Abakhan, Mostyn, Wales

Abakhan fabrics pride themselves on offering value for money throughout the vast range of Fabrics, Yarns, Crafts, Sewing Accessories and Haberdashery which they have on offer. Abakhan Mostyn is well known as a popular destination for crafters and sewists alike.

Abakhan in Mostyn, Wales is more than just a fabric shop – it’s a treasure trove for sewists, crafters, and anyone interested in ethical, low‑waste making. With its huge range of fabrics, yarns, haberdashery and famous fill‑a‑bag sales, Abakhan offers a rare opportunity to reuse surplus and deadstock materials that might otherwise go to waste.

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Furthermore, in 2020, they commenced “going green”, introducing a new range of recycled and sustainable products!

One of the things I love most about Abakhan is how well it aligns with low‑waste and sustainable living values. Many of the fabrics available are end‑of‑roll, surplus, clearance or true deadstock – materials left over after manufacturing or cancelled product lines. Buying and using these fabrics helps extend their life and prevents them from ending up in landfill.

For anyone trying to reduce the environmental impact of their sewing or crafting, this kind of reuse is a practical and affordable step towards more ethical making.

What you can find at Abakhan, Mostyn

• Dressmaking fabrics (cotton, stretch, linen and more)
• Curtain and upholstery fabrics
• Yarn and knitting supplies
• Haberdashery and sewing accessories
• Clearance, end‑of‑roll and deadstock fabrics
• Famous fill‑a‑bag sale bargains

✅ Helpful visitor tips

If you’re planning a visit, especially for a fill‑a‑bag sale, it’s worth arriving early, wearing comfortable clothing, and having a rough idea of what you’d like to make. It’s easy to get carried away when surrounded by so many colours, textures and possibilities! That said, even without a plan, it’s hard to leave uninspired.

My First Visit to Abakhan

I first went to Abakhan (Mostyn) with Cath a couple of years ago. She’d mentioned it to me a few times but it was only when I went myself that I got the true feel of the wonderful world of fabric.

We were in heaven! Cath has been visiting their Mostyn shop for over 40 years, and both her and her mother tell stories of the big bargains which they managed to find, e.g. copious amounts of blue and white fabrics that made curtains and bedlinen for their whole household for over a decade!

At the time, I had only sewn one item properly, an origami bag, before that I had sewn at school- we made picture frames out of waxed teabags- don’t ask! I learned to sew on my grandmas vintage sewing machine. We still have it in my house but its in desperate need of repair!
Despite my complete newness to the sewing world, I still had a love of fabrics. Cath’s excitement for it is very infectious.

We had planned well for the first time we went, we wanted to make Christmas pyjamas for our holiday. Please be aware, the “famous we” is Cath, at this time I didn’t know the first thing about sewing then! I would come up with ideas of things that we “needed” in the hope of Cath making them.

My 2nd Visit to Abakhan – Fill a bag sale

The second time we went, we’d won a competition for early access to their “fill-a-bag” sale. We were so excited! We didn’t expect to win when we entered the competition. But we were thrilled when we found out!

We had a plan in place, a strategy if you will. We’d been planning our line of attack in the weeks leading to the sale. It felt so serious and exciting!
Cath re-iterated the plan to me on our 2-hour long drive down. “Just grab whatever looks good, we can always put something down, but we won’t be able to go back once something is gone!”. She’d done this before, I had no idea what to expect! In all honesty, I was expecting hoards of people climbing over each other scrambling for fabric. How wrong I was!

A novice no more…

This time, I was slightly less of a novice, I’d made my first quilt, and had binge-watched the great British sewing bee! The world of fabric still eludes me somewhat, but after watching Cath sewing various items of clothing, bags and other things, I feel like I had slightly more knowledge behind me.

We set off at 7:00 and arrived just after 9am. Already, the carpark was busy! We got a space and made our way over to the door. People were queuing to the carpark and there was still 30 minutes to go! We thought all of those people had early access. After asking a few people, we soon realised that we were in the wrong queue. We then found our “crew” a group of other early-access winners. We soon made friends, all discussing what we were looking for, whether we had done this before.

The minutes were counted down between us, it was so exciting! Then (after what felt like hours) it was time to go in! It wasn’t at all what I had expected, it was so calm! Everyone knew what they’d gone for, mentally ticking off their check-lists for their future projects. It was amazing to be around so many crafty people.

We all had different projects in mind, and different types of fabrics that we were going for. So cool!

We were surrounded by so many bright colours and patterns. Huge baskets filled with cotton, stretch fabrics, off-cuts, fat-quarters, curtains and so much more! So many different textures to feel. A fantastic member of staff soon saw that Cath was struggling with her back so offered to help carry things.

She followed us around with a huge metal cage on wheels and carried everything for us. Nothing was too much trouble.

At times it was difficult to keep in mind what we came for as there was just so much. We got things to make curtains for both our bedrooms, and for my new house. We bought fabric to make a kimono, sheets to back quilts, lots of linen sheets to make summer tunics/dresses and some bunny printed fabric to make my new niece or nephew a soft-book. So many things! We filled the metal cage… AND my Mini!

We finished up not long after the other people had come in as it soon got very busy. But we were so happy with what we’d got! Although we spent a lot more than we’d expected, I can only imagine how much it would have cost otherwise, it was such a bargain! And amazing way to prevent waste fabric as all of it was leftovers.

Another lovely member of staff helped us to the car as by this time, Cath needed the wheelchair. He helped push the metal cage and to fit everything in the car, it was like a game of Tetris, I’m still surprised it all fit! Once the car was full, we wandered around the artisan market.

We were soon taken by the local fudge and bought some to try at home (See The Little Fudge Box Review).

We then went for breakfast (and our free coffee). Whilst there, we got chatting to another lady who told us about the things she was planning on making, she too had been to the sale and had bought way more than she’d planned on doing!

We then set off home, with our car full of beautiful fabric. We couldn’t even remember what we’d bought, so we couldn’t wait to unload the car. Once we got home, we unpacked our treasures and sorted them out ready to be washed before they are transformed into wonderful pieces of art.

If you sew – or practise any other craft for that matter´- and you have not yet been, it is well worth the visit – even without a sale on!

Whether you sew, quilt, knit or craft, Abakhan in Mostyn is well worth a visit. Even outside of sale events, it’s a fantastic place to source affordable materials while supporting a more circular, low‑waste approach to making.

@Abakhan 2022 Fill-a-bag sale