An exciting delivery! The brand new Workwear book hot off the press from @merchantandmills is now available here at Ray Stitch.
A gorgeous release containing five brilliant patterns, all classic shapes that can be endlessly personalised with a little imagination to make them perfect for you.
Contained in the pages as well are stories from a range of designers and crafters who all exemplify the timeless relevance of this style of clothing. You’ll find beautiful images throughout and all the instructions needed to sew the included patterns, as well as tips and fabric inspo ✨
We are putting together some samples of these patterns and will be having a little in store event soon. If you’re local to us here in London come along to try on the garments and buy a copy of the book- stay tuned for details.
#merchantandmills #workwear #sewinginspiration
Another glimpse of our upcoming print collection, not long at all to wait now..
Our brilliant Anna wears a self drafted top and skirt in the boldest of our new designs; Ingrid is a fiery take on the wild flowers that grow in the Western plains.
Very soon we’ll have these in store ready for you, we’re so excited for you all to see the full collection ❤️🔥
#printedfabric #sewinginspiration #fabric
What a fantastic first full week of Me Made May ‘26!
We’ve had so many lovely chats with you all about the beautiful things you’ve made. Our customer’s inspire us so much and always remind us why we love what we do 💗
Here’s Cecilia and Alice who you’ll recognise if you’ve stopped by the shop, both wearing jeans made from Ray Stitch denim, as well as some of our brilliant customer’s from this week.
We’re offering 10% off to everyone who comes to the shop wearing a Me-Made garment, and you’ll also be entered into our raffle! ✨
#memademay #sewinginspiration #handmadewardrobe
We have some beautiful new linens in store, in a brand new design for Ray Stitch, a delicate windowpane check.
We’ve created three soft colour combinations for this new style; Taro, Elderflower, and Nettle.
As ever our in-house European linens are wonderfully soft, these being lighter than our plain-weave colours and so a touch airier with a beautiful drape.
If you’re subscribed to our newsletter you’ll have already seen the full range of new linens, and will know that we are offering free swatches on these for the next few weeks; we know how important it is to feel a fabric in your hands before committing to it.
Simply add the swatches to your basket as normal via the product pages on our site.
#linen #sewinginspiration #memade
Kicking off Me Made May ‘26 in bright sunshine on Essex Road 🌞
Our favourite time of year - everyone can take their coats off and show off their wonderful creations! We’ve already seen lots of gorgeous hand made outfits in the shop today and we’re looking forward to welcoming more of you throughout the whole of May with a special MMM 10% discount. Just turn up in the shop wearing your me-made outfits and let us take your pic 🤗
ALSO… we’ll give you a raffle ticket to enter our MMM prize draw for a £50 Ray Stitch voucher.
By the way, in our first pic is Olivia from Canada and she’s just here for a couple of months. While she’s here she’s trying to do as many classes as she can and her wonderful linen jumpsuit is from a pattern she made in our Recreate Your Favourite Garment class. This weekend she’s doing 3 day pattern cutting with @aliceandcopatterns and she’s got more in the pipeline. Go Olivia! 💙
#memademay #memademay2026 #makeyourownclothes
I have a one off class @raystitch on May 15th where I’m teaching sashiko inspired stitching on denim. Come along it’ll be a fun and creative class🪡🧵✨
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#visiblemending #sashikostitching #sashiko #patterns #handsewing
Two things Effie never shies away from: colour, and details! This bold shirt in our orange Japanese twill is quintessentially Effie- eye catching and full of masterfully executed features, from beautiful clusters of buttons to a zipped pleat in the back for subtly changing the silhouette.
If you’re feeling inspired we have a lovely selection of this fabric in lots of vibrant colours 🧡🍊
#fabricshop #sewinginspiration #memade
Highlighting the most popular pattern in the shop this month - LE TOP by @atelierbrunette
A super-cute, trapeze cut cropped top with 4 Side Opening Variations!
We sampled 2 versions: tie sides + 3 x side buttons paired with @fableism Monarch Grove stripe fabric and @atelierbrunette gabardine.
Cant wait to see your versions of this fab little pattern!
#sewinginspiration #fabricshoplondon #makeyourownclothes
Our talented Grace wearing a couple of her lovely makes; our technical grosgrain fabric is a great choice for this balloon skirt, the structure beautifully demonstrates the shape of the skirt.
She’s also wearing a tee made from our needle stripe jersey with a pop of red on the seams 🎈
Anyone who’s chatted to Grace about her sewing knows she loves making her own patterns, so these are both self drafted - but the @theassemblylineshop balloon skirt would be a great choice if you wanted to make your own ✂️
#fabricshop #sewinginspiration #memade
Easter weekend is here! 🌷🪺🐣 we know that many of you will be making the most of this long break and so we will be open as normal across the whole Easter bank holiday for all your fabric and haberdashery needs 🧵 Stop by for any emergency notions or some Spring sewing inspiration ✨
#fabricshopping #memade #linen
Its a beautiful sunny day here in London, the perfect opportunity to tease our new summer print collection, illustrated by our talented Rowen Griephan @roe.grieph 🌞
Printed on beautifully smooth tencel, these will be releasing very soon in time for all your summer wardrobe sewing. We can’t wait to share more with you all, and will be posting more glimpses here ahead of the collection’s release.
#fabricshopping #sewinginspiration #summersewing
An exciting delivery from our friends @merchantandmills !
These beautiful cotton linen stripes and ginghams are perfect for spring and summer, we’re thinking floaty dresses or loose trousers.
Available now from our Islington shop and also our website, as ever we can’t wait to see what you all make from these 🪡
#merchantandmills #fabricshopping #sewinginspiration
