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Category Archives: Fabric shops
Christening Gifts
My great nephew is getting christened next month, I pondered for a long time on what to give as a present. I wanted to avoid giving something for when he’s grown up as in my experience (albeit only two children!) … Continue reading
A Trio of Workshops
In June I traveled over to Halifax to Fabbadashery for a workshop, it takes about 1.5 hours to get there on buses or trains, but they have some pretty good embroidery courses, so having worked out how to get there … Continue reading
Fabric Shopping with Friends
I’m still on catch up with my posts… Last month Ali AKA Thimberlina, organised another Sew Dewsbury, it must be about the fourth or fifth meet up she has arranged. Sew Dewsbury is lovely because it’s small and personal, some … Continue reading
Posted in Fabric shops, Serendipity
Tagged Ernest Wright & Sons, Fabric Shopping in Yorkshire, Sew Dewsbury
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Summer Sewing Plans
I’ve a few sewing dates in my diary which I’m pretty excited about… Festival of Quilts; 9th – 12th August at NEC I’ve wanted to go to the Festival of Quilts for a couple of years but it’s always clashed … Continue reading
Posted in embroidery, Fabric shops, Quilt-a-long, Serendipity
Tagged Fabbadashery, Festival of Quilts, Sew Up North
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Haberdashery and More
I love that word, haberdashery, it is such an old word and there’s no other word that quite sums up all the bits and bats you need for sewing, ribbons, trims, laces, threads… I was in London last weekend meeting … Continue reading
Posted in Fabric shops, Serendipity
Tagged Fabric shops in London, Liberty, McCulloch & Wallis
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Batik Painting in Bali
One reason I chose Bali as a holiday destination was my interest in batik fabrics. I wanted to see batiks being made, have a go myself and also buy some to make into quilts, I even organised my luggage allowance … Continue reading
A Textile Weekend in London
This time last weekend I was in London visiting my penfriend. Sam and I started writing to each other around 1977 when we were 12 years old. We connected through the Girl Guides, she lives in Brisbane, so about 12,000 … Continue reading
Looking back at February
February seems to have whizzed past, I know it’s a bit shorter, but even so! We’re knee deep in decorating at home at the moment so sewing has pretty much been restricted to evenings when I collapse in a heap … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Dressmaking, embroidery, Fabric shops, Quilting, Serendipity
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Fun, Friendship and Fabric
What more could you want for a perfect weekend than fun, friendship and a bit of fabric retail therapy! I had a great time! On Saturday it was #sewdowndewsbury, a sewists meet-up in the nearby market town of Dewsbury. Ali, … Continue reading
Initial Cushions
Last week I was on annual leave, busy getting ready for Christmas and making presents. I made good progress, making six presents altogether. I’ve already shown you the purses, today its the turn of the cushions! I was struggling for ideas … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Fabric shops, Home, Serendipity, Sewing
Tagged Cushion, Initial Cushions
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