abakahn fabrics

large fabric shop, which i’m reliably informed is ‘brilliant’. Certainly there is a huge selection not just of fabric, but of wool and trimming (buttons, laces etc)
Prices are very reasonable, and it is very easy to get to due to the bus station being just opposite.
Staff are helpful, and at the end of a roll are happy just to add it for free rather than be cutting off tiny slivers of fabric. The different measurements are useful as they allow a fair representation of what you are getting (rolls of fabric are meaured in metres, smaller remnants and folded materials are meaured by kg)
There is also a large selection of patterns for both sewing and kntting

This is possibly the best fabric shop i’ve ever been lucky enough to find!
Instead of the sometimes snobbish attitudes you can find, the staff are more than willing to help you find the right material for a project, or to hunt out any small remnants of material when you realised you never bought enough in a first place!
On a recent trip i was lucky enough to come away 3 seperate lots of material (enough to make a dress, a coat and 3 bags) as well as all my cotton and ribbons for less than twelve pounds which i did think was amazing!
they also have a wonderful wool section, and a good collection of dress patterns, and as well as bag fasteners and buttons, zips etc.
The clearance section is brilliant because even the seconds fabric is of excellent quality so you can save a load of money whilst getting some excellent fabric