I want to learn to sew. That was my thought leaving the No Chintz store. The fabrics here are unique and inspiring but the shop itself is filled with beautiful and funky furnishings — gorgeous cushions, lamp shades, chairs, toys, buttons, quilts, white painted letters and owl pin cushions. What great about No Chintz is that the fabrics are designed by the team and then hand loomed by weavers in India under good environmental work standards. No Chintz also use azo-free vat dyes so they are colour fast in 40 C machine washes. If you want a bespoke home furnishing piece made No Chintz is the place to go. They say they know every fabric house and fabric designer in the world so can source any fabric for our clients. You name it they will make it for you: hand sewn bedspreads, fully lined curtains, re-upholstery, ottomans, weather resistant outdoor bench cushions, haberdashery, lamp shades, day beds. So much, so much. But if you want to give it a go and make something with their beautiful fabrics they also run workshops. Think I might get on to that.