» Listings for February 2016

1. Sussex Fabric Shop focus: The Fabric Shop, Worthing & Burgess Hill

   Posted on 2:12pm Sunday 21st Feb 2016

   This week we've recieved some super cute swatches from The Fabric Shop, which has branches in  Burgess Hill and Worthing. Jenni who is wearing the gold skirt in the attached pic has just completed our Fashion Design & Pattern Cutting course and bought all her fabrics from there - they were gorgeous.

   It's a large shop with a huge range - I've attached my favourites here - cute rabbit print poly/linen £14.99 a metre, plus 2 gorgeous hard wearing cotton backed oil cloths at £12.99 a metre.

   The Fabric Shop also sell Husqvana Viking sewing machines from £150, plus made to measure curtains, haberdashery and hand knitting paraphernalia!

     

   

   
   Jenni's skirt made from a fab remnant from The Fabric Shop, Worthing   

   The Fabric Shop Ltd
   The Show Rooms 55 Chapel Road Worthing BN11 1EF

   The Fabric Shop Ltd
   36 The Martlets Burgess Hill        RH15 9NN

   http://www.thefabricshops.co.uk/fabrics

2. How does a sewing machine actually work?

   Posted on 4:46pm Thursday 11th Feb 2016

   This interesting little video shows exactly what happens when you sew. This is an oscillating machine type, which has the bobbin underneath in a case - there is also the rotary hook model which has a top loading bobbin - will try and find a diagram of that too!

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3. Buying a sewing machine - guest blog by Ian at Varneys Sewing Machines, Portslade

   Posted on 3:15pm Monday 8th Feb 2016

    

   

   A question we’re often asked here at Sew in Brighton is ‘which kind of sewing machine should I by, and where can I buy it from?’

   We caught up with Ian from one of favourite suppliers, Varney’s Sewing Machines over in Portslade. He gave us his hints and tips on finding the sewing machine of your dreams...