Happy Friday! Come and see us!
Happy Friday! Come and See Us!
Happy Sunny Friday!
So great to be back in the shop doing what we love at Stitch! Thank you so much to those of you who have come in to welcome us back. We miss our customers, please don't forget we're here in our new shop within the Post Office. Pop in for a chat and a browse and check out our growing range of fabrics, wool, haberdashery, local makers gifts, buttons and craft kits.
We are now open on a Thursday 10-5pm and we are opening slightly earlier on a Friday at 9am (handy to pop in straight from the school run I hear you cry!)
So our opening hours are Tuesday & Wednesday 10-2pm, Thursday 10-5pm, Friday 9am-2pm and Saturday 10-3pm.
Another welcome return for all of us passionate about sewing has been "The Great British Sewing Bee" to our screens.
We loved the "deceptively difficult challenge" of the button down dress this week. And attempting button hole sewing sometimes make us cry like Adeena! Some fabulous creations! Should we run a class in button holes? Let us know if you agree we should! We stock a range of buttons at Stitch and are just beginning to add them to our website one range at a time, as you can probably tell from the picture above we could be here a while, so please bear with us!
If the Sewing Bee has inspired you and you are a beginner to sewing we have all the kit you need in the shop or online from rotary cutters £9.50 each and cutting mats starting at £16 to excellent dressmaker scissors at £6 a pair.
For all our patchwork/quilter customers we have extended our plain colour fabric range and have some beautiful hues by Makower at £2 a quarter metre.
Also some lovely pre-cut fat quarters starting at £1 each in store!
SHOP DECORATING!
A big thank you to Liz for beautifying our screen area
with these pretty rag flowers this week. Some of you will remember that Liz ran a class in this during Easter break and we still have some kits in store if you fancy making yourself or with kids! More shop decorating will be coming along so watch this space......
CLASSES COMING UP AT STITCH!
So pleased to be rescheduling our classes from mid-May. Here is our timetable so far!
CROCHET
New dates for our various Crochet classes have been scheduled-
Crochet for Beginners, 2-part, Thursday 20th & 27th May, 7-9pm
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Crochet-for-Beginners-2-part-Thursday-20th-&-27th-May-7-9pm-p348126019
Crochet for Beginners, 2-part, Thursday 10th & 17th June, 7-9pm
Crochet For Beginners, Saturday 12th & Saturday 26 June, 3-5pm
Over the 2 weeks of this 2 part beginners course (no previous experience necessary) you will learn how to get to grips with the hook and yarn, work the foundation chain, double crochet, treble crochet, turning chain, simple pattern reading and basic finishing techniques. At the end of the course you’ll take away some small, fun items that you will have made.
Tunisian Crochet, 25th June, 10-12pm
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Tunisian-Crochet-25th-June-10-12pm-p214040184
Tunisian Crochet, Saturday 9th July, 10-12pm
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Tunisian-Crochet-Saturday-9th-July-10-12pm-p348131008
Learn this effective yet simple design which uses a combination of knitting and crochet techniques. Tunisian Crochet (also known as Afghan) makes a dense and squishy fabric with a beautiful texture. This workshop is suitable for those who have never tried this technique before but have ‘ordinary’ double and treble crochet skills.
Corner-to-corner Crochet
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Corner-to-Corner-Crochet-Saturday-26th-June-10-12pm-p214038196
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Corner-to-corner-Crochet-Saturday-16th-July-10-12pm-p348123577
Corner-to-corner crochet (C2C) is a technique that works (as you would expect!) from one corner to the other. You will learn how to crochet little ’tiles’ at a diagonal, increasing each row one tile at a time until your project is tall and wide enough, at which point you start decreasing.
Sew and Make With Seamstress Pat, Wednesdays 12-1.30pm
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Sew-and-Make-with-Seamstress-Pat-Wednesday-19th-May-12-1-30pm-p262151286
Pat's classes resume on Wednesdays with our come along with a simple item or garment you are currently making, adjusting or starting and that you need help with. This is a continuous running class which you can book week to week where you can choose what you want to make and Pat will assist you making. We have Janome sewing machines for you to use, cutting mats, scissors and rotary cutters.
Introduction to Patchwork with Pat, Thursday 20th May 12-2pm (CURRENTLY FULL)
Intermediate Quilting One Day Workshop, Sunday 23rd May, 11-5pm, £75
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Intermediate-Quilting-One-Day-Workshop-Sunday-23rd-May-11-5pm-p244133288
In this course you will learn how to make accurate triangles as part of creating a star shaped quilt. You will add a border and binding. A big focus of the day will be experimenting with different methods of quilting the layers together using a walking foot and a free motion quilting foot. (This is an intermediate course so participants should have a basic knowledge of using a rotary cutter and sewing ¼ inch seams.)
Sewing Skills Workshop- How To Make A Fabric Pot! Saturday 13th June, 10-2pm
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Sewing-Skills-Workshop-How-To-Make-A-Fabric-Pot-Saturday-13th-June-10-2pm-p236370033
Learn how to make a fabric pot from fat quarters. The skills you will learn will be fabric cutting, using a rotary cutter, patchwork construction and sewing the pot together including binding the base.
Learn to Use A Sewing Machine, Saturday 19th June, 3-4.30pm
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Learn-To-Use-a-Sewing-Machine-Saturday-19th-June-3-4-30pm-p348131110
Are you a complete sewing beginner looking to make sense of how to use a sewing machine? This is a one-off class for beginners perfect for you! Hosted by expert seamstress Pat Stevens you will learn your way around the workings, parts and components of a sewing machine and make a simple product to help put your skills into practice.
Learn the Art of Visible Mending! Sashiko! Via Zoom
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Learn-the-ART-of-VISIBLE-MENDING-via-ZOOM-Sunday-2nd-May-Sunday-9th-May-Sunday-16th-May-11-12pm-p276333954
Give your garments a longer life and learn how to repair them using the Japanese art of visible mending: Sashiko. You will then be able to use your new skills whenever required! We will send you a kit of small fabric materials, needles, pins and threads to work with and an information sheet. All you need to provide is a pair of scissors.
One-on-One tuition via Zoom!
https://www.stitch.org.uk/shop/Need-help-with-a-sewing-knitting-or-crochet-project-One-to-One-Tuition-on-Zoom-p259649060
If you need help with a sewing, patchwork, mending, knitting or crochet project whilst we are closed we are very happy to offer individual one-on-one video tuition and guidance (via Zoom) with our teachers in any of the sewing, knitting and crochet disciplines at £20 an hour tuition. No project is too big or small, we'd love to hear from you!
Knit and Natter continues on Zoom for the time being, every Thursday 11-12pm, email us at hello@stitch.org.uk if you would like to come along. A welcoming group chatting about knitting, crochet, embroidery and all sorts of crafty projects and we would love to meet newcomers!
We are very pleased to be supporting Nightingale Cancer Support Centre who are appealing to all knitters, crocheters, (beginners and professionals alike) to be part of Stitches of Support. This community project aims to take knitted squares and create blankets for Nightingale clients going through active cancer treatment.
We would love for anyone in our community to create a square or several to represent anything that brings comfort and joy or something that has inspired you during lockdown and send it to their centre (or you can pass to us here at Stitch to send on). Squares will be joined together by their Knit and Natter Group to create as many blankets as possible. Your squares can be one block colour, striped, represent books for reading, cupcakes for baking or flowers for gardening, whatever fills you with joy that you would like to pass on to someone else. Thank you for your support! Full details can be found at:-
https://www.nightingalesupport.org.uk/stitch/Have a lovely weekend everybody! Hope to see you in the shop soon, if you need us please get in touch, we are on the phone 07903 614727, email hello@stitch.org.uk or on our social media.
Warm Wishes Suzanne and the team at Stitch!
