Fabric

Well, the new Atelier Brunette sweatshirt fabric collection has not disappointed us! New in this week are these four gorgeous, soft French terry fabrics. Made with 95% cotton and 5% elastane, they are stretchy (30% stretch percentage), ultra soft and easy to sew. With a density of 250g/m2, they are ideal for sewing sweatshirts, trousers and casual dresses for children and adults.  Continue reading →

Atelier Brunette's dress fabric collections are always eagerly anticipated here at Backstitch, and the latest Summer collection has not let us down. The difficult part is choosing which fabric to use first, and on which pattern!! The Atelier Brunette new 'Impression' collection offers an authentic range of timeless prints and colors that are very easy to wear. Continue reading →

Ten days ago we had a mega delivery of dressmaking fabrics.  It's always super-duper exciting when this happens.  Lily was working in the shop when it all arrived and said she had a lovely day unwrapping all the parcels, revealing their contents.  Want to know which was Lily's favourite? 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...