Ray Stitch

This Islington craft store (billing itself as a ’one stop sewing shop’) has been doing its thing here since 2011, graduating from a successful online enterprise to this bricks and mortar spot on Essex Road. Its two floors comprise fabric, haberdashery and sewing patterns upstairs and a sewing school downstairs. Classes invite you to learn anything from sewing with stretch, pattern cutting and intros to machine sewing to freestyle sewing classes, alterations and mending, essential skills and techniques and even the chance to recreate your favourite garment. Keep an eye out for guest teacher workshops, too.