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Dealer Focus: The Lorna Knight Sewing Academy in Bradnop, near Leek

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Located near Leek in the Staffordshire Moorlands, The Lorna Knight Sewing Academy offers countless sewing machines, haberdashery, fabrics and workshops in a picturesque location. Workshops, machines and haberdashery near Leek After running sewing workshops in church halls, museums and shops for over 15 years, I decided it was time to have my own base, so in July 2014 I opened my studio in a barn we renovated in the Staffordshire Moorlands. Starting with six Brother sewing machines and four tables for workshops, the studio filled up quickly with even more sewing and embroidery machines, haberdashery and fabrics - so much so that now, five years later, we are busy converting the next part of the barn so we can spread out further and increase stock. My husband, Stephen, joined me in the business 12 months after opening the studio. As well as ordering haberdashery stock and buying fabric he received excellent training from the Brother engineers and is now qualified to repair a...

Dealer Focus: Make at 140 in Plymouth

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Situated in sunny Plymouth, Make at 140 is a fantastic sewing shop, cafe and workshop space run with a fantastic passion for the community! Sewing supplies, workshops and machines in Plymouth Hello, my name is Lizzy and I am the creator and founder of Make at 140. Make started its journey as a button shop called Funky Poppy, which sold unusual buttons, button jewellery, gifts and anything made with buttons. It was a great little shop in a touristy part of Plymouth, where people would come year after year to choose from my homemade buttons and jewellery. My love for buttons started when I was a child, playing with my Granny's button tin, which I still have now. You can’t beat a good button - change the buttons on any garment and it makes it look expensive, designer and special! Starting off with buttons and upcyling, my journey took me into the wonderful world of sewing. I was given a Brother sewing machine for my birthday one year, I got it out the cupboard a couple of tim...

Dealer Focus: Bits & Bobs, Weymouth

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Located in Wyke Regis, Weymouth, Bits & Bobs has plenty of sewing supplies and classes for craft lovers. Sewing machines and a wide range of workshops in Weymouth Bits & Bobs was founded in 2014 by Roberta (Bobs) as a new business venture. Bobs had bought the premises in 2013, but they were in dire need of renovation. Bobs wondered, one day, sitting amongst the bare shell of the building, whether she could run a shop in it – something she’d not yet tried in her career. Bobs knew a bit about sewing and knitting and other crafts, having been bought up in a crafty family who made all their own clothes and accessories, but knew very little about retail. It couldn’t be that difficult, she thought, and so her journey began! Haberdashery and sewing machines for all skill levels Five years on, the shop is now well-stocked with plenty of fabrics, haberdashery, notions, crafting products, yarns, patterns, kits and threads - everything you might need for your favouri...

Dealer Focus: Sew Something, Northampton

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In today's Dealer Focus, we visit Sew Something in Northampton, a community sewing centre with workshops, machines and all sorts of sewing supplies . A passion sewing, quilting and crafting in Northampton Sew Something opened in February 2015. After a rather bumpy 2014 for founder Cathie, the decision to open a sewing shop happened over the Atlantic Ocean, on a flight from New York back home to the UK. She came to the conclusion it was time to do something that would bring more joy and passion into her life, and realised that anything to do with sewing was the way to go. Sew Something prides itself in providing customers with a personal and friendly service. Staff love the fact that many of their regulars proudly bring back their finished projects, sharing what they've sewn! An extensive stock of quality sewing products The store sells quality fabrics and accessories including zips, threads, Simplicity sewing patterns and ribbons. Beginning with fabrics and...