Happy Friday!

Morning! We had a fabulous day here at Stitch on a Sunday creating beautiful pieces during a mindful hand sewing day. Our participants learned how to start English Paper Piecing (EPP), creating hexagons and sewing them together using colour and pattern to create new fabrics out of scraps of material. The day was rated 10/10 by all participants. Susan, Pat and Carol wondered if it was more to do with the cakes provided but I know that it’s the warm, welcoming and reassuring teaching that they provide. Thank you ladies:)

We are hoping to run more patchwork paper piecing workshops with other geometrical shapes this autumn, please let us know if you are interested.

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So Asmaa came out on top winning Sewing Bee this week. What a brilliant end to the series and such a fantastic final dress from a well deserved winner. As Patrick quite rightly said “Her final gown was spectacular! I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite so special on Sewing Bee.” And we agree- her two-in-one reveal dress, such a flattering blue dress literally floated into another transformation using hooks revealing an elegant green ball gown - wow!

And we loved listening to the participants’ top tips on Instagram this week - (if you don’t follow they are at @britishsewingbee)

“For beginner sewers the tip I would give would be aim on completing something rather than perfecting” says Tony. Exactly, you learn something new from every make.

Gillie- “It’s the fabric that’s so important, you get your inspiration from the fabric, you’ve got to like the fabric.” A good excuse to browse and plan your next makes online or in Stitch dare we say!

Lizzie- “If you’re not confident with your sewing machine a really great thing to do, look around in your community, to see if there’s any sewing groups or a fabric shop because quite often they run workshops that might be two or three hours. Intro to your sewing machine for example. Its really great and you’ll meet other sewers and you can swap tips” That’s us!

We couldn’t agree more with all their advice so if you are feeling as inspired by the Sewing Bee as much as we always are please pop in and see us to chat about our classes or browse our website, as we have so much to offer.

Learn to Use a Sewing Machine 

KIDS HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES

Great fun so far with our crafting and crochet classes. Thank you to all the creative and enthusiastic children who have joined us so far. Still time to book. We have spaces available on our Knitting Pompoms & Make Your Own Wooden Knitting Needles, Embroidery and Learn to Use A Sewing machine workshops coming up in the next couple of weeks, full details below.

Kids Workshops!



DIFFERENT SUMMER OPENING HOURS

Please don’t forget we will be closed on Fridays and closed Wednesday 9th and 16th August and Saturday 16th August. (Summer holidays are a quiet time for us- but we don’t want to miss you!)

Other than that we are open:-
Tuesday and Thursdays 10-5
Wednesdays 10-2 

Saturday 10-3

FULL CLASSES TIMETABLE!

New classes!

* The ABC of Embroidery

* Knitted Mitered Squares

* Learn to Knit Socks

* Entrelac Knitting

* Tunisian Crochet

* Learn to Sew Palazzo Trousers

* Mosaic Pots!

* Learn to use a sewing machine

SEWING & PATCHWORK

Sew and Make with Seamstress Pat! Every Wednesday, £40 (next class Weds 23rd August)

Learn To Sew Palazzo Trousers! Saturday 12th August, 10.30-2.30pm, £60

Learn to Use A Sewing Machine Saturday 26th August, 10.30-12pm, £40

KNITTING & CROCHET

Weekly Knit & Natter! Tuesdays 10.30-12, FREE

Stitch & Knit Social! also own as Stitching Circle (bi-weekly) next session Wednesday 23rd August, 7-9pm, £8

Tunisian Crochet! Thursday 31st August, 7-9pm, £40

Learn to Knit Socks! Saturday 2nd September, 12.30-3.30pm, £45

Knitting Mitered Squares Thursday 28th September, 7-9pm, £45

Entrelac Knitting Saturday 21st October, 12-3pm, £45

One to One Crochet or Knitting lesson with Kay Dudman, £45

SUMMER HOLIDAY KIDS WORKSHOPS

Kids Summer Crafts- Make your own knitting needles Tuesday 8th August, 3-5pm

Kids Summer Crafts- Embroidery Tuesday 15th August, 3-5pm

Kids Summer Crafts- Embroidery Thursday 17th August, 3-5pm

Kids Summer Crafts- Learn to use a Sewing Machine, Tuesday 22nd August, 3-5pm

Kids Summer Crafts- Learn to use a Sewing Machine, Thursday 24th August, 3-5pm

EMBROIDERY

The ABC of Embroidery - Beginners and Refreshers, Saturday 2nd September, 10-12pm, £50

CRAFTING

Mosaic Workshop for Beginners and Improvers:  Pots! with Alex McHallam, Sunday 1st October, 10.30-4.30pm

Please get in touch if you may be interested in us running these workshops- 

Make a unique Keepsake Box! 3 hour workshop, £40

Learn to Make a Memory Bear with local artist Susan Mehmet, £50

Learn Amigurumi with Kay Dudman, 4 hour workshop, £60

GROUP BOOKINGS DISCOUNT
3 or more customers booking together get 10% off the cost of a class! Please email hello@stitch.org.uk to make a group booking.
 

USE OF SEWING MACHINES!

Our M100 Janome sewing machines are available for use at certain times in the shop at £8 an hour. Please email Suzanne at hello@stitch.org.uk if you would like to book a slot to use. 

* DIFFERENT SUMMER OPENING HOURS *

Please note that from this week during the summer we will be closed on Fridays.
Tuesday and Thursday 10-5
Wednesday 10-2 

Saturday 10-3
CLOSED FRIDAYS

CLOSED- WEDS 9TH & 16TH AUGUST

& SAT 19TH AUGUST

LOCATION:-
2 Hazelwood Lane
Palmers Green
N13 5EX

Have a lovely week everybody! Next newsletter August 4th…

Warm Wishes, Suzanne and the team at Stitch!