Liberty embraces sewing boom with craft classes as it expands fabrics section
Liberty’s fabrics department is 140% bigger and houses more than 2,500 fabrics with support from 17 specialist sales people. Photograph: Stephanie O’Callaghan Photography/LibertyView image in fullscreenLiberty’s fabrics department is 140% bigger and houses more than 2,500 fabrics with support from 17 specialist sales people. Photograph: Stephanie O’Callaghan Photography/LibertyThis autumn, Liberty will also be expanding its haberdashery area, where it will be providing workshops for crafters.
- ▪Liberty’s fabrics department is 140% bigger and houses more than 2,500 fabrics with support from 17 specialist sales people.
- ▪Photograph: Stephanie O’Callaghan Photography/LibertyView image in fullscreenLiberty’s fabrics department is 140% bigger and houses more than 2,500 fabrics with support from 17 specialist sales people.
- ▪Photograph: Stephanie O’Callaghan Photography/LibertyThis autumn, Liberty will also be expanding its haberdashery area, where it will be providing workshops for crafters.
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Liberty’s fabrics department is 140% bigger and houses more than 2,500 fabrics with support from 17 specialist sales people. Photograph: Stephanie O’Callaghan Photography/LibertyView image in fullscreenLiberty’s fabrics department is 140% bigger and houses more than 2,500 fabrics with support from 17 specialist sales people. Photograph: Stephanie O’Callaghan Photography/LibertyRetail industryLiberty embraces sewing boom with craft classes as it expands fabrics sectionLondon store also plans bigger haberdashery area, where it will hold autumn workshops for craftersSarah ButlerMon 27 Jul 2026 02.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLiberty has more than doubled the size of its fabrics department as it prepares to embrace the social media interest in sewing by hosting crafting classes…
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