Berwick Street Cloth Shop

This Soho store – a leading supplier of fabrics to the film, theatre, interior design, fashion and bridal industries – carries a prime selection of fabrics, running from delicate beaded tulle and gossamer-thin, intricate lace to strokably soft velvets and fake furs, and is run by a team of knowledge and helpful staff. Taffettas, wool blends, silk jacquards, denim, rubber and latex round off the varied stock. BSCS’s sister companies, Broadwick Silks (9-11 Broadwick Street, 7734 3320, www.broadwicksilks.com) and the Silk Society (44 Berwick Street, 7287 1881, www.thesilksociety.com), are both a stone’s throw away, and carry some show-stopping brocades, feather fabrics and specialist sequins.