The Sponsors of The Sewing Directory
We would like to thank our site sponsors Sewing World, Korbond, Abakhan, Makower, RU Craft, Janome and Brother Sewing Machines. Read below to find out more about our sponsors and please visit our sponsors's sites to find more information about the products/services they offer.
One of the UK's top sewing magazines, and also distributed throughout America and Australia, Sewing World is a great resource for sewers of all abilities. With a range of expert contributors including the editor, sewing expert Wendy Gardiner, you will find sewing tips, patterns, projects and how to guides along with book reviews and details of upcoming sewing events.
Available through most good stockists and on subscription through their site please visit www.sewingworldmagazine.com to find out more.
Abakhan Fabric, Hobby & Home is your one stop shop for all types of fabrics,craft and hobbies. They have a wide range of wedding fabrics, dressmaking fabrics and much more. Visit http://www.abakhan.co.uk to view their full range.
Korbond Industries the No.1 haberdashery brand to the UK grocery market, established for over 50 years and traded successfully in the UK for over 25 years .
Korbond provides a comprehensive range of sewing mending craft and clothes care items to the major supermarket groups (ASDA, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons) as well as other high street and convenience outlets (Wilkinson's, One-Stop, Robert Dyas, British Red Cross & Superdrug). 
Whether you are a retailer or a consumer, a professional dressmaker or a sewing enthusiast, or simply looking for a cost effective "Care & Repair" solution, Korbond has the product for you.
Korbond portfolio is carefully tailored to suit your needs and knowledge of the area. Our range includes traditional sewing essentials, specially developed professional tools, quick and easy "sew free solutions" and a selection of lines that care, maintain and preserve fabrics and furnishings.
Find out more about Korbond by visiting www.korbond.co.uk
The world’s leading sewing machine manufacturer Janome has built a reputation for the quality and reliability of their machines. They were the first company to produce multi-coloured embroidery machines for domestic use and still lead the field in this area. 
They have produced a range of sewing machines, embroidery machines and overlockers to suit all budgets. You can purchase Janome machines through your local sewing machine retailer or at many online stores.
To find out more about their range of machines, or to purchase accessories for your Janome machine visit: www.janome.co.uk
RUCraft is an online craft shop packed with all the crafty products you need to make fabulous and exciting projects. Our exclusive craft products are fantastic value for money, both online and through a series of mailing catalogues.
We have a huge selection of designer fabrics and yarns, as well as hundreds of cross stitch kits, and tons of gorgeous books packed with inspiration. We also stock papercrafts, haberdashery, sewing, quilting, beading, cake decorating products and much, much more!
Join our mailing list today for fantastic offers on our site!
Brother Sewing Machines Europe
Brother Sewing Machines Europe* is a market leading manufacturer of innovative, stylish and competitively-priced sewing and embroidery machines. Ranging from sewing machines suitable for beginners, through to high-specification semi-professional embroidery machines for small and start-up business – whatever your sewing and embroidery needs, Brother is always ‘at your side’.
With over 100 years of history behind it, Brother Sewing continues to develop and produce high quality and reliable sewing machines all over the world. Brother’s products are available through selected retail outlets, specialist dealers or via mail order.
For more information and to find your local dealer visit www.brothersewing.eu or call 08444 999 444
Quality assurance - As well as having all the advantages of belonging to a multinational company, Brother is dedicated to the principle of continuous improvement throughout every aspect of its operation.
The environment - Brother is committed to developing and implementing environmental controls during the design and manufacture of all its technologies and products. Emission levels are minimised and recyclable materials utilised whenever possible.
* In April 2010, the sewing divisions of Brother Industries around Europe were consolidated into one larger company called Brother Sewing Machines Europe GmbH
Makoweruk are designers of printed 60/60 count, 100% Cotton fabrics 112/114cms wide, supplying the retail trade worldwide. Ideally suited to Patchwork and Quilters, but also suitable for any craft or sewing project. We stock a wide range of designs from solid dyes, basic tonal prints and white on whites to designs with metallic detailing. The selections of panels we stock include Christmas Advents, Stockings, cushion designs and panels adaptable for Cot Quilts. The English designs are from "The Henley Studio" ,Henley on Thames , Oxfordshire.
We also distribute for our Sister company in New York - Andover Fabrics. This includes collections from the famous US designers Jo Morton, Reneé Nanneman, Lonni Rossi and many more. We also have a selection of designs from Island Batiks.
Please look at our website http://www.makoweruk.com/ for full details of our product range and to download FREE projects.
If you would be interested in becoming a sponsor of The Sewing Directory please contact us at advertising@thesewingdirectory.co.uk.
