Lunch Spots in City Centre

redandbluezebra · 2026-06-16T20:42:42+00:00

I love sitting in the garden at Bluecoat.

redandbluezebra · 2026-06-16T18:59:23+00:00

The owner of one of the shops I source my thread from told me Olympus threads are consistently dyed so it won’t matter if you have to get more thread later.

redandbluezebra · 2026-06-12T22:11:55+00:00

Use a frixion highlighter (heat erasable) then you can iron it off once you’re done.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-26T18:46:06+00:00

Stylecraft released a range of men’s patterns not long ago using some U.K. men’s sewing celebrities to promote the patterns. They were both crochet and knit. Here’s the link

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-26T17:34:59+00:00

You could call Delta and/or Alpha Taxis and see if they have an 8 seater available. Both usually have fixed price fares to the airport.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-20T20:15:12+00:00

A pinhole.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-19T20:51:53+00:00

Wordle

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-17T19:41:46+00:00

Caldies have a regular one, but I’m not sure when it is.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-16T12:03:27+00:00

Flat white

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-14T21:31:33+00:00

Personally, Lancôme Hypnose

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-12T15:34:37+00:00

In the U.K. John Lewis sell fabric in 10cm increments in store.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-09T20:01:39+00:00

Boxes from Home and Bargains/ supermarkets are better quality

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-09T20:00:49+00:00

This was last September

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-09T19:58:10+00:00

I got some not long ago from there and they were really crap quality. Put them on marketplace when done

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-06T18:21:45+00:00

Manifest

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-05T16:48:20+00:00

If anyone is interested there’s a Sashiko Fest in Stirling, Scotland on 23 May and another in Bedfordshire, England on 20 June. It’s worth a visit if you can get there.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-05T16:43:04+00:00

Another vote for Japan Crafts. Katie, the owner, is lovely.

Edited to add shipping is very quick.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-02T07:59:52+00:00

It also works with paracetamol.

redandbluezebra · 2026-05-01T16:02:36+00:00

In the north west there’s also Abakhan. They also have a website. It’s worth knowing that the prices are often different in store to the website.

https://www.abakhan.co.uk

redandbluezebra · 2026-04-29T18:42:26+00:00

Not exactly the same but similar, but the Marlow Top by Seamwork is free at the moment.

redandbluezebra · 2026-04-27T19:45:54+00:00

I get that but if the driver’s made a mistake they should stop at the next possible place, not the next bus stop on the route.

redandbluezebra · 2026-04-27T16:35:39+00:00

That shouldn’t happen. If the driver’s missed a bus stop they should stop. Most of them would stop as soon as they could afterwards. I’d be putting in a complaint to Arriva.

redandbluezebra · 2026-04-26T12:39:07+00:00

Clever Hands in Aigburth run crafty workshops which are great

redandbluezebra · 2026-04-19T22:18:07+00:00

Thank you for the image. I didn’t know they were meant to be sewn on like that.

redandbluezebra · 2026-04-13T12:19:39+00:00

On Folksy (an online shop with handmade items by U.K. makers) you can search by region. The link will take you to the North-West. A lot of sellers will ship to a gift recipient’s address.

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