Local Accommodation |
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Woodhill Bed and Breakfast Newly opened 4* bed and breakfast a few minutes from Unique Couture. |
Lucy Rosenbroek Woodhill Way Cottingham East Yorkshire HU16 5SW Tel 01482 843512 Mob 07823 882191 Web site: www.woodhillbandb.co.uk E-Mail: lucy@woodhillbandb.co.uk |
Kellgate Lodge Bed and Breakfast In Skidby village a few minutes walk from Unique Couture |
John & Edna Kellington Kellgate Lodge 39 Main Street Skidby East Yorkshire HU16 5TZ Tel 01482 843678 |
Innkeeper's Lodge Hull & Toby Carvery Willerby Village A few minutes drive from Unique Couture. Bed and breakfast with restaurant next door. |
Beverley Road Willerbry HU10 6NT Tel 0845 11 26 036 Web site: www.innkeeperslodge.com |
Premier Inn Next to the Humber Bridge and a 10 minute drive from Unique Couture. Restaurant and Charlie Chalk's Fun Factory next door. |
Ferriby Road, Hessle HU13 0JA Tel 08701 977 138 Fax 01482 645299 Web site: www.premierinn.com |
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. |
218 West Offices Station Road York YO24 1AA |
www.startafashionbusiness.co.uk An invaluable site for anyone interested in a career in fashion particularly fashion graduates. The site has lots of information and links - everything from starting out to selling your designs on the web. |
Sue Davies www.startafashionbusiness.co.uk |
Retailers |
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Josy Road Haberdashery Boutique A huge range of beautiful buttons, beads, diamontes, craft materials and much more on an easy to use website. On-line or phone orders with prompt delivery. |
Web site: www.josyrose.co.uk |
Croft Mill "All about fabric" and it is! Vast range at great prices from wools to the obscure. |
www.croftmill.co.uk |
Material Matters Mail order quality dress fabrics from Pamela who understands fabric and fashion. |
Pamela Worrall 11 Gleneig Drive Pedmore Stourbridge West Mids DY8 2PF Tel & FAX 01384 860471 E-mail: materialmatters@blueyonder.co.uk Web site: www.themateriallady.com |
Stone Fabrics A huge range of quality fabrics at the shop, mail order service and cloth club. |
97 High Street Totnes Deven TQ9 5PB Tel & FAX: 01803 868608 E-mail stone_fabrics@mac.com Web site: www.stonefabrics.co.uk |
The Bovey Handloom Weavers A family owned firm producing finest quality wool fabrics, headsquares, caps, throws on 1930's Harris Tweed looms. Go into the weaving shed to see weaving in process and talk to the friendly weaver. Shop sells other items of clothing and knitwear. |
Station Road Bovey Tracey Devon TQ13 9AL Tel & Fax: 01626 833424 Web site: www.boveyweavers.com E-mail: info@boveyweavers.com |
| 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. |
Unit D, Enterprise Way Bessingby Way Bridlington YO16 4SF |
North Bar Fabrics Parking. |
Burton Mount Bygot Road (off B1248) Cherry Burton Beverley East Yorkshire |
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 Web site: 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 |
The Tabby Cat Huge range of craft fabrics. Mail order. |
Muffin Corner 29 Church Street Brigg DN20 0RG Tel: 01652 680776 Web site: http://thetabbycat.com |
Sheepish Wool Shops Knitting yarns and patterns - Rowan, Jaegar, Adriafil, Debbie Bliss, Noro and mor. Knitting workshops |
46 Shambles York YO1 7LX Tel: 01904 627595 Web site: www.sheepishwoolshop.co.uk |
Viscount Textiles Ltd Mail order dress fabrics, swatches available. |
Unit 3 Yeomans Ind Park Yeomans Way Bournmouth BH8 0BJ Tel: 01202 534231 Fax 01202 520928 Web site: www.viscounttextiles.co.uk |
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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| 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 |
Flynn's Sewing Machine Centre Sewing machines, overlockers, sales repairs and service. Specialists in embroidery and quilting machines. |
at Browns of York Davygate York YO1 8QT Tel 01904 561234/611166 E-mail: shop@flynns-york.co.uk Web site: www.flyns-york.co.uk |