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Cimmino’s catalogue presents a new fabric, Panno Sublimatik: a lightweight needle punch with patterned prints, used for creative hobbies, patchwork and decorations, as well as the creation of small accessories such as bags and cases. Needle punched fabric is a type of felt formed with very thin threads pressed together, composed mainly of synthetic fibers (in this case 100% polyester) and obtained through a special mechanical needle treatment. It is therefore a non-woven fabric (TNT), that is, with a texture similar to a fabric but obtained with processes other than weaving (weft and warp crossing by loom) and knitting. Its characteristics are: resistance to both lower and higher temperatures and a particular softness to the touch. This type of fabric is safe and environmentally friendly, so ideal for making children’s creations. For example, you can make beautiful dream catchers for the fabric cradle. Each fabric does not fade and is easy to work with.

How to make patchwork accessories with the Sublimatik Cloth

Sewing is a creative art and one of its greatest expressions is reflected in patchwork, an American technique that consists in the combination of multiple fabrics of different textures and colors. Among the various styles of the patchwork technique there is the biscuit, also called “puff patchwork”, with which to make soft creations such as pillows. Everything you need can be summarized in: a sewing machine, pins, scissors, a neutral fabric of white color, four or more fabrics of different patterns and colors, cotton wool for stuffing.

Sublimatik cloth can be ordered in the colors of pink, light blue, lilac, beige and yellow. The available patterns are particularly suitable for children: we have patterns in hearts, polka dots, with stars and bows.

The colored fabric should be cut into squares of equal size, depending on your taste: they can be 10×10 cm or 12×12 cm. Pins should be placed at the upper corners of the colored fabric and at the lower corners of the white fabric: form small folds in the middle of each of the 3 sides on 4 of each square and Fermatele with a pin. Sew these 3 sides with the sewing machine making sure to leave at least 3 mm as the seam allowance. Insert the wadding in the side of the square left free and sew it also.

The retro fabric, available on our website, is made of polyester, bright colors and prints of different patterns that evoke past eras: extremely versatile, in fact, lends itself to many possibilities of use, especially to create beautiful Carnival costumes.

The term “retrò” refers to the “old style” and, specifically, to styles ranging from the twenties to the eighties of the twentieth century. The wider connotation of the retrò style, however, comes to a return to fashion, the timeless one, made of unique pieces and iconic details.

The retro fabric made of polyester recalls the bold and colorful chintz of the ’40s and ’50s, the amazing psychedelic swirls of the ’60s and ’70s and the neon colors typical of the ’80s.
For this reason, the term retr is often associated with the term vintage: in fact, both are used interchangeably. 300 / 2000 à é è ì î ó ò ù Vintage, in fact, refers to objects that actually go back to a certain period of time, while retro refers to the elements associated with the ethics of design of a certain period, regardless of whether they were actually produced during that period.

The retrò fabric is therefore at the center of a wider aesthetic and follows the popularity of nostalgia, in which houses and fashion receive a vintage treatment so as to seem transported in previous decades.

Retrò fabrics: fancy prints and bright colors to make perfect costumes

Timeless black and white, geometric shapes, pink tones with bright references ranging from fluo yellow to deep blue: these are just some of the elements that dominate theretro-style fabrics, meticulously selected by the company Manifattura Foderami Cimmino.

These special fabrics can be used both to furnish your home with a style that leads us directly back in time, and to realize some of the main masks of Carnival, those that characterize the different Italian regional traditions.

The retro fabric lends itself to various uses, including scenographic ones: a triumph of colors to be declined in the field of clothing and furniture, events and costume design!

Discover now the retro fabric on Manifattura Foderami Cimmino!