Stitches

Passionate about teaching and learning. Workshops, parties and classes for children and adults. Moving to a new workshop location in Sutton

29/05/2026

We have moved and we already LOVE our new home. This week has been hot and hard work but it has been so worth it!

Thanks to for welcoming us.

Thanks for your help with the trolleys!

We cannot wait for our students to start on Monday.

If you want to pop in a say say hello, see the new workshop and have a chat about our classes I will be here every day from 2pm - 4pm next week. Everyone welcome!

27/04/2026

I have had so many compliments about this fabric! My favourite season to sew for is Summer as there are so many fun projects from beach bags to dresses.

This is a self drafted pattern, making a lovely roomy beach bag. I've used this pattern for loads of projects and this time I quilted the fabric to give it some stability.

Outside fabric gifted printed cotton from . Pocket and lining fabric also from

15/04/2026

Over Easter I had some time to start working on some new project ideas for this term.
First up is this shirt, ideal for the summer, hacked from the The Hackney Shirt pattern.
Fabric gifted from
Its a lovely Linen mix digital print that was absolutely lovely to work with!

28/03/2026

Happy Easter!!!
We made it to the end of the term! Just take a moment to celebrate this amazing jacket, made by Matilda who is only in Year 5!!!

This has been such an epic term, so many finished projects, lots of new starters and of course today we waved our wonderful .colwell off on her new adventures!

Poppy has been with Stitches since she was an Infant at one of our lunchtime clubs and now she has almost finished her first year How dies time fly!?

We will all miss you Poppy!! Thanks for everything, I wonder who will take over as best sweeper now??

10/03/2026

This week has been tough. I was going to post about International Women's Day and then we found out that the absolute Queen and Legend of Eileen Baker had sadly died.

Eileen was such an amazing women. She welcomed me into the wardrobe department with a stern hand and a warm smile. She gave me the opportunity to make costumes and be in my happy place rummaging around in the vast rails of the TTC costume department all those years ago.

Without Eileen both TTC and YAT would have been a different place. She was endlessly kind hearted and LOVED a gossip. She was always part of the party (see her in my kitchen at a cast party!) She ignited my love for costume and I will always be grateful to her for that. 💔

07/03/2026

Action packed two days of community teaching with this week.

Can you believe we even had visitors come all the way from Japan this year, just to experience our London Repair Week workshops!

This week we focused on embroidery skills and basic patching and mending techniques.

I firmly believe that the foundation of repair is having a good understanding of basic sewing skills. Having the confidence to pick up the needle to repair a tear, sew back on the button, or shorten the hem is all you need to start your journey!

As always thank you so much to the team at westfields Primark, they are amazing! Always so welcoming, happy to have me and so positive! Massive shout out to the security team, always such a joy to work with!

04/03/2026

More amazing projects coming out if the classes this week! Starting off with the fantastic design and make projects from our lunchtime clubs.

This week is London Repair Week and I truly belive that the foundation to a lifelong relationship with repairing your clothes is having a good understanding of basic hand sewing and the confidence to give it a go!

Week after week our children go home with more confidence to alter, adapt and fix their own clothes.

Our adult classes are growing again too, the next two evening course are sold out but we have a daytime class starting today with space or watch this space for more dates in June to be released soon!

11/02/2026

When will this rain ever end!?

Here's some more lovely projects to cheer you up instead of this endless rain!! Can you believe we are at the end of the half term already?

Beginner skills coming along nicely - cutting, piecing and accurate seam allowances all starting to come together.

10/02/2026

A few more finished projects this week and some sweet valentines at the end!

2026 is already speeding by. Our adult classes are booking up quick, so if your 2026 ambition is to improve your sewing skills, jump straight over to our website!

06/02/2026

Over the next couple of weeks we have some lovely sessions happening!

Valentines embroidery with a wonderful community group based on Friday 13th February

Lunar new year decorations for in Wallington Library on Tuesday 17th February

And in all our usual classes children will have the choice to make valentines or lunar new year treats!

Address

7 Throwley Way
Sutton
SM14AF

Website

http://www.stitchesacademy.co.uk/

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