From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Hot Patterns now available in the UK!

by Leah Taylor on April 30, 2010

Hot Patterns are now available in the UK, direct from my shop Sewbox. Despite the Icelandic volcano’s best efforts, at long last, a large parcel full of stylish sewing patterns from the fabulous Jeremy has arrived safe and sound, containing the pick of the Hot Patterns crop!
For those of you unfamiliar with Hot Patterns, they’re [...]

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New John Kaldor fabrics fresh for summer

by Leah Taylor on April 30, 2010

With just days to go before the birth of my first baby, a luscious batch of John Kaldor fabrics has arrived at Sewbox! It’s given me just enough time to get them photographed and up on the website.
The new John Kaldor fabrics are bang on trend with the current craze for florals, and will have [...]

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Sewing kit bundle competition – winners

by Leah Taylor on April 20, 2010

We had a great response to the competition we’ve just run in conjunction with the Sewing Directory, with 66 entries across both of our blogs and Twitter!
Entries are now closed and the winners have been drawn…
*****DRUM ROLL******
but before we get on to the winners, here’s a short explanation of how they were selected. First we [...]

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A beginner’s guide to interfacing

by Leah Taylor on April 16, 2010

As I added new fusible interfacing products to the Sewbox shop, I got to thinking about how confusing it can be for a beginner sewer when they first buy interfacing. It’s not the most exciting topic, and it can be difficult to find good advice on how to choose, buy and apply interfacing. So I [...]

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WIN an all-in-one sewing kit bundle from Sewbox

by Leah Taylor on April 13, 2010

To celebrate our launch we are running a fabulous competition in conjunction with the Sewing Directory!
Two lucky sewers will WIN AN ALL-IN-ONE SEWING KIT OF YOUR CHOICE, which will come with a sewing pattern, matching fabric, interfacing, thread, zip etc – we’ve done the hard work to match everything up so that [...]

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Sewbox now has a Facebook page

by Leah Taylor on April 13, 2010

We have just set up a fan page on Facebook – come join us! We’ll be announcing a special discount for all our Facebook fans as soon as we reach 150 fans!
Become a fan of Sewbox on Facebook

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I am so excited to tell you that my new online shop, http://www.sewbox.co.uk, has finally launched!!
I really wanted Sewbox to offer a different way to buy sewing supplies online, with a super convenient yet stylish choice of products – all of our fabrics are listed with matching threads and zips, and you can purchase coordinating [...]

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