Craft Organisations |
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 East Yorkshire Embroidery Society Meetings held 2nd Saturday in month at the Darby & Joan Hall, Finkle Street, Cottingham at 2.30pm. Lectures and demonstrations, library, members' day and weekend schools, visits, equipment hire. Annual membership or visitors welcome. |
Secretary: Margaret Tomlinson Tel: 01482 666519 |
Education |
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Northern College of Costume Pauline graduated as a costume maker from Liverpool in 1985 and has vast experience of cutting, making and supervising costume for Theatre, Opera, TV and Film. Glynebourne Festival Opera, Leicester Haymarket and the BBC are just a few places Pauline has worked at and films include 'Little Women'and 'Phantom of the Opera'. Pauline tutors in costume at Hull University. |
Pauline Chambers Principal York Tel: 07957183978 Web site: www.northerncollegeofcostume .co.uk E-mail: p.chambers@ northerncollegeofcostume.co.uk |
Retailers |
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| Avenue-Trains New Look and Burda patterns, dress and craft fabrics, haberdashery, soft furnishing fabrics and components. |
171 Chanterlands Avenue Hull HU5 3TL Tel: 01482 342594 |
| Dream Fabrics Dress, bridal and craft fabrics, haberdashery, card making, embroidery machines. |
21 Percy Street Hull HU2 8HL Tel: 01482 327153 |
| Harlequin Mail -order covered buttons, belts, bespoke accessories and haberdashery. |
Shop Road Little Bromley Manningtree CO11 2PZ Tel: 01206 396167 |
| Sidtrim the Trimming Merchant Tailoring interlinings and components, linings, trimmings and haberdashery. Mail-order service. |
215/219 North Street Leeds LS7 2AA Tel/Fax: 0113 2454673 |
| Empress Mills (1927) Ltd Dressmaking and craft haberdashery, threads, knitting wools, books, videos, interlinings, zips. Mail-order available. |
Glen Mill North Valley Road Colne Lancs BB8 9DT Tel: 01282 863181 Fax: 01282 870935 E-mail: chris@empressmills.co.uk Web site: www.empressmills.co.uk |
| Rui Tong Millinery mounts, feathers, feather butterflies, feather flowers, handbags and shoes. |
Compass House 17-19 Empringham Street Hedon Road Hull HU9 1RP Tel: 01482 228980 Web site: www.ruitongltd.com |
| Croft Mill Shop Huge range of fabrics and haberdashery. Mailing list and mail-order service. |
Lowther Lane Foulridge Colne Lancs BB8 7NG Tel: 01282 869625 Fax: 01282 870038 E-mail: info@croftmill.co.uk please supply postcode Web site: www.croftmill.co.uk |
Cloth of Gold Dress fabric specialists including bridal. Staff are experienced dressmakers who will help and advise. |
126 High Street Wootton Bassett Wilts SN4 7AU Tel: 01793 853908 Web site: www.clothofgold.com |
| Eastman Staples Ltd Pattern cutting paper and materials. |
Lockwood Road Huddersfield HD1 3QW Tel: 01484 888888 Fax: 01484 888800 Web site: www.eastman.co.uk |
| Calico Fabrics Dressmaking fabrics and haberdashery. Fabric club. Mail order service. |
3 Ram Passage Kingston Surrey KT1 1HH Tel: 020 8541 5274 E-mail: sales@calicofabrics.co.uk Web site: www.calicofabrics.co.uk |
| Bateman Ogden & Co Ltd Huddersfield and Scottish Worsted suitings, jacketings in pure new wool, wool/cashmere and tweeds. Ladies fabric department. Mail-order service. |
The suit Length & Fabric Centre Argyll House 918 Wakefield Road Bradford BD4 7QQ Tel: 01274 729103 Fax: 01274 720818 |
| Bombay Stores Dress, bridal and craft fabrics, haberdashery, beads, trimmings, patterns, clothing and jewellery. |
Bombay Buildings Shearbridge Road Bradford Tel: 01274 729993/729137 Fax: 01274 308515 E-mail: bombaystores@aol.com |
| The Shuttle Dress and soft furnishing fabrics, patterns and haberdashery. |
Baildon Bridge Shipley Otley Road BD17 7AA Tel: 01272 587171 |
Sew Creative Patchwork and quiliting fabrics. Workshops. |
Wroxham Barns Tunstead Road Hoveton Norfolk NR12 8QU Tel 01603 781665 E-mail: sewcreative@tiscali.co.uk Web site:www.sewcreativequilts.co.uk |
Laughing Hen Fabrics, knitting wools and accessories, books and workshops. |
Web site: www.laughinghen.co.uk |
| The Lovely Hat Company Designers and makers of hats and fascinators for all occasions. |
Farm Cottage 59 West End South Cave East Yorkshire HU15 2EX Tel:01430 470099 Fax: 01430 471291 Mobile: 07710 014747 E-mail: linda@lovelyhats.karoo.co.uk Web site: www.thelovelyhatcompany.co.uk |
Dots n Stripes Continental fabrics, haberdashery, sewing patters, magazines, handmade children's clothes. Mail order and sample service. |
Nicole Doig tel: 01382 813132 E-mail: info@dotsnstripes.co.uk www.dotsnstripes.co.uk |
The Dress Fabric Company as featured in January 2008 edition of Sewing world. A wide range of fabrics and haberdashery. Mail order and sample service. |
Gwenyth Paterson 38 Bruntsfield Place Edinburgh EH10 4HJ Tel 0131 221 0464 E-mail: gp@dressfabric.info |
bohemia Specialist boutique and design service. Unusual jewellery and accessories. |
Suzie Marquitio 117 Newland Avenue Hull tel 01482 474100 E-mail: suzie@bohimahull.karoo.co.uk |
Out-of-print and second hand books |
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| Abebooks.co.uk Huge database of books and sellers. Search and wish list facilities. |
Web site:www.abebooks.co.uk |
Patterns |
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| www.sewtoday.co.uk Stockist of Vogue, Butterick & McCalls patterns, notions and equipment. Internet and mail-order service. |
Web site: www.sewtoday.co.uk |
Sewing Machine Retailers & Repairs |
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| Sewing Machine Service Sales, servicing and repairs. Agent for Pfaff, Janome, Juki, Frister & Rossmann, Toyota, Silver and Singer. Stockist of OTT-LITE, D.M.C. threads, cross stitch kits and supplies, arts and craft materials. |
393 Hessle Road Hull HU3 4EH Tel: 01482 225614 |
| Janome UK Ltd Comprehensive guide to Janome sewing machines, overlockers and equipment. |
Southside Bredbury Stockport Cheshire SK6 2SP Tel: 0161 666 6011 Web site: www.janome.co.uk |