DIY Video for a multi-purpose bag
Talking about ideas… Summer: the season for BBQs with friends, even though keeping the right distance and always wearing your facemask! If we want to bring the dessert – of course a housemade one! – why not delivering it in a “packaging” that’s going to be forever with your hosts? Just like the lovely, multi-purpose bag, that’s perfect to carry your homemade apple-pie, or any other kind of cake, in the DIY video that we’ve just found in the Freudenberg YoutTube channel, here: It’s an extremely clear and quick tutorial, giving you the opportunity to choose the final size of your “bag”, as well as your favorite fabrics to craft…
The genuine Furoshiki!
A world of beauty and convenience from Japan. In the movie “The Last Samurai”, the anguished veteran of the American Civil War interpreted by Tom Cruise writs about Japanese: “They are an intriguing people. From the moment they wake, they devote themselves to the perfection of whatever they pursue”. That “perfection” is actually so evident nowadays, too: just think of the silent and delicate charm of origami and ikebana; or even of the elegance of the sashiko needlework and of all the quilting projects coming from the Land of the Rising Sun and, from now on, also of the Furoshiki. When we decided to carry the Miyako handles here: we…
Freudenberg: boosting your creative flair.
To guide you through the number of items included in our selection of battings and interlinings from the largest world manufacturer of such products, we have renewed all their descriptions and filled out a useful chart, showing how “thick” each of the most used battings is. You can download it here and always keep it handy, whenever “some doubts hit you”. As for the composition of battings, natural fibers, such as cotton, are always a very good choice, even more when it goes on quilts and other projects for our bedroom. However, do not underestimate the polyester from Freudenberg, because it’s a highly soft, last-generation polyester, extremely light, though very…
Your bag, your style, in a few seconds.
Bags and shoes: the most wanted accessories! Both of them usually require bright fashion designers and gifted artisans: brilliant minds and hands, in short. What about if, now, those hands and minds were yours? No, we’re not saying you should try and become experienced shoe artisans… but, we’re definitely taking “to the next step” our will to DIY bags, because – thanks to the Miyako handle – these bags are truly getting amazingly easy and fast to craft and, moreover, in a fully personal way that you can change from season to season, matching our outfit and mood from time to time. A little, precious accessory made of colored leather…
Everything you can create with buttons
The most famous fashion stylist have always stated so: a particular button can make the difference on any cloth, including the cheapest one! When it goes on crafting, this unwritten rule is even more true: a whole lot of cross stitch designers include lovely buttons in their patterns; while felt projects like little house door stoppers or wreaths celebrating the most different events, can be even more delicate and customized, if finished with some special buttons according to their subject. And, of course, the possibilities to give a personal touch to any knitted or crocheted cloth, bag and more, are truly endless! However, here at Casa Cenina we wanted to…
The most “wanted” accessory for Spring/Summer 2020
Sounds like – at least for next Summer – we won’t have to think of a bikini as our main concern for the warm season! But we’ll have to think of a pretty different, must-have accessory, as soon as we get back to our freedom of movement: the mask… So, since this is going to be “mandatory”, what about sewing some – for ourselves and for all the people we love – but making them so that they’re truly distinctive and trendy, besides being an actual protection for all the people around us?!?!?! Let’s sw washable masks, with the Summer fabric par excellence – pure cotton – and, first of…
Let the rainbow get into your kitchen
Almost 100 years of history, with 70 of them family run – just as it’s in the DNA of the best-known companies of the so-called “Made in Italy” – and nowadays led by its very third generation: this is Tessitura Artistica Chierese. The company, in fact, was established in 1954 by the grandfather of the current owners, who had grown up in a small, artisanal weaving factory dating back to 1925. A 100% Italian business tradition, that Casa Cenina has chosen to carry from its very beginning, appreciating it so much ever since and willingly letting customers get to know the top quality of its ready to stitch items. Now…
Tilda Bon Voyage: looking forward to Summer!
“Our heart goes out to all of you in this challenging time. Especially to those who are experiencing the worst sides of this virus… This virus affects us all in some way, but at Tilda Fabrics we are continuing to deliver and work from home. So are our partners. I did not anticipate when designing this collection and deciding on a name a year ago that we would not be able to travel as it is released. When the collection was shipped out to our customers we had no idea the whole world would be turned upside down a few weeks later. Wish you all the best from a house…
#andràtuttobene #itwillbeallright
In these weeks, staying at home is the crucial contribution we all can – and must – give our countries, as well as to each other, to leave this emergency behind as quick as possible. That’s why last week we posted our message with the double hashtag #Istayhome with #casacenina . Now, we’d like to take a step further: w’d like to invite you to post on our socials – FaceBook, Instagram and TikTok – a picture of the crafty project you’re working on, maybe with more than than usual, since you must stay home, with the hashtag #itwillbeallright You can stitch this hashtag, or sew it, draw ir on…
#Istayhome with #casacenina
Dear friends of Casa Cenina, in Italy – as well as in some other EU countries, by now – we’re facing all together an emergency calling for the individual effort of the all of us, by staying home and thus avoiding to spread the Coronavirus even wider. Therefore, why don’t we take the chance to really stay home in these weeks and dedicate ourselves to our favorite hobbies? That’s the right way to keep smiling and, most of all, to make sure this terrible time is going to become just a distant memory as soon as possible. That’s why we have called this message with the hashtag #Istayhome with #casacenina.…
