The Old Bakehouse Tearoom and Gallery
The Old Bakehouse Café has now closed in its current form and will NOT be open Fridays & Saturdays.
In 2025 we are going to focus on various events throughout the year, ranging from Sewing workshops which have already been running regularly each month, together with various exhibitions and other classes. Please keep checking the website for more details of our programme of events.
Aberlady Craft Group will continue to regularly meet in the Gallery and will be looking forward to celebrating their 27th year in 2025.
A little bit of history – Our family have been in this building since 1974 when it was then known as The Quill Gallery. We had a craft shop and gallery which exhibited and sold many local artists’ work from pottery, cards, wooden furniture and artists materials. We also hosted the only Scottish venue for the Society of Designer Craftsmen in London in 1978 as a member of the family was awarded a fellowship of the society. We also held a large craft fair in 1978 which included, spinners, weavers, enamellers, potters, demonstrations of pressed flower card making, and calligraphy.
In November 2005 we then changed to a Textile Gallery called Sew in Stitches where we exhibited and sold textile art supplies, fabrics and local crafts. During this time, we also held textile art exhibitions from groups around the country.
In 2010 we held a large history exhibition of the village which was very popular.
We added The Old Bakehouse Tearoom in 2016 and subsequently opened The Bakehouse Gallery and workshop area in October 2022. We have been holding workshops and classes in the Gallery, and we will continue to add to these in the coming year. The tearoom will be open during exhibitions and craft events and will be advertised in plenty of time, ready for you to add to your diaries!
Thank you for your support over the years, and we look forward to seeing you at these future events.
For inquiries about purchases when we are closed during the week, please email: sales@sewinstitches.co.uk
Thank you.
WORKSHOPS in 2025:-
01. “Sewing in all its Forms” – various dates, see below
Christine Finlayson’s regular workshop is on Sewing in all its Forms. If you wish help to read patterns, fit garments, put in zips, hemming, mending etc, or are creating something of your own and need help this could be just the workshop for you. Timing: 10am – 4pm, £50 per person per session. The Sessions are available on the following dates:-
Thursday 23 January 2025
02. Aberlady Art Sessions: Creative Textiles – various dates
Learn how to free machine confidently, we will be experimenting with different fabrics, learning various techniques, and generally enjoying the process using recycled items, metallic fabrics and plastics etc. We will be making a variety of fun things including book covers, bowls and pictures or wherever the creative process takes us.
All materials will be provided.
Requirements List:
Please bring along your sewing machine, and instruction manual (remembering the foot and cable) also a free-motion or embroidery foot (please refer to your instruction manual), and any spare needles specifically for your machine.
Threads and materials will be supplied, please bring along any threads you may wish to experiment with.
Timing: 1 – 4.30pm, £45 per person per session. The Sessions are available on the following dates:-
(Sorry, no dates currently available at present, please check later)
To book a place on any of the above workshops, go to the “Store” page, then click on the “Workshops” category, and finally click on the individual workshop you are interested in, and follow the instructions to purchase a place.
We look forward to welcoming you!