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If you have been viewing our stories you will know that this week we have been sharing a sewing term a day to help beginner sewing’s get the sewing lingo down…”Sew Lingo” if you will. Here are this weeks words and tomorrow we will start going over sewing machine parts, their name and use.

On a mission to get people sewing, all homes would benefit from a sewing machine and one person having the key skills…and the lingo 😏 Week 2 of Sew Lingo continues tomorrow, your sewing dictionary one word at a time

SEPTEMBER
Intro to Sewing Workshop
🏅Beginners
📍Sandymount
📅 Sunday, September 6th
Learn to use a sewing machine and make a tote bag

OCTOBER
2-Day Make a Top/Shorts Workshop
🏅Level 1 (have completed the above, or know the basics)
📍Sandymount
📅 Sunday, October 4th and 11th
Learn to use a commercial sewing pattern and make your first garment

NOVEMBER
Intro to Sewing Workshop
🏅Beginners
📍Monkstown
📅 Saturday, November 14th

🧵 Dublin Fabric Shop Guide 🧵

Whether you’re into dressmaking, quilting, crafts, here are some of Dublin’s best fabric destinations to explore:

1️⃣ The Fabric Counter (Stoneybatter)
Wonderful for new sewers with thousands of fabrics for dressmaking, quilting, crafting plus a huge range of haberdashery. ✂️
📍 The Fabric Counter
🌐 thefabriccounter.ie

2️⃣ CLOTH Dublin (Westbury Mall, Dublin 2)
Known for its beautiful selection of premium natural fabrics, Irish linen, wool, lace, and expert sewing advice. (The ribbon selectuon will make you swoon)
📍 CLOTH Dublin
🌐 cloth.ie

3️⃣ WM Trimmings (Capel Street & Ballymount)
A long-established Dublin favourite offering fabrics, trims, ribbons, buttons, yarns, and all the sewing essentials under one roof.
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🌐 wmtrimmings.ie

4️⃣ Texture (Monkstown)
A small and wonderful shop of wonderful dressmaking fabrics in the sweet village of Monkstown
🌐 texture.ie

5️⃣ TWI Fabrics / Fabrics Ireland (Mountjoy Square)
A long-established Dublin warehouse of fabrics.
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✨ Have we missed your favourite Dublin fabric shop? Add it in the comments and help fellow makers discover somewhere new!

A month of no workshops but lots of scheduling, room booking and a well overdue trip to London. I do miss London, so much to see and to be inspired by, lovely to pop into some@old fabs such as Macculloch & Wallis and Fan Newtrimmings Ltd and a first time visitor to the inspiring Petersham Nurseries…if I could run sewing glasses in a glasshouse full of flowers 💕

I’m in London this week, so here’s some of my favourites. 📍 Save for later!

🧵 London Fabric Shop Guide 🧵

1️⃣ The Cloth House (Soho)
A beautiful independent shop known for its carefully curated collection of natural fibres, linens, cottons, silks, and sustainable fabrics.
📍 The Cloth House
🌐 theclothhouse.com

3️⃣ MacCulloch & Wallis (Soho)
Just off Oxford street, so perfect if you are visiting central.
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🌐 macculloch-wallis.co.uk

4️⃣ Ray Stitch (Islington)
A lovely independent fabric and sewing shop specialising in dressmaking fabrics, workshops, and modern sewing supplies.
📍 Ray Stitch
🌐 raystitch.co.uk

5️⃣ Fabrics Galore (Battersea)
Known for quality dressmaking fabrics, quilting cottons, jersey, and helpful advice for makers of all levels.
📍 fabricsgalore
🌐 fabricsgalore.co.uk

8️⃣ Last Yarn (East London)
A fantastic spot for sustainable fabric shopping, specialising in high-quality deadstock fabrics rescued from the fashion industry and given a second life. Perfect if you’re looking for something unique while reducing textile waste.
📍 Last Yarn
🌐 lastyarn.com

6️⃣ Goldhawk Road Fabric Shops (Shepherd’s Bush)
Not one shop but a whole stretch of fabric stores offering everything from designer deadstock and silks to bargain finds and bridal fabrics. A must-visit for serious fabric shopping.
📍 Search “Goldhawk Road Fabrics”
🌐 goldhawkroad.net

7️⃣ The New Craft House (Hackney)
A popular destination for dressmakers, known for its colourful range of fabrics, sewing patterns, and carefully sourced designer deadstock fabrics.
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🌐 thenewcrafthouse.com

8️⃣ Fan Trimmings
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The most epic little haberdashery that has everything! 📍

✨ If there is any other gem you know about then please let me know!

Getting back into the groove today as I prep for our May 24th Beginners Adult ‘Intro to Sewing’ Workshop. Two bubas means less time and more hustle