t Stoffenhoekske
t StoffenhoekskeMore Info
Greta Bogaerts started ‘t Stoffenhoekske in 1985 at the Merksemsebaan 115 in Wijnegem. Now, more than 30 years later, this fabric shop is an established name in Antwerp.
After a technical training ‘Snit & Naad’ at the Sancta-Maria Institute in Deurne, Greta wanted to be able to experience her passion the way she wanted. This enthusiasm became a motivation to start her own business. On September 1, 1985, ‘t Stoffenhoekske was born.
Several years after the start, the supply and the number of customers exceeded the capacity of the building. In 1990, ‘t Stoffenhoekske moved from Merksemsebaan to its current location on Turnhoutsebaan. But again the corner burst at the seams after a few years. When the adjacent building was put up for sale, a great opportunity presented itself to further expand the store in order to offer customers a clearer overview. Ten years after this second expansion, the next adjacent building was also purchased, which was furnished as an additional studio space and training room.
At the same time, the services offered also expanded. ‘ t Stoffenhoekske started in 1985 with the sale of fashion fabrics and sewing supplies. Customers also got all the sewing advice they wanted. After the move, Greta started with the first sewing courses, in her own living room and on a much smaller scale and less frequent than today.
Customers increasingly asked for curtains and drapes. After additional courses, Greta started making quality custom curtains. The high-quality fabrics in the range and the perfect finish ensured satisfied customers and new customers. Greta’s daughters Saartje and Lientje, who both followed an intensive course in window decoration, have been working in the business for several years now. This collection of hands and expertise makes it possible to accept and complete larger assignments as well. For example, ‘t Stoffenhoekske is now increasingly making curtains for schools, retirement homes, companies, etc. all over the country.
In the early years, ‘t Stoffenhoekske also moved. Greta went to annual fairs with fashion fabrics and attended the annual Easter market on the Turnhoutsebaan in Wijnegem. There was also a fashion show in which every piece of clothing was made by hand. The fashion show is now history, but ‘t Stoffenhoekske is still represented every year on the Easter market.
‘t Stoffenhoekske has come a long way since the first stitch in 1985. Today you will not only find a wide range of unique fashion fabrics and merchandise, but you can also find tailor-made carpets and curtains with free measurement and installation. The repair service continues to deliver on time and neatly. And the intricacies of the trade are explained at the regular and pleasant sewing courses.
‘t Stoffenhoekske is far from finished.
Who are we?
Greta Bogaerts
(Founder and business manager)
Started with the shop in 1985. She manages the business, does the bookkeeping, guides the employees and helps where necessary, eg with measuring and placing curtains. Greta also supervises the sewing courses for adults.
Saartje Danckers
(In permanent employment since 2014)
Specialized in sales, customization, and retouching. Saartje completed a six-year course and a specialization year in Fashion, which gave her extensive knowledge and skills in fashion fabrics and customization. She also supervises the sewing courses for children.
Lientje Danckers
(In permanent employment since 2016)
Specialized in curtains, drapes, pull-up systems, panels and electrical controls for curtains in all shapes and sizes. Lientje followed a three-year course to become an expert in everything related to custom curtains.
Peggy Van Sandt
(On an independent basis since 2006)
Peggy entered ‘t Stoffenhoekske for the first time as a participant in our sewing courses. Today she works freelance specializing in machine embroidery and retouching.
Greta and daughters Saartje and Lientje regularly attend training courses to update contemporary knowledge and to keep abreast of the latest materials, techniques and instruments.
Opening hours
Tuesday up to and including Friday: 9.30am to 12.30pm & 1.30pm to 6pm
Saturday: 9.30 am to 4 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Turnhoutsebaan 253-257 Wijnegem 2110 ² Belgium
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Ti-Ret
(the ~ (v.), ~ten) zipper
A zipper is popularly referred to as a tiret. This is immediately one of the necessities for a sewing project. The name Ti-Ret was not chosen by chance either. Tinny started her sewing shop in Retie in 2011. It’s actually an abbreviation.
Fabrics, wool, sewing and craft supplies in Retie
Sewing, knitting, embroidery, crochet: does it itch to make something yourself? Visit Ti-Ret in Retie and get advice for your specific project. You will find everything you need to get started.
La Maison Victor fabrics
The real sewing fan will undoubtedly know this magazine. In La Maison Victor you will find different patterns for making fashionable, contemporary clothing. The fabrics used for this are not available everywhere, but luckily they are at Ti-Ret! This way, your homemade clothing looks exactly like the photo in the magazine.
A personal and honest service
When you enter Ti-Ret you can count on a personal service from Tinny. Questions are answered in detail so that you can immediately get started with your creative project. Are certain products not available in the store? Then we will be happy to see if we can order it.
Just enough of the best quality
Dropping by for supplies for a creative project? Then it is best to take the pattern with you. This way we can give you exactly the right amount and you have as few leftovers as possible.
In addition, all our supplies are of the best quality. This way you can enjoy your homemade clothing for a long time.
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday 9:30-12:00 and 13:00-18:00
Wednesday 9:30-12:00 and 13:00-18:00
Friday 9:30-12:00 and 13:00-18:00
Saturday 9:30-16:00
Hoogakkers 6 Retie 2470 Belgium
Wild van STOF
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About
Wild van Stof is the online fabric webshop of Soldeur from Kortrijk. Cotton, jersey, terry cloth, sweatshirt fabric, flannel, nicky velour, corduroy, bias, fantasy ribbons, buttons, vlieseline, flock foil, ribbing, comb snaps, sewing threads …
We’ve got everything you need to get creative!
Zwevegemsestraat 97 Kortrijk 8500 Belgium
Marie Karo
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About us
hey! This is us, two sisters with a passion for sewing and fashion. In 2015 this passion became its own business!
High-quality fabrics for women’s clothing are not easy to find, so we thought there was nothing better than opening a shop ourselves 🙂 What started as a side project next to a full-time job, grew into a full-fledged business in a historic town house in the heart of Mechelen . The cozy space is always filled with beautiful women’s fabrics, patterns, haberdashery and other fun gadgets for every seamstress. With two major collection changes per year, the range remains varied and sensitive to trends. We regularly travel to Paris to look for the latest novelties and to purchase unique, contemporary fabrics. This way your homemade outfit will look like it came from a nice boutique!
A small family business also means personal service! We are always ready to help you in a friendly and non-binding manner. Questions are free, and tips and tricks are included for free!
Much love, Petra & Eva
Van Daels
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OPENING HOURS
TU 09:00-12:00 | 13:00-18:00
WED&FRI 10:00-12:00 | 13:00-18:00
THU 13:00-18:00
SA 10:00-17:00
Oudburgstraat 27 ZELE 9240 Belgium
ZigZag Naaiatelier
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OPENING HOURS
Closed on Mondays
Tuesday 9.30-12.00 13.30-17.45
Wednesday 9.30-12.00 13.30-17.45
Thursday 9.30-12.00 13.30-17.45
Friday 9.30-12.00 13.30-17.45
Saturday 9.30-15.30
Closed on Sundays
Desmedtstraat 5 Minderhout 2322 Belgium
Misses Needle
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Why choose Misses Needle
We will help you from scratch with tailor-made advice. This means that we are happy to help you find a suitable pattern for your figure. We provide advice on the right fabric for the chosen model in a color that suits you. We can help you with all materials from patterned paper and crayons to zippers and buttons and everything in between. You will always receive the correct explanation to bring your project to a successful conclusion. Even if you are not confident enough to start it alone, you will certainly feel at home here. We give sewing lessons in the back of the store in a very homely atmosphere. You can come here as a beginner, but also to sew in a fun group.
opening hours
Closed on Mondays
Tuesday10:00 – 17:00
Wednesday10:00 – 17:00
Thursday10:00 – 17:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday09:00 – 13:00
Closed on Sundays
Patersstraat 46 Turnhout 2300 Belgium
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Who are we
Feeroli was founded out of a passion, a passion that originated from a hobby and has almost grown into a “healthy” addiction… Always looking for beautiful, fun, beautiful, high-quality fabrics… It gives me a warm heart when I find a beautiful find and share this fabric with everyone who also gets a warm jitters from sewing and making decent homemade fashion. And that’s how Feeroli was born, offering fabrics that are perfect for all your projects that give you a warm heart, just like me.
Who am I, well I’m Elke, I started sewing after my mama died. She has always wanted to teach me this and unfortunately it never happened so I had to learn it myself. As a beginner among the experienced seamstresses in workshops and in the evening school I felt like a fish out of water, but from the first stitch I knew this was my thing, needle and thread, scissors and fabric and the rest of the world becomes paused for a while. After a lot of practice and sweating I have already been able to finish many beautiful creations. Our mom always made fun projects for the grandchildren and that was my biggest motivation to learn it, to make a nice Christmas dress for all the girls in the family … and that includes fabrics of course … beautiful fabrics, nice fabrics, soft fabrics , but certainly also high-quality fabrics and fabrics suitable for the best DIY fashion.
In the meantime I also passed on the sewing bug to my daughters and that is how the name Feeroli came about: Fee because my mom always called me that, Ro from Rosie and Li from Lily, the names of our 2 beautiful daughters who are now also crazy about fabrics and dresses… Hopefully you will enjoy our fabrics as much as we do. We mainly chose well-known, high-quality brands because not only the fun of sewing, but also good quality is important to us. In addition, we also offer yarn and haberdashery, everything you need to realize your most beautiful creations. And we hope that we can also enjoy your projects. Be sure to share them by mail or social media, so they get a place in our favorite “sewerij”.
OPENING HOURS
Monday to Saturday : 10am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 5pm
Wednesday and Sunday: closed
Jozef Reusenslei 58 , Borsbeek 2150 Belgium
Guy’s Naaicentrum
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About us
Guy’s Naaicentrum was founded in April 1982. The story begins decades earlier, in the 1930s. Désiré Van der Vorst, the maternal grandfather of founder Guy, started trading in the Waasland markets with merchandise such as buttons, sewing thread, zippers, etc, to sell. Later he also starts a shop in the Slangstraat in Hamme.
Two of his three daughters, Annie (Guy’s mother) & Irène, later join the company with their respective husbands. Irène and Etienne successfully ran the shop in Hamme until 1997. Between the 1960s and 2005 Annie, Jozef and son Guy sold an extremely extensive range of high-quality sewing materials on the markets in Waasland and Dendermonde.
In 1982 Guy starts in the sewing machines. With a technical background as a background, he starts training with the most renowned sewing machine manufacturers of the time: Husqvarna in Huskvarna, Sweden on the one hand, and Pfaff in Kaiserslautern, Germany on the other. He learns all the basic elements to repair and adjust a machine. During the same period, he meets Chris, his future wife. Soon Chris, meanwhile his wife, begins to learn many tricks of the sewing trade from Guy.
During that period, Guy’s Sewing Center was located at 2 Plezantstraat in the center of Hamme. With the extensive range they already had at the time, they quickly proved to be an established value in the Waasland and beyond. Guy’s Sewing Center is bursting at the seams for the first time and a brand new store is opened in 1987 in the Roodkruisstraat. In the meantime, in addition to all possible sewing materials, from embroidery and overlock threads to an unprecedented range of zippers to scissors, various brands of machines have also been added to the range: the Japanese top manufacturers Babylock and Janome (then marketed in Belgium under the brand name Lewenstein). ) join the range. In the mid-1990s, the store was expanded for the first time with an underground warehouse, extra large showroom annex classroom and computers for software lessons. A few years later, the quality brand Bernina is also added to the range.
At the end of 2004, the range was expanded to such an extent that a new expansion was necessary. The new building with adjoining shop is being built in record time. In less than 12 months, Guy’s Sewing Center has doubled in size. Quilting fabrics, gems from Gütermann & Swarovski and an even more extensive range of handicraft items, such as knitting yarns from quality brands Lana Grossa, Rowan and Schachenmayr, further complete the range. With the sewing machines, the Japanese brand Juki completes the unparalleled selection of overlock machines and the quality brand Bernina is also included in the range.
From the autumn of 2012, his son Joris also joined the family business as the 4th generation in the sewing sector. He gradually learns the trade from both his father Guy and mother Chris as well as from the countless courses he regularly follows: he follows the lessons of Pfaff & Husqvarna VIKING, Bernina’s 3-4-5-7 series and the countless Janome- models, but also of all brands of overlock machines. Embroidery software and the multi-needle Janome MB-4/MB-7 series also hold no secrets for him.
In 2017, the decision was taken to tear down the adjacent building on the other side and build a completely new store: spacious, modern and light are the keywords here. Demolition will start in July 2017. After a tour de force, Guy’s Sewing Center 2.0 will open its doors in August 2018. An extra spacious showroom, much more light and space in all areas, efficient quality lamps to give the most true-to-colour image of the products,… Everything has been thought of. There is also a spacious classroom for the private lessons of the machines and workshops. The new store has a low carbon footprint in relation to its size:
large solar panel installation,
exceptionally economical LED lamps,
warehouse lighting sensors,
efficient and powerful ventilation,
heat pumps for heating and cooling,
using rainwater for the toilet.
The range of knitting wool and fabrics will be further expanded at that time. Lana Grossa even distinguishes Guy’s Sewing Center as a Lana Grossa Superstore.
Our permanent team of people now consists of Guy, Chris, Joris, Hilde, Anita, Liesbeth & Lore. Fixed points of contact to offer you the best possible service, each with its own specialty.
Far and wide, in East Flanders, Antwerp and Flemish Brabant, we are known for our customer-friendly service, clear explanations without buzzing marketing terms, large stock, unparalleled range. Guy’s Sewing Center is therefore the one-stop-shop for everything that has to do with sewing, needlework, knitting, ….
You read it. Passion and knowledge for and of our profession, it has been in our blood for generations. Since the 1930s, we have distinguished ourselves with the choice for
Roodkruisstraat 94 Hamme 9220 Belgium
Stoffe & Koffe
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Fabric store near Antwerp
Stoffe & Koffe is a fabric shop in Schoten, not far from Antwerp, that combines the pleasure of drinking coffee and sewing. While you are sipping your coffee, you can browse through many magazines from our library, discover our range of fabrics and think in peace about which fabric and which pattern you want to use to make that trendy dress or cool jacket. You can also order your favorite fabrics online via the webshop of our fabric store.
A wide range at our fabric store near Antwerp
In our fabric store near Antwerp and online you will find a lot of women’s, children’s and decorative fabrics with which you can get started cheerfully. Our range is very extensive, with fabrics in many different styles and colours. So come and take a look at our fabric store or discover the products in our webshop. In addition, we also have all kinds of other supplies and accessories such as haberdashery, ribbons, vlieseline, and much more. You can also view and order all kinds of fabrics at your leisure in the online shop of our fabric store.
Sewing courses and workshops
Have you ordered the material you need via the webshop of our fabric store near Antwerp? Then you can get started! We also organize various sewing courses for both beginners and advanced in our fabric shop near Antwerp. Do you want to delve into the world of sewing? Could your sewing skills use a refresh? Register now. Would you like to order fabrics via the webshop of our fabric store before you participate in these courses and workshops? That is possible. You can order the desired fabrics online via our online fabric store. A wide range of fabrics are available in the web shop of our fabric store, from uni cotton to coat fabric.
Discover our coffee house ‘Coffee’
Are you a big fan of cappuccino or latte? Does your day always start with a steaming cup of coffee? Then you will certainly appreciate our coffee house and our fabric shop in Schoten, near Antwerp! You choose from an extensive range of quality coffee; from a quick espresso to a relaxed latte. But you can also come to us for a nice tea or a soft drink. There is something for everyone, including in our online fabric store! The icing on the cake is our nice library with a lot of reading material on the theme of ‘sewing’. Are you curious about our offer? Then take a quick look at the webshop of our fabric store.
Opening hours
Wednesday: 10 am – 6 pm
Thursday: 10am – 6pm
Friday: 10am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday to Tuesday : closed
Paalstraat 87 Schoten 2900 Belgium