You may have seen a new shop grace Bridport's high street recently.

Beccas Fabric Larder has gone from a travelling shop to setting up shop in South Street.

Run by Becca Doe, it offers all things textile related, as well as a space for workshops, creating and making.

Becca's love for all things fabric, creating and upcycling didn't start until late on in life.

She said: "I have to mention my mum because if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be doing it.

"My childhood memories were a house full of things being made. My dad was a fixer and mender.

"Mum was teaching patchwork in the 80s at adult education and I would go in with her to the class occasionally. I didn't really appreciate it then, but she used to make us bags and cushions and I did have a go at sewing. I have an unfinished piece from when I was about eight-years-old - it's still unfinished.

"I did o-level dress making and did a patchwork cushion for that, which I've got in the window."

After school, Becca trained as a chef and "dabbled' in sewing during college and while working before going travelling, where she was drawn to textiles.

She added: "I live abroad and came back to England. I was chefing but not enjoying it and my mum had just finished four years doing City and Guilds patchwork and quilting and she said, 'why don't you have a go?' and I absolutely loved it. From that moment I haven't stopped and that was 1996."

Becca undertook the City and Guilds patchwork and quilting course and worked for a patchwork shop before ending up running her own.

Becca said: "It wasn't planned. The idea was I was teaching and making quilts to commission and then the retail fell alongside.

"I had the shop at Broadwindsor Craft Centre [now Redlands Yard] and was there for 14 years. I left there and set up a teaching studio and did shows - sort of a travelling shop.

"I settled in St Michael's for a bit and that was a lovely teaching studio there. 

"The craft centre changed hands and they approached me and asked if I would like to go back and I ended up back there for four years.

"Covid hit and we couldn't teach, so I gave up the studio. Teaching is what I love doing and the retail falls alongside that, I didn't want to do just retail so I gave up the shop and started a mobile shop."

'Florry' could be found on Bridport market and the idea was for Becca to go to people offering workshops and teach. However, the shop on East Street came up for sale.

"Everything fell into place," She added. "Everybody is so supportive. When I was moving in, people were saying, 'do you want a hand?'."

And through StudioOne, Becca is offering a range of workshops at the shop.

"My ethos and the whole reason for doing this is to educate people. Patchwork is recycling, making something out of nothing. My main aim is to educate people to make, not just to upcycle, but an exchange, a project exchange if you don't want to finish.

"Through the summer we're creating sewing stations, so if you don't have a sewing machine, you can come and use one of ours."

Beccas Fabric Larder is open Monday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm.