Stitches

More finished projects coming through. We have been working on some quite technical projects this term. Trying out different pocket types. Lots of button holes, collars and plackets. Some very impressive sewing coming through.

We have moved and we already LOVE our new home. This week has been hot and hard work but it has been so worth it!

Thanks to for welcoming us.

Thanks for your help with the trolleys!

We cannot wait for our students to start on Monday.

If you want to pop in a say say hello, see the new workshop and have a chat about our classes I will be here every day from 2pm - 4pm next week. Everyone welcome!

I have had so many compliments about this fabric! My favourite season to sew for is Summer as there are so many fun projects from beach bags to dresses.

This is a self drafted pattern, making a lovely roomy beach bag. I've used this pattern for loads of projects and this time I quilted the fabric to give it some stability.

Outside fabric gifted printed cotton from . Pocket and lining fabric also from

Over Easter I had some time to start working on some new project ideas for this term.
First up is this shirt, ideal for the summer, hacked from the The Hackney Shirt pattern.
Fabric gifted from
Its a lovely Linen mix digital print that was absolutely lovely to work with!

Happy Easter!!!
We made it to the end of the term! Just take a moment to celebrate this amazing jacket, made by Matilda who is only in Year 5!!!

This has been such an epic term, so many finished projects, lots of new starters and of course today we waved our wonderful .colwell off on her new adventures!

Poppy has been with Stitches since she was an Infant at one of our lunchtime clubs and now she has almost finished her first year How dies time fly!?

We will all miss you Poppy!! Thanks for everything, I wonder who will take over as best sweeper now??

Action packed two days of community teaching with this week.

Can you believe we even had visitors come all the way from Japan this year, just to experience our London Repair Week workshops!

This week we focused on embroidery skills and basic patching and mending techniques.

I firmly believe that the foundation of repair is having a good understanding of basic sewing skills. Having the confidence to pick up the needle to repair a tear, sew back on the button, or shorten the hem is all you need to start your journey!

As always thank you so much to the team at westfields Primark, they are amazing! Always so welcoming, happy to have me and so positive! Massive shout out to the security team, always such a joy to work with!

More amazing projects coming out if the classes this week! Starting off with the fantastic design and make projects from our lunchtime clubs.

This week is London Repair Week and I truly belive that the foundation to a lifelong relationship with repairing your clothes is having a good understanding of basic hand sewing and the confidence to give it a go!

Week after week our children go home with more confidence to alter, adapt and fix their own clothes.

Our adult classes are growing again too, the next two evening course are sold out but we have a daytime class starting today with space or watch this space for more dates in June to be released soon!