/>\nfor a variety of projects.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #a4894e; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/product-category\/fabrics\/furnishing-fabrics\/lightweight-furnishing-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#a4894e;color:#ffffff;\">View The New VW Campervan Fabrics<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a4894e;\">Why Use A Furnishing Weight Fabric?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/shop\/vw-campervan-fabric-pink\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-29970 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Pink-Main-103807-292x300.jpeg\" alt=\"VW Campervan Fabric Pink - Main - 103807\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Pink-Main-103807-292x300.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Pink-Main-103807-114x117.jpeg 114w, https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Pink-Main-103807.jpeg 926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a>This weight of fabric is fantastic for a variety of uses including aprons &amp; bags plus of course soft furnishings &#8211; cushions, curtains &amp; more.<\/p>\n<p>I was pleased to see our local school&#8217;s lollipop lady who sometimes drives to work in her VW Camper had made curtains for it &#8211; perfect!<\/p>\n<p>At 54&#8243; wide the fabrics are also super useful as the extra width gives you more room to play with!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a4894e;\">Which Sewing Thread Should I Use?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/shop\/vw-campervan-fabric-multi\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-29971 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Multi-Main-103808-294x300.jpeg\" alt=\"VW Campervan Fabric Multi - Main - 103808\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Multi-Main-103808-294x300.jpeg 294w, https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Multi-Main-103808-114x116.jpeg 114w, https:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/VW-Campervan-Fabric-Multi-Main-103808.jpeg 930w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a>We recommend stitching this weight of fabric with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/shop\/sewing-threads\/general-purpose-sewing-thread\/thread-plus\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thread Plus<\/a>. It is stronger than what we class as a &#8216;standard&#8217; thread but is still fine enough to run in a standard sewing machine needle.<\/p>\n<p>The extra strength provided is perfect for holding the weight of furnishing fabrics even on stress seams found in\u00a0bags or along curtains.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-medium fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #a4894e; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/product-category\/fabrics\/furnishing-fabrics\/lightweight-furnishing-fabric\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-fasc-style=\"background-color:#a4894e;color:#ffffff;\">View The New VW Campervan Fabrics<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #a4894e;\">Keep Up-To-Date<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>For\u00a0up to the minute news as fresh designs, fabrics, projects &amp; exclusive offers<br \/>\nare released join the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.empressmills.co.uk\/sewing-news\/enewsletter-register\/\">Empress E-Newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fantastic news &#8211; these hugely popular Volkswagen Campervan Furnishing Fabrics are once again available! The new improved designs feature illustrated VW Campers which even sport the VW Logo! the design is available in three colourways; Blue, Pink &#038; Multi &#8211; great fun they are suitable for a variety of projects. Read more&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":30016,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[508,308],"tags":[1089,1088],"class_list":["post-30004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fabrics","category-news","tag-furnishing-fabric","tag-vw-campervan-fabric"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>VW Campervan Fabrics - Just Arrived!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Official VW Campervan Furnishing fabrics. 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