Today alongside @Mrs.f_72, @Beatgirl9091 & @louswlinwood (all on Instagram), I visited the Stitching & Sewing Show at the SEC, Glasgow.

 

Mmmmm, for sewists there was not a lot of garment fabric stalls.  In fact, 3 at the most (if you are darn lucky) would be thumbs up for us dressmakers.

Grrrr.  There are just too many card-making stalls considering the title of the show – EH STITCHING & SEWING??? To top it off there weren’t very many quilting stalls either.  Ok maybe I’m being brutal here but seriously I wasn’t impressed.

First off, we sat down and watched the demo for the Lutterloh System, which I’m keen to learn more about after being nominated for being part of the demo using only my hip and bust measurements (thanks for that @beatgirl9091 😉 ).

I would love to speak to a real person, not just a product demonstrator about the system and if they think it’s value for money.  If you have it and use it, please drop me an email or PM me on Instagram – I’d like to ask you a few questions!

Then we wondered for up and down the stalls having a wee look.

We all then stopped for lunch feeling rather peckish.  I didn’t even notice the time, me thinking it’s like 11 but no it was 1 pm!  I had a drink of juice and ate the cake I devoured and saved from yesterday’s retirement lunch.  I should in fact of ate my sandwiches that I made up – oh well! Don’t worry, they didn’t go to waste as I ate them when I got home!

After a nibble, we then did the rest of the stalls which was half exhibition space and stalls. Here we found another two stalls that did dressmaking fabrics and not just cotton for quilters.  One (dots n stripes) did a good range of jerseys and other fabric. Check out the sparkling flamingo jersey and the cute ribbons!

Allison’s Craft Emporium had a good chunk of cotton & baby cord. This where I bought the cotton lawn at £3 per metre (see the last picture in the post)!

The Cool Crafting stand had an excellent spread of Merchant & Mills patterns as well as Chambray and Essex Yarn Dye. I’m glad they are attending Edinburgh’s Knitting & stitching Show this year as I’ll be making a list of goodies to buy from them specifically!!

So I hate to say it was a “Meh, it was ok” and dare I say it “there is room for improvement”. If it wasn’t for the lovely company of these three ladies, I’m sure I would have left earlier!

 

So there you have it.

I’m pleased with what I’ve bought.  Yes, there is a but coming.  My haul could have been so much bigger had there been a tad more stands geared towards dressmakers!

But fear not, the haul may be huge at the KnItting & Stitching Show in April at the RHC, Edinburgh!  Yes, I’ll be going (probably on the Sunday) to hunt for some sewing tools and fabrics, look out for that post too!

Until next time Stitchers!