A new chapter for 1st For Fabrics
Our shop on North Tyne Industrial Estate in Benton, home to 1st For Fabrics for almost 26 years, has now closed.
We have moved to a beautiful new studio in Horton Park in Northumberland.
You can shop our beautiful fabrics, patterns and haberdashery on our fab website and once we are settled we will host occasional shopping events.
We understand that if you have been used to visiting us in person that shopping online can be a big change. Our website has been established for well over a decade and we continue to be committed to creating an easy and enjoyable online shopping experience with:
- clear photographs and helpful videos of each new fabric
- a sampling service so you can choose your fabrics with confidence
- friendly advice via phone or email if you need any extra help
We understand that this big change might come as quite a shock to some of our lovely customers who come to shop with us in person, and we do share your feelings of disappointment that we will no longer be open as frequently as we have been for the last 26 years.
Escalating costs including a hike in rent and business rates have had a hand in this difficult decision but we are excited for what the opportunity this has given us for steering our beloved fabric shop in a slightly new direction.
We’ve preempted a few questions you may have:
Can I still order patterns?
Yes, our popular A0 printing service is available via our website.
Your patterns will be folded neatly into A4 sized and posted to you.
What about Click and Collect?
We are unsure how our click and collect service will work going forwards. Once we are settled in our new setting we will be trialling a few different scenarios.
Will you still be making curtains?
No, we are no longer making made-to-measure soft furnishings.
Can I still come and browse?
No, the studio we have moved will not have regular open hours like our shop used to have. Once we are settled we will look to host shopping events where you can come and shop our beautiful fabrics in person.
Until then, our website has fantastic photos and videos to show the fabrics and products. If you still like to feel the fabrics then we also have a sampling service.
What if I have a gift voucher to use?
If you didn’t get a chance to pop in and spend it before we moved, then please get in touch and we can issue a voucher code (if you don’t already have one) to use online.
Where will you be moving to?
We have moved to a beautiful studio in Horton Park which is near Ponteland in Northumberland.
How will I hear about the sewing classes and workshops?
We will be launching a bulletin style newsletter in the coming weeks where you can sign up to be the first to hear when we begin our calendar of classes.
Sign up HERE
Please allow us this moment to sincerely thank you for choosing to shop with us - whether you live locally or took a detour on your travels past the North East. We will miss chatting in the shop everyday but we hope to welcome you to an open day or sewing class when we are all settled in our new home.