Dear All Astonishingly April’s is here with more days looking like spring, Easter is gone….. and the summer holidays are almost upon us The good news for all of us is that the roadworks are now finished. All those hours…

Thimblestitch will be closed over the Easter break  The shop will be closed Good Friday and will reopen on Tuesday 29th March. Happy Easter Zoe  

The beautiful weather we were enjoying earlier in the month, forced me to raid the fabric shelves and set to making some light summer clothes for my wardrobe.  Really great to be dressmaking again, worst bit, choosing which fabric !…

Hurrah, buds are pushing through the earth and the catkins are hanging from the trees, spring is on the way. The primulas outside Thimblestitch are brightening up the box planters, and inside we are expanding. These cold, damp days are…

Wow…. A huge thank you to all those of you who helped us celebrate our first birthday.  The day was an overwhelming success and we hope that you all enjoyed it as much as we did.  We even had a bottle…

Even though summer seems to have slipped away on the calendar, the days are still warm, far too nice to be inside sewing, guiltily many of our stitchers are looking forward to the wet and cooler weather so that there…

    Here we are and its already the middle of May – I just can’t believe it! If someone had told me last year that I would be so busy (and happy too), I wouldn’t have believed them. Hence…

Happy Easter. Another month has flown past. The shop will be closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday but will be open on Easter Saturday 9.30 til 4pm. So many new things are happening  – it is…

Hurrah, Autumn is here, and with it the wet and blustery weather. With the shelves full of exciting Christmas fabrics and the new Spring collection, we need no excuse to sit down and start sewing. New Arrivals Fabrics are arriving all…

June is here already – the busy workshop has stood up to all the use and has proved to be a very versatile place to create.  The shop is now fully stocked with beautiful fabrics and notions.  Lewis and Irene…