Dealer Focus: Sew Creative in Petersfield

Sew Creative, located in the market town of Petersfield, offers a wide range of fabrics, machines and a supportive shopping experience.

Fabrics, machines and sewing support in Petersfield

In 2012, life threw some pretty unpleasant things my way. My husband was diagnosed with cancer, my mother passed away, and the death of my best friend followed soon after. My husband, who has now had the all clear, suggested I start a project to surround myself with what I love the most; the joy of creativity! Sew Creative was born to bring light back to my life, and in return, aims to give customers the joy of making something that is creative and individual.

We pride ourselves on being very much part of the community in Petersfield and offer not just a great range of fabrics, haberdashery, workshops and sewing machines, but lots of advice and friendship too! Our high levels of service have been recognised as we have been shortlisted for Retailer of the Year in the Petersfield Awards every year since we opened –winning it twice too!

Lots of supplies, fabrics and workshops for sewists

Sew Creative has a wide variety of textiles, sewing machines and workshops. We have such a large range of fabrics – most people let out a big ‘wow’ when they walk in for the first time! Our fabric selection is stunning, from all the major design houses such as Moda, Lewis & Irene, Makower, Michael Miller, Kaffe Fassett to name a few.

We have a lovely studio too providing workshops in dressmaking, patchwork and quilting and sewing basics, and we also have our own ‘Love Machine Embroidery’ Facebook support and sharing practice group. This is a closed group just for our customers who have purchased an embroidery machine from us, in order to create a sense of community online.

Sew Creative also holds its own Petersfield Sewing Bee each year which is a fabulous event for anyone to enter. Participants purchase a mystery box, and within the box are three challenges for completion at home. We allow for plenty of time to complete the challenges and return to us for display and judging, so everyone can get involved. It’s a really great event that bring the local community of sewing enthusiasts together! We even have our own Petersfield Sewing Bee Facebook: www.facebook.com/petersfieldsewingbee/.

A wide range of Brother machines for all skill levels

We are delighted to now be selling Brother machines, they are all very new to us, but we are committed and learning fast and will be extending our demo range over the next few months. We absolutely love some of the features on Brother machines and are enjoying getting to know more.

We currently have the following machines but are looking to expand our Brother range soon.

• Sewing – LX17, NV15, A150
• Embroidery – M280ED, Stellaire XE1
• Overlocker – 2104D
• Coverstitch
• Embroidery software
• Accessories – A variety of feet and accessories in stock

We also provide sewing machine servicing and repairs with most issues being resolved in-house. Our service department ‘The Stitch Doctor’ will also pay home visits or group visits and offers full servicing and PAT testing too!

When you are buying a new machine, we encourage and create an environment that allows you to take your time and try lots of different models. We really get to know exactly what you would like to achieve with your sewing in order to find the perfect match. We pride ourselves on our expert knowledge and support and will happily suggest some wonderful features that customers may not be aware of. We provide a year of free monthly training sessions too, so no-one leaves our shop without the confidence that they understand their machine.

We also offer a no-time-limit ‘Play Time’ on all machines in our dedicated showroom so you can really test drive your machine and put it through its paces. Most problems occur with a machine when the operator doesn’t know how to use it properly and the machine is often blamed for user error, so we try to avoid this by ensuring you know how to properly work your machine, as well as offering ongoing support as needed!

The sewing lover’s happy place!

We are a shop based in Petersfield; a pretty market town situated in the South Downs. The area has a variety of independent and high street shops along with fabulous restaurants, bars and cafes too, so is well worth a day out. Sew Creative is situated close to the Train Station and is on the main line to London/Portsmouth. There is half-hour parking outside the shop and loads of car parks around, including at the train station.

Our customers refer to Sew Creative as ‘their happy place’ and we all love being part of this wonderful creative environment. With rainbows of colour and texture there are plenty of things to inspire people of all ages. We encourage you to release your creativity, no matter your skill level, with simple projects and ideas for a new sewist and plenty of support and advice for confident crafters.

Make sure to drop in and say hello!

Sew Creative
20-22 Lavant Street
PETERSFIELD
Hampshire
GU32 3EW
01730 858020
info@sewcreative.org.uk

Opening hours:
Monday - 10am to 5:00pm
Tuesday - 9.30am to 5:00pm
Wednesday - 9.30am to 7:00pm – Late night opening
Thursday - 9.30am to 5:00pm
Friday - 9.30am to 5:00pm
Saturday - 9am to 5:00pm
Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays

Other visits can be arranged by appointment.


Website - www.sewcreative.org.uk

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