Sewing cafe's have grown quite popular in the U.K in recent years, with crafts and DIY becoming an increasingly trendy hobby. With the dreaded RECESSION looming over us, money saving has become more and more important to people. I'm not going to go into details- but we've all been hearing the words "economy" and "tough" a lot more.
Shows like Kirsties Homemade Home (which I freakin love by the way- watch it here) praised and promoted home made gift giving and sewing, and I hope its a trend that will grow and grow (hopefully not as we all get poorer and poorer). Though a few of my mates do make fun of my "granny" hobby, so perhaps I'm being a little jaded!
Anyway, I recently came across this lovely little sewing cafe in Clapham, London called Sew Over It (get it?) and cant wait to try it! The owner Lisa Comfort says;
"I set up Sew Over It in a response to the growing feeling that sewing was becoming a lost skill. I hope that I can pass on my passion for sewing through Sew Over It and encourage more people in London to pick up a needle and thread!"
Here's the link:
The idea behind this sewing cafe is that you bring your projects along, and for only a fiver an hour you get to use the space, snazzy Janome sewing machines and overlockers as well as domestic quilting and embroidery machines, theres also unlimited cups of tea! And cakes!
Oh and they also run classes, private tuition (its a bit pricey though) and parties.
So yeah, i'm going as soon as my knee heals (I recently tore a ligament in my knee, doh!) Cant wait to check it out and maybe even get some inspiration for my own future sewing cafe, you never know!
Hayley x
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