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I'm excited to tell you about a new project i've been working on over the last few months. I don't know about you but I'll take any opportunity to visit fabric shops and when i'm visiting friends or on holiday I like to check out the local sewing scene. Each time I visit somewhere new I would spend a while searching online for any shops close by. I also get asked quite often during the sewing classes I teach about where I shop for fabric and haberdashery.
I decided that guides to local independent sewing businesses would be
really useful for the sewing community. Although some sewing bloggers
have lists of their favourite shops to visit I thought a complete and
up-to-date list would be even more useful.
Over the last few months i've been creating Sewing City Guides to make
it easy to find local independent sewing businesses when you visit a UK city. They include a map of the area and details of shops and what they
sell (fabric, haberdashery, wool, machines and if they do classes too).
Sewing City Guides are free to download. You can also print them out
and take them with you or view the map and details on smart phones while you
are out and about. So far I have put together guides for London (in 5 separate
maps because there are so many shops - Central, North, South, East and West),
Cambridge and York. My aim is to have a guide for all major UK cities and there
surrounding areas. I am currently writing guides for Exeter, Birmingham,
Brighton and Edinburgh.
