Cambs Frocktails has been postponed. Please put the new date of 17 October in your diary. This has been an incredibly difficult decision for our organising group but given the rapidly changing Coronavirus situation and the uncertainty (and anxiety) about what to do, we have decided the best course of action is to postpone Frocktails.Continue reading “Cambs Frocktails POSTPONED”
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5 out of 4 Patterns
5 out of 4 Patterns is a perfect match to sponsor Cambs Frocktails. Not only are they the perfect place to look for modern PDF sewing patterns, they are also a community for making clothes, making connections, and making time for yourself. 5 out of 4 Patterns have a great range of PDF patterns inContinue reading “5 out of 4 Patterns”
Sew Much to Do
We couldn’t be more excited that one of our local fabric and craft shops is also one of the headline sponsors for Frocktails! Local sewsits will all be familiar with the warm welcome you get when you visit Sew Much To Do! Sew Much To Do is a fabric and yarn shop in the heartContinue reading “Sew Much to Do”
Sarah Diane Creative
Welcome to Sarah Diane Creative, one of our local Frocktails sponsors. Sarah Diane Creative offers expertise in bespoke clothing, accessories and homeware design and production. Providing a custom made to measure and tailor made service from initial design to completion. In addition, you can learn and develop the amazing skill of sewing and dressmaking withContinue reading “Sarah Diane Creative”
Wild Orchard
The Frocktails team know there are many people in our local sewing community who want to make their hobby as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible, so we are very pleased to have Wild Orchard Fabric Co. as one of our key sponsors. The Wild Orchard Fabric Co. is an online shop dedicated to supporting the home sewingContinue reading “Wild Orchard”
Vlieseline
Vlieseline have sponsored our gift bags and provided our guests with a raft of interfacing goodies including interfacing samples, seam tape and a sewing notebook. One of Vlieseline’s flagship dressmaking products is the seam tape flexible. This easy to use product is suitable for use across a broad spectrum of garment types and fabrics, fromContinue reading “Vlieseline”
Backstitch
The Frocktails team are very grateful to have the support of local crafty business Backstitch. Sewists from in and around Cambridge will know Backstitch for the friendly and welcoming shop and excellent customer service. Backstitch is the perfect place to find materials for your Frocktails outfit either in person at the shop, or by browsingContinue reading “Backstitch”
HabbyDays
Welcome HabbyDays to our amazing collection of sponsors for Cambs Frocktails. HabbyDays is a local haberdashery store in St Neots. They have thousands of fabrics in stock, from dressmaking to quilting and crafting. They also offer classes, workshops and club activities. You can even book your sewing machine in for a service via their website.Continue reading “HabbyDays”
French Poetry
French Poetry is one of our Frocktails sponsors.
Craftyangel
Craftyangel’s Ange was so excited to support Cambs Frocktails and we couldn’t be happier to have her on board as one of our headline sponsors. Craftyangel, fabric and yarn shop and divine sewing studio in rural Hertfordshire just a 5 minutes drive from Buntingford High Street. Craftyangel stocks 100% cotton, rayon and canvas fabrics fromContinue reading “Craftyangel”
Pfaff
The #Cambssews Frocktails team are incredibly pleased to have Pfaff as one of our headline sponsors. Pfaff’s premium sewing machines are loved by the sewing community. We couldn’t be happier to have Pfaff supporting Frocktails, not least because we can dream of building our sewing machine collections with beautiful Pfaff machines! Their range of sewingContinue reading “Pfaff”
Sew Me Sunshine
Sew Me Sunshine is an independent online fabric and haberdashery shop shipping worldwide. Harriet has carefully curated a selection of dressmaking fabrics from well known brands such as Atelier Brunette, Lady McElroy and many more, alongside some ex-designer (deadstock) fabrics. There are also a large selection of paper dressmaking patterns from independent companies from theContinue reading “Sew Me Sunshine”