Tag Archives: Fabric Shops

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

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Fabric Shopping in Yorkshire!

  As you know I am rather partial to the occasional retail therapy when it comes to fabric, even better when it is totally unexpected…. Skipton is turning into quite a good centre for fabric. The Fent Shop has been … Continue reading

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Cross-stitch on the move!

I went down to London on Monday for a study day at Harefield Hospital, I packed a little cross-stitch kit in my handbag to keep myself amused! I started it last week, it’s cross-stitch box called Summer in the Dales … Continue reading

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Yorkshire Spoolettes meet again

I had an amazing, if exhausting time on Saturday! Ali AKA Thimberlina had organised the second meet-up of the Yorkshire Spoolettes and sewing bloggers from all over the north of England descended on the fabric shops of Dewsbury, a couple … Continue reading

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Fabric Free December?

This post appeared on the So Sew Easy Chatroom facebook page today; Good morning ladies, I posted a challenge yesterday about no fabric buying December and got an overwhelming response so I decided to make up some rules for it. … Continue reading

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My fabric stash is getting bigger!

I am trying very hard to reduce the size of my fabric stash, honest!!! It’s just so hard! They are definitely coming in faster than I can sew them at the moment…I think the problem is that the more I sew, … Continue reading

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Dewsbury Fabric Shops

On Wednesday I had a fantastic day discovering the fabric shops of Dewsbury and making lots of friends along the way! I’d heard about the fabric shops in Dewsbury a few times, but it’s the other side of Leeds and … Continue reading

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