I have just come back from Winchester, after spending the day trawling the many wonderful shops they have there, it is a stitchers dream! I have never visited Winchester before and was very happy to find a HUGE fabric “department store”- C & H. Three floors of upholstery, curtain, dress and quilt fabric, yarns and ribbons and threads and beads- everything a stitchy girl could want! I was in heaven! I bought some wadding (I’m going to make a tea cosy), some cotton cord (to make a necklace from my bead jar) and some gorgeous merino knitting yarn (I’m a terrible knitter but I couldn’t resist!)
Another great shop I found was Creative Crafts- down a little side street. It was an Aladdin’s cave of crafty bits and bobs. I spent a good half hour trawling the miniature draws they have there- full of jewellery findings.
My favourite shop of all in Winchester has to be The Hambledon- a very chic lifestyle shop set in a double fronted Georgian town house with the most gorgeous mix of clothes, homeware, kid’s things and vintage furniture. I would move in tomorrow if I could!
Anyhow enough from me…I’m off to make a tea cosy (with my newly purchased wadding)… stay posted for news on “Colouricious does the Quilt Festival- Houston, Texas!” We shall upload some pictures too!
Holly x
Another good reason to visit Winchester at the moment, is the exhibition in the Discovery Centre [a.k.a. the library] – quilts upstairs and embroidery downstairs.
details here: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/wdc/wdc-gallery.htm
and here: http://www3.hants.gov.uk/wdc/city-space.htm
And if you stop off for a coffee in the cafe you can admire the enbroidery by Alice Kettle on the wall.
Oh no! How did I miss this? Maybe I shall head back down to Winchester especially! x