Join us for an amazing opportunity to meet one of the UK’s leading Sewing demonstrators, Jennie Rayment. Jennie will be unveiling all new techniques she has been developing alongside Vlieseline (Vilene) for use with their interfacings, including Quilters Grid, Quickscreen Triangle & Bondaweb combined with Lamifix. The finished textile pieces will be perfect for use
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May Sewing Event Day!
Elevate Your Bag Making! We are super excited to invite you to our next Event Day. We will be joined by TV’s incredibly talented Emily from Emi B Designs. Emily will be showcasing how her innovative tools can elevate your bag-making projects and showing you exactly how to use them. Not to mention no end
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Back by Popular Demand! John Cole Morgan & Janet Kolle both joined us in August. Their demonstrations and information were incredibly well received – we had lots of feedback asking for their return and are delighted to have been able to oblige! There is something for everyone with Two Expert Demonstrators between them covering techniques
Continue reading »Stuart Hillard Event Day!
Join us for an inspirational day of sewing with industry leader Stuart Hillard. A little different to our past events this super day will be split into two distinct sections: • The Morning – A ticketed Audience With Stuart • The Afternoon – A free access Meet & Greet, Book Signing & two fabulous Demonstrations!
Continue reading »Empress Christmas Sewing Party Event – You Are Invited!
The team at Empress cordially invite you to the Empress Christmas Party! Expect a Free Sewing Gift for everyone, Free Prosecco, Festive Sewing Demonstrations & More! For amazing demos, we are delighted to be welcoming the super-talented, TV Sewing Guru – Anthea Venn! In addition, we are welcoming Sharron Belcher, the Bosal UK & European
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Free Prosecco and Sewing Demonstrations – heaven! It is our pleasure to invite you to the Empress November Event Day! Join us for Prosecco, Nibbles and of course Sewing Demonstrations at Empress HQ. For amazing demonstrations, we are delighted to be welcoming the super talented, TV Sewing Guru – Anthea Venn of Quilting Antics! Focusing
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World Bamboo Day! With Bamboo Jerseys, Towelling, Wadding & Fabric we have a super range of Bamboo Textiles for you. The fabrics cover a range of uses from quilting to dressmaking, apparel, towelling & more! But – what makes Bamboo ideal for textiles: 🌿 Incredibly soft 🌿 Stable & washable 🌿 Temperature regulating 🌿 Naturally
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A fabulous new event on the heels of our Grand Opening day. We were so pleased with how the demonstrations were received so we are back with an even bigger event for you! There is something for everyone with Three Demonstrators between them covering techniques for Quilting, Creative Stitching, Tailoring & Dressmaking and Bag Making!
Continue reading »Grand Opening Day – New Warehouse Shop
We are delighted to invite you to the official Grand Opening Day of our new Warehouse Shop! When Saturday 13th July. 10am – 3.30pm Where Empress Mills (1927) Ltd., Empress Street, Colne, BB8 9HU Full How To Find Us Info Here. What To Expect 1000s Of Fabrics & Notions New, Just In Ranges Of Fabrics
Continue reading »Our New Warehouse Shop Opens Tomorrow!
We are incredibly excited to announce the new Warehouse Shop will be opening tomorrow 10am (04.07.24)! It is in a different location to our previous premises – address info here. This is truly a warehouse shop – quite literally in our warehouse. It is stocked with 1000s of fabrics and notions and has access to
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