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About Abakhan

For more than 75 years, Abakhan has been helping makers, sewers, knitters and crafters find great products at great value.

Still family-led today, we combine the character and value-led approach that Abakhan has always been known for with stores across North Wales and the North West of England, a growing online business and our flagship destination at Mostyn.

Visit Abakhan

With 9 Abakhan stores across North Wales and the North West of England, there are plenty of opportunities to visit us in person. Each store offers its own mix of fabrics, yarns, haberdashery, craft supplies and great-value finds.

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From Rug Weaving to a Creative Destination

Abakhan began in the late 1940s as a family rug-weaving business. From those beginnings, the company grew into fabric retail, with Mostyn in North Wales becoming the heart of the business and home to our flagship store.

Today, Abakhan is known for fabrics, yarns, haberdashery, sewing accessories, craft supplies and sewing machines, together with clearance parcels, special buys and value ranges that have always been an important part of what makes Abakhan different.

What You'll Find at Abakhan

Whether you visit us in-store or shop online, our aim is simple: plenty of choice, useful expertise and genuine value.

Fabric, Yarn & Haberdashery

Dressmaking and furnishing fabrics, yarns, sewing accessories, haberdashery, patterns, machines and craft supplies.

Value & Special Buys

We continue to source stock lots, clearance parcels, special buys and offers to give customers the chance to discover something different at a great price.

Stores & Online

Shop online across the UK or visit one of our stores across North Wales and the North West of England.

Our Mostyn Home

Mostyn is where the Abakhan story began and remains our flagship destination today. Alongside the main Abakhan store, visitors can enjoy the Café at Abakhan, take part in creative classes and events, and explore a growing community of independent businesses within The Abakhan Village.

More Than a Fabric Store – The Abakhan Village

Our flagship Mostyn site has evolved into much more than a traditional retail store. The Abakhan Village is now a growing community of independent businesses, adding even more reasons to visit.

From hair and beauty, wellbeing and specialist healthcare to interiors, plants, pets, handmade crafts, travel, coffee, ceramics, children's books and toys and other independent services, The Village brings together a diverse collection of small businesses in one destination.

SHOP & DISCOVER Independent shops, specialist retailers, gifts, homewares and more.
EAT & RELAX The Café at Abakhan alongside independent food and drink businesses.
CREATE & EXPERIENCE Creative classes, events and a destination designed for makers and visitors.

Combined with the main Abakhan store, café, creative classes, events and free parking, The Abakhan Village helps make Mostyn a destination where visitors can shop, eat, discover and create.

Abakhan Beyond the UK

The Abakhan story also extends beyond the UK. Since the early 1990s, Abakhan has developed a strong presence in the Baltic States, bringing fabrics, yarns, sewing and handicraft products to customers in Estonia and Latvia.

Today, the Baltic business operates stores in both countries alongside its own e-commerce operation. Its range includes fabrics, yarns, sewing supplies and craft materials, continuing the same Abakhan tradition of choice, creativity and value.

Fabric sold by weight also remains part of the Abakhan experience in the Baltic States, reflecting one of the distinctive ideas long associated with the business.

7 Stores in Estonia
4 Stores in Latvia

Still Family-Led

Abakhan remains a family-led business. While much has changed since the late 1940s, our focus remains on giving customers choice, value and inspiration – whether they have been shopping with us for decades or are discovering Abakhan for the first time.