Burwash Shop

We're pleased to say that we are taking part in Sew Magazines 'Sew Saturday'.  A day to celebrate your local sewing shop and to remind sewing enthusiasts of the fantastic, irreplaceable, personal service they provide. Continue reading →

We've just got our new class schedule up on the site.  All our sewing classes take place in our shop at Burwash Manor just outside Cambridge.  Take a look - there are lots of old favourites like 'Start Dressmaking' and 'Smocking' but there are some great new classes like 'Shirt & Blouse Technique', 'Zip Technique', 'Make a... Pair of Pyjama Bottoms' and 'Make a... Vintage Apron'.  We've tried to bring the costs of these classes down this season too - so check out our new lower prices! Continue reading →

Backstitch will be closed for two days over the bank holiday weekend. We will be closed both Good Friday, 03/04/15, and Easter Sunday, 05/04/15, this year. Backstitch will be open on Easter Saturday, 04/04/15, and there is the annual Burwash Manor Easter Egg Hunt on that day which will be stacks of fun, so do come along and enjoy this...

Often, we get people coming into the shop who have not realised we exist.  The thing they say is 'Are you new?'  Of course when I first opened I used to say 'Yes! Brand new!' and then after a couple of months I would say 'Pretty new!' and now I always look to the side and say 'Well, nearly a year, so kind of new'. Continue reading →