Our heritage spans over 50 years, having been originally founded in 1968 by Anne Kennedy. During her time at Camberwell College of Art, Anne came up with the simple and ingenious idea of printing dressmaking pieces straight onto dyed fabric, with simple instructions that almost anyone could follow. Clothkits was born!
We grew to enormous proportions, and by the late 1980’s Clothkits employed over 400 staff from the then Lewes headquarters. Phew! Bought out by catalogue giant Freemans, the identity of the Clothkits was dormant for a few years. After a period in hibernation, our Sussex based firm re-launched in the noughties with a fresh new collection of gorgeous outfits for you to cut and sew at home. Come visit us in our West Sussex home, Chichester, full to brim with vibrant coloured fabrics, dressmaking patterns, and every type of goodies a seamster of any ability could need.