Nexus Art Cafe – Needlework

We're Open:
Monday to Saturday	10am - 7pm
Sunday	12 - 6pm

Needlebugs sewing café is a new occasional space in the heart of Manchester, a space to develop new skills and experiment with guidance.

We are a sewing and craft collective – our aim is to keep traditional needlework skills and crafts alive.

we provide one to one training at reasonable prices (see below for details and for a review)

we have free drop-in CRAFTERNOONS – crafting sessions on most Sunday afternoons (3-5.30) Join our Facebook group needlework@nexus to see what we are up to and check that we are meeting.

In the autumn we will be running craft workshops in the cafe – led by trained workshop leaders and skilled textile artists – on occasional Saturdays

CRAFT FOR SALE

Our artists also make and sell crafts to sell in our NeedleBugs area of Nexus Art Café, so please come and have a look.

ONE-TO-ONE TRAINING

These sessions are tailored to your needs, some of the topics detailed below. Time by arrangement – during cafe opening hours. For beginners or those with some experience. Sessions are an hour long and include a cup of tea or coffee. Basic materials and equipment are provided for use on the day. For a review of a sewing session on the Northwest is Best blog click here.

Cost per one-to-one hour long session is £9 an hour. If you want to book a session and bring a friend the cost will be £15 for two people (£7.50 each) per session. Please book in advance, contact details below.

Options include:

* Hand sewing or machine sewing sessions, one-to-one with experienced tutor. (You can bring your own machine if you wish)

* Learn to knit or crochet, or upgrade your skills, read patterns, select wool and equipment.

* Basic dressmaking – understanding patterns, cutting out, tailors tacks, choosing a pattern, sewing seams, darts and hems etc.

* simple home furnishings – cushions and tablecloths and other household textiles.

* patchwork and hand quilting techniques

* making fabric bags and purses.

* introduction to jewelry making

* hand embroidery techniques

* free machine embroidery

and remember we also have free drop in ‘Crafternoons’ on Sundays 3-5.30pm where you can meet and talk and knit, sew and crochet with other stitching enthusiasts. Beginners welcome.