While many high street stores seem to focus more of ‘fast fashion’ (or ‘throw away fashion’ as it is sometimes called) there is a new movement slowly taking ground here in…
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Patrick Grant – of The Great British Sewing Bee and Savile Row – is on a mission. And truth be told, here at Croft Mill, we have fallen even more in…
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In days gone by, the local towns surrounding Croft Mill relied heavily on the various local cotton mills. Fabrics were made in the mills for everything from turbans to first aid,…
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One of our favourite TV shows starts filming again at the end of the month; it is of course The Great British Sewing Bee! There has been a shock announcement about…
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All About Fabric Competitions & Offers Croft Mill Sewing Give Aways#CroftMillSewandShare Competition – The Winners!
We must begin with an apology because we did say we would announce the winner on the 5th January. Sorry! Secondly we must thank you all of you who took the…
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All About Fabric Competitions & Offers Croft Mill Sewing Give Aways#CroftMillSewandShare Competition
We have had some wonderful entries into our latest competition, the judges have made their decision but would love to know what you think about all the makes. You can find…
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All About Fabric Competitions & Offers Croft Mill Sewing Give AwaysCroft Mill Sew and Share Competition Win a Cash Prize!
We need you! Have you made something to wear on a posh night out or a party? To celebrate our new look blog, our new beginnings on Instagram, and some festive…
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All About Fabric Croft Mill Sewing Fabrics New Products Just In! Sewing TipsWhat to Make with Oilcloth Fabric?
Oilcloth. Not many fabrics can conjure up nostalgic feelings like this fabric can. A lot of people recall their parents using it around the house, making aprons out of it…
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All About Fabric Competitions & Offers Croft Mill Sewing Give Aways Project of the MonthSewing for Spring – Winners!
Sewing for Spring Winners If you have been following our ‘Sewing for Spring’ posts across our Facebook and Twitter, you will know that people had a chance to win Croft Mill…
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All About Fabric Croft Mill SewingThe Great British Sewing Bee Final: Japanese Sewing Patterns, Skanklets and Surprise Winners
Although it has come round far too quickly, last night was the final episode of The Great British Sewing Bee. We are feeling a little bit lost now, how else are…
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All About Fabric Chino Competitions & Offers Croft Mill Sewing Dress Fabrics Featured Fabrics Give Aways Jersey FabricsSewing for Spring
Sewing for the Holidays I don’t know about you, but it seems like a lot of people are beginning to book their holidays. One of the (many) things I love about…
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All About Fabric Competitions & Offers Croft Mill Sewing Project of the MonthProject of the Month Winners February
So the theme of last month was ‘Fresh and New’ which seemed to have people scratching their heads at first. All this said, you all shared some lovely projects, all of…
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A few weeks ago, we debated on Twitter and Facebook whether the challenges on this series of The Great British Sewing Bee had been harder than ever before. I think that…
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All About Fabric Croft Mill Sewing Featured FabricsThe Great British Sewing Bee: Episode 5, Tartan Fabrics, Suits and Corsets.
On the last episode of The Great British Sewing Bee we had two shocks. Firstly that the next episode would be the semi-final. How did that happen? We are sorry to…
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On the last episode of The Great British Sewing Bee the order of the day was vintage. The first challenge was to make the 1950’s ‘Walk away’ dress. During the patterns…
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We have been very busy of late, what with the catalogue being sent out and The Great British Sewing Bee, being on TV. As such, I hope you can forgive us…
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After what seemed (or should that be seamed?) like a long wait, the second episode of The Great British Sewing Bee aired last night. The theme of the week was children’s…
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The theme of the January Project of the Month give away was ‘love’ which turned out to be quite fitting as we loved all of the creations shared. Choosing a winner…
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Last night we settled down with a good cup of tea, slippers on, ready to watch the opening show of The Great British Sewing Bee. And what a good start to…
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We will be announcing the winners of our Project of the Month – January by the end of this week. In the meantime however, I wanted to let you know the…
