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We are excited about the New Rosari Skirt from Pauline Alice which we recently received at Backstitch. If you like pockets, this is the skirt pattern for you! There are so many options: patch pockets; zip pockets; rounded pockets with a coin pocket; or inverted pleat patch pockets. All with the option to go long or short. Which version will...

We're making some changes in the Cambridge shop to the way that we display our sewing patterns.  We stock so many now that it is becoming impractical to have one of each out on the shop floor.  Continue reading →

Have you seen that Fancy Tiger Crafts (a super craft shop in Denver USA) have brought out their second pattern?  The first was the Sailor Top (more on that later) and the second is the Fen Dress and Top.  The patterns arrived with us last week and they are flying out.  Continue reading →

We're pleased to say that we are taking part in Sew Magazines 'Sew Saturday'.  A day to celebrate your local sewing shop and to remind sewing enthusiasts of the fantastic, irreplaceable, personal service they provide. Continue reading →