Fashion Show @ Fabulous Fabrics in Ashby de le Zouch

To help celebrate the School of Sewing’s
18th Birthday, Fabulous Fabrics held a charity fashion show in aid of LOROS earlier this month.
All of the items worn in the show were made by students from the school and members of staff and bravely modelled by some of them too!!
We all got there nice and early to practice our moves down the catwalk, get our garments into order and get our hair and make-up done, (you can see Rachel having her make-up applied and Carol looks really pleased with her outfit!) and then the audience began to arrive. There was an exciting buzz in the air, which helped us all with any nerves!

First on was the underwear section ‘Under Wraps’, which went down very well! Other scenes included ‘Not the Little Black Dress’, ‘Stretching the Point’ and ‘Cover Story’ leading to the finale ‘Lets Party’ which were all evening and bridal dresses.It was a fun, successful evening and everyone had a great time getting dressed up or watching the models strut their stuff down the catwalk.
Here's looking froward to the next one!

For more information about Fabulous Fabrics and School of Sewing, check out their website....
http://www.schoolofsewing.co.uk/

Test out the new Janome Horizon @ Bambers!

Bambers was established in 1946 by Roy Bambers, and is now ran by Roy's son's, Alan and Steve. It has traded from various locations around the Manchester area, and now has large premises on Liverpool Road, just off J11 on the M60. Bamber's has the full range of Janome machines on display, so just pop in for a demonstration or check out any new Janome accessories! Today, we held a Janome Horizon Test Drive event, a great opportunity for ladies to try out the machine before they purchase. The Jog Dial, which can be seen below, is a quick way of choosing stitches... and look at the huge clear extension table... this is included with the machine!

There classroom has lots of space to spread out and great natural light, an ideal place for sewing. They hold several regular sewing and quilt classes, just check out their website for full details. Workshops.

Bambers has a wonderful selection of haberdashery, patchwork fabrics, quilting wadding's, and dress fabrics... well worth a visit next time you are in the area!

And, if you are a dress maker, check out their range of English Couture interlinings!

For more information on Bambers Sewing Machines, check out their website,

http://www.bambersew.com/

Lestan Sewing Machine's in Nelson has a make over!

Lestan Sewing Machines has a make over! In the last year the whole of Lestan shop front, signage and the rest of the three floor building has had a complete renovation... and I'm sure you'll agree, the finished result looks really smart?

Lestan was established over 40 years ago, and has pride's itself on quality sales and servicing of both domestic and industrial machines. It is about 400 metres away from the town centre and has easy local parking. They specialise in Janome sewing machines and have lots of machines on display for you to have a look at. Brian and Kim took over the business a few years ago, and are looking forward to taking the business forward.

And one more thing I found out today.....the name Lestan was created 1969, came from the previous owners....Les and Stanley!

They open Monday, Wednesday and Friday. For more information, check out their website below,
Lestand Sewing Machines

Jennie Rayment is visiting Coventry Sewing Centre

Coventry Sewing Centre have taken delivery of their new Janome Class Room machines, and just in time for their class with Jennie Rayment on Sunday 24th October.

"Creative blocks with an amazingly manipulated 3D effects. Learn several different designs and combine for a small quilt or wall-hanging. Ideal for all levels of abilities - no experience needed just a desire to fiddle with fabric and have fun." - Jennie Rayment. Make up a quilt, wall hanging or cushion in this fun filled day with Jennie Rayment".

For more information, contact the shop on 02476 257266 or visit their website at http://www.covsew.co.uk/

Samuel Taylor's @ Skipton... a haven for Crafters!

Samuel Taylor's at Skipton is a haven for crafters. There Mill Shop is spread over two floors, and has a specialist department for cross-stitch, knitting, patchwork and quilting and scrap booking and card making.... just look at the paper craft department below... it's huge! Samuel Taylor became a stockist for Janome machines in the spring of 2010, and are loving learning all the machines. They now stock a beautiful range of Oliver Twists threads, fabrics and trimmings... all of which are great to use on the Janome embellisher machine, the FM725.

Look at those gorgeous colours!

Samuel Taylor host a selection of craft workshops, including paper crafts, patchwork and knitting. There are still places on some of their Christmas workshops, so check out their website for more information.

http://www.clickoncrafts.co.uk/

They also have a fabulous blog to keep up to date with special offers and promotions.

http://samueltaylors.blogspot.com/

There's even a great cafe at Embsay Mills, ideal for grabbing some lunch, or even leaving the husband while you go shopping!

New Workshops introduced at The Courtyard, near Beverley!

Northbar Fabrics, A Stitch in Time and Topaz Interiors have joined together at The Courtyard in Cherry Burton. The shop has a range of beautiful dress, craft and soft furnishing fabrics, plus beautiful haberdashery and trimmings.
For the autumn they have introduced some beautiful workshops, from Silk Painting, Beginners Patchwork, How to make a Roman Blind, Fabric Corsage, How to Make Curtains and a range of Christmas Projects.
Tuesday afternoon is Needlework and Natter 1.30pm - 4pm - a relaxed afternoon to work on your own projects, you have use of large cutting table, sewing machines and overlocker, and staff on hand to offer help and advice. The cost is only £5 per session and refreshments are supplied.
For more information, just call The Courtyard and they can give you details and costs of each class, 01964 551955
The Cortyard. Burton Mount, Malton Road, Cherry Burton. HU17 7RA.

Sew Janome has been voted as Blog of the Week!

Fiona from the Sewing Directory has voted my blog as "Blog of the Week"!!

"Our favourite blog this week is http://sewjanome.blogspot.com/ the official blog of Janome's regional sales manager Heidi Lawton.
This blog is great for Janome owners as is full of new product details and video demonstrations. However, it is also a great source of information for all sewists, there are links to interviews Kirsty Allsop has conducted with memebers of the sewing community on behalf of Janome, details of great shops for fabric and sewing supplies, patterns and projects and details of sewing events throughout the country.
It's a bright and colourful blog with plenty of pictures, allowing you to see the shops (and their staff) that stock Janome products.
To view the blog visit: http://sewjanome.blogspot.com/ "


The Sewing Directory is a great place to find anything sewing related in your area, from sewing machines, workshops, fabrics and crafts.... Lots of intesting articles, special offers and regular competitions.
Check out their website for more information.
http://www.thesewingdirectory.co.uk/
http://www.facebook.com/#!/TheSewingDirectory
http://twitter.com/#!/sewingdirectory
http://www.thesewingdirectory.blogspot.com/