Our Environmental Policy

At Caboodle Textiles we aim to ensure that every aspect of our activities is conducted in accordance with good environmental practices: Updated Dec 2024

Christmas 2024

Fill your Christmas sewing with joy Share the festive joy by sewing for your loved ones. Christmas Cottons SUPER DISCOUNTED

Night Ride – new for Autumn

A black and grey mottled fabric with a hot air balloon repeating motif. The hot air balloon has a small black basket and a purple planet balloon with black saturn ring around it. Small silver stars surround the balloon.

Get a brand new look for Autumn. This modern funky print is great for making clothes for all ages. With its moody but fun print, its brings a cross over of summer festivals and gothic halloween. Limited availability so don’t delay!

Open Days at Caboodle

A lady holds a stack of brightly coloured fabrics

Caboodle Textiles welcomes customers to shop in person. Take time to browse and feel the fabric. We are located between Mansfield and Chesterfield.Easy access from the M1.Free parking Full address for our Open Day:Caboodle TextilesUnit H2F. Mill 3Pleasley Vale Business park.Outgang Lane.MansfieldNG19 8RL Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/KGFVcaEkNufRsEBx6 Once you turn off the main road its a […]

New for Spring 2024

Praise your organisation skills and get sewing now for the return of Spring.
95% cotton, 5% elastane, 210gsm jersey fabric printed by Caboodle Textiles.

The benefits of learning to Sew

Learning to sew has a variety of benefits, including practical and creative advantages. Here are just a few reasons why you should consider learning to sew or if you can already sew, why you should consider passing on your skills to your children: Overall, learning to sew is a practical and rewarding skill that can […]

Sewing for Spring

We all know that when spring arrives, and boy has it taken its time coming this year, we love to have a clear out of the old and think about freshening up our lives and our wardrobes. So with the sounds of my son bouncing around in the garden I have been thinking about what’s […]

Why does this fabric feel different?

“I’ve bought two lots of 95/5 cotton jersey but they don’t feel the same.” Why does this happen? What most people assume is that the composition of fibres IE 95% Cotton and 5% elastane (lycra or spandex)  means those fibres will be exactly the same but it’s not the case. The fibres themselves may vary in […]

Sewing Basics

Sewing Basics

Learning to sew is always an exciting time but it can be quite overwhelming to figure out all the things you need to know along the way. We thought we’d give you a helping hand by compiling our favourite tips for beginners sewers to make your life easier! Make sure you have the right tools […]

Caboodle’s Top 10 Sewing Hacks & Tips

Sewing is a joy but everybody has an aspect of sewing they wish would be a little bit easier, whether it’s attaching cuffs, hemming, maintenance, and much more. We’re a big fan of a good sewing life hack so we’ve compiled this blog post with 10 of our favourites! If there’s a sewing tip we’ve […]

Backing Bibs, Wipes and More – What fabric to choose ?

We get asked all the time for recommendations for fabrics for reusable goods. Here we will give you a quick guide to our different options so you can choose the fabric which is right for you. The most popular fabric right now for reusable products is bamboo terry towelling. Bamboo Terry Towelling Fabric is a […]

Sewing With Scraps

We all know that with any sewing project you will get left with scraps, and from an environmental perspective as well as a value for money perspective, it’s best to get as much use from your fabric as you can. With that in mind, we thought we’d share some of our favourite uses for scraps […]