Gifts For People Who Sew
People often find it hard to know what to buy people who are interested in sewing so i’ve collected together a few ideas...
Boxes & Tins
Boxes and tins are always really useful for storage of buttons, ribbons, threads, pins etc. This nostalgia sewing box from RU Craft would look great on anyone’s sewing table. It can be purchased from the RU Craft website for £14.99 here. RU Craft frequently offer discount codes and special offers on their Facebook page so it’s worth checking there before you order.
Gift Vouchers
Not only do the majority of the online fabric stores on our site offer gift vouchers, but so do many of the course providers. So you can either give someone a voucher for supplies, or for classes. A lot of local stores offer vouchers too if you pop in and ask.
Fabric Hamper
Sewing & fabric hoarding go hand in hand, all sewists would gladly welcome lots of yummy new fabrics to add to their stash. Seamstar offer a fabric bundles - floral, quirky or funky fabrics combined with matching ribbons and a 10% dicount voucher for your next order. What more could you want?
They also have a selection of other gift sets which include ribbon pots, sewing essentials pot, embroidery tin and haberdash tin. Prices range between £10-£50. Find them all here.
Sewing Kits
I don't mean your run of the mill starter sewing kits that you can pick up in the supermakets for a few pound, I mean to quality sewing kits that sewers dream of, that look so good you almost don't want to use them. For instance if you gave a sewer this gorgeous Merchant & Mills sewing kit (£47) from Raystitch they would be very, very grateful...
Or if that is slightly over your budget Kotori Kits have a lovely sewing kit presented in a wodden box for £29.95.
Books
First of all make sure you sneak a peek at the collection of the person you are buying for to try and avoid duplication, but there are so many great craft books out there you should be able to easily find something suitable. A good place to start is the Amazon craft book chart here.
Other than Amazon a few good sites for buying craft books include RUCraft (who as mentioned before often have good offers on their Facebook page) and Search Press who also sell at good prices and offer a loyalty scheme.
Or if you fancy a little different Rainbow Disks do a great range of craft e-books.
Bargain Bags
As mentioned before anything that helps your sewing friends build their stash is a great thing. Abakhan Fabrics do a whole range of bargain bags of all the supplies you could need, zips, buttons, fabric, threads, ribbons and haberdashery supplies.
Find them all here.
Vintage fabric bundles
If you are unsure what fabrics your friend already has in their stash why not buy them a bundle of vintage fabrics? Each bundle is a unique combination of several fabrics from the 40's through to the 80's. At just £6 a bundle (plus postage) they make a great affordable gift. I've purchased one myself recently and I was amazed at the amount of fabric I received.
View the bundles here on the Vintage Fabric website.
