PROJECTS // Factory International Rework It
Yayoi Kusama kicked off Factory International’s opening summer with You, Me, and the Balloons, an enormous immersive exhibition filled with colour, tendrilled landscapes, and a lot of polka dots!
WHAT’s ON // New Winter Workshops
WHAT’S ON // Our workshops and events are up for the winter, so as the nights draw in,…
COMPETITION // Win a Bike Bundle
To celebrate our bikes' 1st birthdays we're holding a raffle! we've got 5 bike prize bundles worth up to £75 up for grabs.
SHOP // Updates to our Opening Times
This will come as a bit of blow to our regulars, but we've recently taken the descision to reduce our shop hours
PROJECTS // Kathleen Project: in Conversation with Vina
Listen to our latest conversation for the The Kathleen Project – collecting stories about Manchester’s industrial past, in…
WORKSHOPS // Hand Me Down with Contact Theatre
WORKSHOPS // We've been working with Contact, skill sharing reworking techniques at their clothes swap,
PROJECTS // Unpicking Couture at Manchester Art Gallery
We’re in an art gallery! A while back Manchester Art Gallery contacted us with a project for their (then) upcoming Unpicking Couture exhibition
SHOP // £20 Make it Work chALLENGE: Renée Sance
To show off the incredible preloved fabric and haberdashery we have in our shop, we have a brand new feature… Introducing the £20 Make it Work Challenge!
shop // NEW opening times
Stretford Mall Shop
INSPIRATION // Spectacular Yarns
Our Learn to Knit Course with Michelle has got us all inspired by the creative possibilities of two sticks and some yarn. Here are some of the team's fave knitwear heroes.