What's New?

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 →

Papercut Patterns have released a new collection!  Hurray, hurray!  The 'Chameleon' Collection is so called as the six pieces within it are so versatile that you can sew up in sorts of fabric choices to suit the season and the occasion.  So, as the chameleon changes its skin to suit its environment, so can you!  Most of the pieces are of beginner level, so this collection will appeal to all levels. Simple feminine lines, beautiful structure and a chic effortlessness.  Let me introduce you... Continue reading →

Two weeks ago we received delivery of a new Aurifil stand and very exciting it was too.  I arrived at the shop to find it sitting in a crate on a pallett on the doorstep of the shop.  Lily and I wrestled with the packaging to reveal all it's glory! Continue reading →

We are so excited to have received delivery of the new Spring/ Summer collection from Named Clothing Patterns.  The new collection 'Ticket' is rammed full of uber-cool styles as you would expect from this forward thinking pattern company.  Continue reading →