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Following on from the first episode, we've had lots of chat in the shop about the Great British Sewing Bee this week. So many people feel a warmth and understanding... we love to see our people on the screen. We enjoyed watching episode two last night... Jen and I were sharing thoughts on chat whilst the show was on... good...

Did you watch the show this evening? We are already in love with a couple of the contestants (we're look at you Tony R and Asmaa). Challenge one saw the contestants tackle a twist front top, the construction of the twist was the primary challenge. A twist or a knot or cross over at the front of a garment is...

We are on the hunt for some keen sewists to join our brand new Backstitch Ambassadors team! Do you live, sleep, breathe all things sewing? And like to take nice photos of your makes for social media? Then we would LOVE to hear from you. At the moment we are looking for people to build our dressmaking team.  Our chosen...

Our massive annual clearance sale is now on!  We have over 250 products on sale in all sections discounted up to 40%.  Shop SALE FABRIC, SALE PATTERNS, SALE YARN, SALE KITS and SALE HABERDASHERY. Continue reading →