New Fabric Cutting Table

Our new fabric cutting table - tada!

A Cutting table is essential for any fashion business and our move to Wyke Road, Fish Island/Hackney Wick gave us the opportunity to upgrade to a bigger & better table. With more room in our new place we designed a table to fit - complete with fabric storage underneath.

Fortunately we didn't need to go far to get one made. Here in East London we are surrounded by fellow creatives including a lovely furniture maker based in our old road, Vyner street. So Mitch from Shape Furniture took up the challenge and started making this cutting table in his workshop, before finishing it in situ at our factory workshop in Wyke Road. It's a wopping 4.5 metres long and 1.5 metres wide! One of the reasons why us manufacturers need more space per person.

When Richard Ince dismantled the old one he was fascinated to see all the old layers of vintage lino which had been used to refurbish it - each one with hand carved initials of previous cutters on it - graffiti old school! He was also a little shocked to see the extent of the blitz bomb damage underneath from WW11. So he knows the old table was at least 85 years old! Lets hope that new one last as long. ??