Orpington Hobbycraft reopens after huge refurbishment

The branch, which is at Nugent Shopping Park, now has a new crafting room on the mezzanine, a refreshed Haberdashery, a Knit and Stitch section and digital crafting areas.

Store leaders claim to have “optimised product layout” to make shopping easier for customers.

Hobbycraft Orpington has been closed for several weeks to make the changes, with the aim of “inspiring local crafters in the area to get more creative with a wide array of new and improved product ranges”.

To celebrate the renovations being completed, the Orpington store will host a series of free workshops for children and local families to enjoy.

A Kids' Dancer Keyring Workshop will be available across the weekends of on August 10 and 11 and a Crystalverse Crystallisation Workshop will be held on the weekend of August 3 and 4.

There are 50 free spaces up for grabs, which can be booked via Class Bento. 

Customers can be introduced to the world of craft with the stores new and improved crafting areas on the mezzanine, including a digital crafting space.

Whether they are looking to take their papercrafts to the next level or create personalised clothing and home décor with vinyl, sublimation, or precision cutting, the digital crafting space is intended to allow customers to try their hand at Hobbycraft’s collection of digital crafting tools and accessories.

 Customers can also try out the refreshed Haberdashery, Knit and Stitch Area, a dedicated sewing space in store with a demo table and wide range of patterns, fabrics, and trimmings, alongside an extended range of sewing machines that customers can test drive before purchasing.

The area features over 800 ranges of fabric, sewing machines to suit every budget and skill level, sewing essentials, trims, ribbons, and buttons. It is centred around an enlarged cutting table which doubles as a demonstration and consultation area for customers, and staff will be on hand to support customers with all their sewing enquiries.