William Gee's Blog - The Sewing Space | William Gee UK
Shopping Bag
William Gee's Haberdashery

Welcome back to William Gee.
Please sign in or Register for a faster checkout.

William Gee's Haberdashery

Welcome back to William Gee.
Please sign in or Register for a faster checkout.

Craft Hobby Stitch 2015

Craft Hobby & Stitch 2015 at the NEC

William Gee joined the thousands of people who attended the 2015 Craft, Hobby & Stitch Show at the NEC in Birmingham yesterday. People from the sewing, knitting, yarn and crafts industry were out in full force at Europe’s largest creative crafts trade show, to promote new products, as well as network with new and old friends. The […]

Great British Sewing Bee

The Great British Sewing Bee is back!

When The Great British Sewing Bee started with its 1st series back in 2013, we were obviously very excited. Now the Sewing Bee is back for a 3rd series, and we can’t wait to see what the new group of designers come up with as the weeks progress. As lovers of all things traditional, it was really […]

Pinterest

We’re on Pinterest!

We’re happy to announce that we’ve joined the visually stimulating realms of Pinterest, in order to show you latest ideas and inspiration from across the globe. We’ve posted our first moodboard, to give you great ideas for your next craft or sewing project. You can visit our Pinterest board by clicking here. In the coming […]

Fashion editors and interns

WANTED FOR 2015: Intern Editors and Bloggers

 Are you a writer / journalist who is obsessed with the fashion, textiles and craft world?  Do you want to create content that is fresh, fun and read by thousands of people each week?  A great opportunity has opened up for lovely people looking to make their mark in the fashion blogging world in 2015! […]

spooky in style

Spooky In Style

Halloween is almost here which means its time to dress up! If you’re like me and prefer to stay away from all the face paint and blood, you can dress up with subtle and stylish treats from the high street that you can wear for other occasions. Start your spooky shopping spree by getting the perfect […]

The Stitching Academy

Made in Britain

‘Made in Britain’, is a phrase rarely seen on the garments and products of today. With the rise of fast fashion in the form of Primark and many other high street brands, companies in the past opted to move production and manufacture of clothing out of Britain, to countries with cheaper labour, such as China, […]

Savage Beauty comes to London

Alexander McQueen’s iconic ‘Savage Beauty’ collection of work is to be displayed in the V&A from March 2015. This news has been the source of excitement for fashionistas all over the globe, especially for us Brits. It is certain to be a spectacular exhibition, and to have it here on our own turf is an honour […]

Season of collaborations

Tis the Season of Collaborations

Everywhere I look on social media over the last couple of months there has been talk of highly anticipated highstreet x designer collaborations. One in particular that caught my eye today, was the colourful and quirky Sophia Webster’s collaboration with US giant JCrew. To be released early May, this exciting collaboration sees Webster’s beautiful stilettos embellished with […]

PARIS FASHION WEEK

Paris Fashion Week Style Stars

Now that the whirlwind of Autumn/Winter 2014 Fashion Month has come to a close, it it easy to feel glum, missing the constant stream of designer garments flooding our twitter feeds. But fear not, for I have some spectacular street style fashion shots to share with you. Taken during Paris Fashion Week, around the John […]

Marc by Marc Jacobs AW14

Marc gets a Makeover

Ever heard of a brand named Marc by Marc Jacobs? Who am I kidding? Of course you have! Well the little sister diffusion line of the Marc Jacobs brand, is up for a revamp, with two talented Brits at the helm! Previously in charge of the watches and jewellery sector of the brand, Katie Hillier has […]

Great British Sewing Bee

The Great British Sewing Bee – Round 2

Thats right, you heard me correctly, our favourite TV Programme is back! To keep us all entertained for the next eight weeks, starting on Tuesday 18th February on BBC Two, we will be introduced to 10 of Britain’s top amateur sewers, competing in three challenges to test their sewing skills, time management and ability to […]

5 Ways to Revamp an Old Jumper

So it’s winter. Like really winter. Cold, rain, wind, all that jazz. Chances are your daily uniform consists of jumpers, jumpers and more jumpers. I’m going to go out on a limb and say you are probably getting pretty tired of your current collection of jumpers. But what about that old one buried away that […]

Techno Clothing- Intel

Techno Clothing

This time of the year, we are bombarded with reports of sales figures for retailers both high street and designer, fashion in particular. As interesting as this may be for a short while, I decided I would report on a much more futuristic and, quite frankly, baffling story I happened to stumble upon. Technological Clothing. […]

Sewing Quick Tricks and Tips

Sewing Quick Tips and Tricks

Lets face it – you might be the Queen Bee of sewing, but after hours and hours of cutting, pinning and draping it can start to do your head in. Here are a few helpful tips to make life a little bit easier. Consider that next 1 a.m. sewing meltdown averted. Rubber Banded Seam Allowance […]

A Seasonal Sewing Bee

A Seasonal Sewing Bee

Did any of you crafty, creative lot tune into ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ on Sunday (15th) night? If you are tearing up in devastation because you missed the beautifully festive edition of all sewing-lover’s favourite show- fear not! It was delightful seeing last series’ winner Ann, joined by runners up Lauren, Stuart and Sandra […]

Inside William Gee

Inside William Gee

Take a ‘behind the scenes’ tour at William Gee. We know not much has changed round here through the decades- but we like it that way! Share this post!TwitterFacebookGoogle +1Email8

Christopher Kane at the British Fashion Awards 2013

British Fashion Awards 2013

Congratulations to our friends and customers who won British Fashion Awards this year. JW Anderson – New establishment designer Christopher Kane – Womenswear designer of the year Erdem – Red carpet award Agi and Sam – Emerging menswear designer Congratulations to you all and we look forward to serving you again soon!  Share this post!TwitterFacebookGoogle […]

Mulberry No More

Mulberry No More

Okay, that title was merely for dramatic effect. No need to panic, you will still be able to save up for your very own British-made gorgeous leather handbag for many, many years to come, but for February’s London Fashion Week, the quintessentially British brand has cancelled their showcase. It has been the news on every […]

Christmas Ideas for the Crafty

3 Christmas Ideas for the Crafty

I love giving thoughtful gifts to my loved ones for the holidays, but like many, I often struggle not to break the bank doing so. But struggle no more. I’ve found that making my own gifts is not only cheaper, but often genuinely more appreciated by the recipient. These gifts are inexpensive, easy to make, […]

Alexander McQueen x Damien Hirst

Hello there, nice to meet you! First I had better begin by introducing myself to you – I am a keen hand-knitter, glitter lover and all round quirky individual who goes by the name of Bryony Elizabeth Selway. As a full time student, studying Fashion at Northumbria, I like to think that I am pretty […]

Haberdashery Supplies and Fashion Design Equipment

William Gee is one of the largest companies in the UK that supplies manufacturers, hospitals, schools and other institutions with Haberdashery supplies and fashion design equipment. They also provide supplies for corporate wear and bridalwear designers. For many years, the shop has been serving the local trade in the wholesale business, and nowadays, it is […]

Haberdashery

A haberdasher is a person or company that sells items related to sewing- such as buttons, ribbons, zips, pins, needles, wonder web, thimbles and similar articles. Historically it actually has an illustrious past. From being mentioned in the class Canterbury Tales, to being a hobby for some unlikely modern day people like Christopher Lloyd (Back […]

The East End Trades Guild

Launch of THE EAST END TRADES GUILD on Monday 19th November, 2012. Two hundred small traders from East London are assembling at Christ Church, Spitalfields, on the evening of Monday 19th November to launch THE EAST END TRADES GUILD, declaring, “We are the beating heart of the East End.” THE EAST END TRADES GUILD is […]

The Great British Sewing Bee

Look out for news of a new BBC series called The Great British Sewing Bee – this series is along the lines of The Great British Bake Off (made by the same production company) and aims to do for sewing and textiles what “Bake Off” did for cakes and baking. The series is being shot […]

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve partnered with Tree Nation, the platform to reforest the world & fight climate change! Home to over 90 planting projects in 33 countries, Tree Nation is a non-profit organisation that helps people & companies offset their CO2 emissions. Join us by planting trees & offsetting carbon emissions with William Gee today!

[]