What's New?

During September Liesl + Co released four new digital patterns and now at Backstitch we have them up on the site ready for download.  They are a great selection of styles that comprise of a casual tee, a smart dress, a casual dress and a pair of versatile culottes... we love culottes! Continue reading →

Brand new to Backstitch are these fantastic Finnish designed patterns from Named Clothing.  The 34 styles are modern and clean cut with a mix of fancy unique styles and some really wearable pieces too.  Continue reading →

A long time overdue, we have now added a solid quilting cotton to our offer here at Backstitch.  We have started stocking Moda house solid 'Bella'... Hurray! Now you may, or may not, be bothered about what brand of cotton solid you use when quilting, but if you are bothered you are probably in one of two camps: are you...

These beautiful new dressmaking cottons that have just arrived from France from design house Atelier Brunette are a sight for sore eyes.  Six prints in elegant tones and hugely wearable prints. The base cloth is a cotton cambric, which is very similar to lawn.  Cambric is classified as slightly heavier than lawn, a closely woven cotton with a very slight...