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NEW! Rowan Summerlite DK Yarn now available at Mostyn

NEW! Rowan Summerlite DK Yarn now available at Mostyn


Rowan Summerlite DK yarn is made from 100% cotton with a beautiful soft, matt finish. There are 16 shades to choose from with a stunning selection of colours from soft pastels through to jewel like brights at our Mostyn store at just £4.50 per 50g ball.

NEW! Rowan Summerlite DK Yarn now available at Mostyn


Also available at Mostyn is the Summerlite DK Brochure and the Summerlite 4ply & DK Archive Collection Book

NEW! Rowan Summerlite DK Yarn now available at Mostyn


This yarn knits to a standard DK tension on 3.75mm needles.

Blend: 100% Cotton

Ball weight: 50g

Yardage: 130/142

Yarn no.: 9802191

Machine wash at 40°C or less

Do not tumble dry

Dry flat

Iron medium heat

May be dry cleaned in certain solvents


Don't forget to pick up your Loyalty Card in store too!


Roll by Roll Fabrics available at all stores!

Roll by Roll available at all stores!

‘Roll by Roll’ available at all Abakhan Stores!


One off unique buys that you will never get again…. they are shop returns/old stock/clearance/seconds/excess stock… and are a mixture of dress, furnishing & general fabrics!

….but they are always FANTASTIC PRICES!

You wont find anywhere else! Rolls are individually priced.

(they are so unique they might not always be available so please check before travelling!)

For store details please click here


Tips for Sewing with Stretch Fabrics with Lorna Knight

Tips for Sewing with Stretch Fabrics with Lorna Knight

Take a look at Lorna Knight's tips on Sewing with Stretch Fabrics ....

Use the correct needle
Choose a stretch needle rather than a universal, jersey or ball point for the best results

Select a suitable stitch
Your sewing machine will probably have at least one suitable stitch for sewing stretch but a narrow zig-zag works - if it doesn't check the manual.

Use a twin needle
A twin needle provides a really good hem finish as it looks like a factory-produced ‘cover stitch’.

Use stabiliser
Tear away stabiliser, placed under your seam, stops a stretchy fabric from ‘rippling’ or ‘waving’.

Good quality thread
Choose a good quality, polyester thread like Gutermann to sew stretch fabric. It gives a little so works well as the fabric moves.

Overlockers
If you have an overlocker, use it. The feed dogs on an overlocker make it easier to sew stretch fabric and give a better finish.


Tips for Sewing with Stretch Fabrics with Lorna Knight


Join our Knit & Natter Groups

Abakhan Knitting Groups

Our Knitting themed Workshops & Courses have been running here at Abakhan for a few years now and have been steadily growing in popularity. Whether you are a beginner or would just like to learn a new technique, we like to think we have something for everyone! Take a look! Abakhan Workshops & Courses

Knit & Natter

One thing that we have wanted to get going for a long time is a weekly 'Stitch n Bitch' style meet up - where like-minded knitters can get together to learn new techniques and improve their skills and most importantly chat & have fun. So we’ve decided to host a series of free 'Knit & Natter' groups at our two of our stores.

We will have our talented knitting tutors Mary Walton (Liverpool store) & Maivena Bingham (Mostyn Store) at the ready to guide you through and help you with any techniques. All you need to do is bring along a pair of needles or a hook if you can and we’ll provide the knitting yarn.

Liverpool Knitting Group

Liverpool Knitting Group is starting on Wednesday 16th September and will then run for the following 5 weeks (23rd & 30th September & 7th, 14th & 21st October) from 10am – 11.30am

Mostyn Knitting Group

Mostyn Knitting Group is starting on Thursday 10th September and will then run for the following 5 weeks (17th & 24th September & 1st, 8th & 15th October) from 9.30am – 11.30am. These groups will be taking place in the Café.

Featured Knitting Patterns

With charity in mind and to give you some inspiration and ideas for the weekly knitting groups, we have teamed up with Glo Monro and put together some great patterns to get started on Featured patterns for Warrington Hospital will include:

  • Sensory Bands for Dementia patients
  • Easy Hooded Wraps for premature babies
  • Bed Socks
  • British Red Cross Humanity Rose patterns
If you are working on your own project and want to bring that along and have a natter then that is absolutely fine too! We hope to see you there!

Liberty Dress Fabrics at Mostyn and Chester Stores

NEW Liberty Tana Cotton Lawn Dress Fabrics are available at Mostyn, North Wales & Chester Stores.

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Discover our seasonal range of Tana Lawn cotton where you’ll find our latest additions from the Pictures and Conversations collection, as seen on Liberty of London. Derived from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, the collection evokes Alice’s adventures with exquisite designs and vivid colours. Inspire your next project and refresh your home or wardrobe with our new season prints, all on classic Tana Lawn.

28 designs available

All designs are 22.50 per metre—this is RRP and will be the same at all other stockists

Width: 60” wide

Composition: 100% Cotton

Unfortunately we cannot give samples and the minimum cut length is 1/4 metre (25cm)

Currently available at Mostyn, North Wales & Chester Stores only

Currently NOT available to buy online

Follow the Abakhan Liberty Pinterest board which has lots of project ideas from Liberty.

Take a look at more images here



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NEW for Spring! Sirdar Beachcomber DK Knitting Yarn

NEW for Spring! Sirdar Beachcomber DK Knitting Yarn

Beachcomber DK is a beautiful 100% cotton yarn, it has an incredible softness and slub texture. This lovely yarn comes in a range of colours that evoke everything for a perfect summer’s day, there are breath-taking space-dyed colours and bold, saturated shades. All colours can be found here

NEW for Spring! Sirdar Beachcomber DK Knitting Yarn

The Beachcomber DK design collection has designs for women and girls that will create a casual, carefree summer style, there are 8 leaflets and the ‘One Day in Summer’ book 484. Designs include summer tops which use a variety of stitches and knitting techniques to create beautiful patterns and detailing. Then for when that sea air turns slightly more brisk, there are pretty cardigan designs.

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As you knit with Beachcomber DK let yourself drift away to a secluded beach, where you can smell the fresh sea air.

It is a machine washable, standard double knitting yarn and will knit to all of Sirdar’s double knitting patterns.

Blend: 100% Cotton

Ball weight: 50g

Yardage: 153y/140m

Needle size: 4mmTension:22 stitches, 28 rows to 4 inches / 10 cm on 4mm needles

Yarn no.: F099

Machine wash at 40°C or less

Do not tumble dry

Dry flat

Do not iron

May be dry cleaned in any type of solvent normally used in dry cleaning processes