Stitches of Canberra

26 Colbee Court
Phillip ACT 2606
Australia
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Contact Person: Peter Springer
Phone: 02 62 817 555
Fax: 02 62 817 286
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Phone: 02 62 817 555
Fax: 02 62 817 286
E-Mail: mrstitches@stitches.au.com

Stitches of Canberra (Stitches) began trading in Canberra in 1968 as the Bernina Sewing Centre. The original shop operated in Belconnen Mall, then moved to The Canberra Centre. Due to centre’s redevelopment it relocated to Kingston. In 1995 space requirements prompted Peter Springer – the new owner – to move the shop to Phillip into much larger premises.

The shop has changed its name to Stitches of Canberra mainly because we now sold additional brands. Currently we deal only with the Brother and Singer brands having handed back the Bernina Dealership in 2008 after close to 40 years as the only ACT supplier.

Stitches of Canberra now stocks a full range of quilting fabric at the best Canberra prices, a full range of the popular DMC hand embroidery threads, much more haberdashery plus lots of beads, silk ribbon, zippers, Horn cabinets, scissors, lamps etc. When possible, we might just be able to help you find that odd thing you are looking for.

Over all these years, we have weathered the significant changes experienced by the sewing industry. The original sewing customer was more based around producing clothing, heirloom works and home furnishing. Today, there is still good demand for these skills but the trend is to elevate sewing to more of a recreational craft.

We have also seen the introduction of computers, both as attached to and within sewing machines. This technology has revolutionised sewing and introduced home based machine embroidery. Today, a simple and relatively cheap sewing machine can perform wonders compared to those mechanical monsters of not long ago.

The physical mechanics of how a lock stitch or chain stitch is produced has not changed so there will always be that “mechanical” side to sewing, but the combination of needle position and feed dog control and fabric manipulation via stepping motor control is truly amazing. The modern crop of computerised machines, especially those I choose to sell, are very reliable and great fun to demonstrate.

For those of my customers who are proud to still own and use their familiar and older mechanical machines, you can be assured that I have not forgotten how to fix them and how to get the best from them. I’ll look after you and them, as usual.

Services Offered

Free lessons and support on an unlimited basis forever is offered to all Stitches customers who purchase any new machine or overlocker. The reality is that you will probably learn everything there is to know about your new machine after only 1 or 2 good lessons. Support from Stitches is yours for however long you need it.
Stitches will meet or better any genuine retail price.
Sewing advice, tips, tricks and all that technical experience is yours for the asking.