Ministry of Craft has been teaching Manchester to sew and craft since 2008.
With locations in Manchester’s Northern Quarter, Chorlton and Eccles, the Ministry tutors teach a huge variety of fun, friendly and sociable workshops for all tastes and abilities.
From Sewing to Screen Printing our workshops are comprehensive, affordable and most importantly FUN!
Ministry of Craft tutors are all highly skilled, patient and down to earth and our customers leave with bags of skills as well as amazing handmade products to show off to their friends.
Ministry of Craft has appeared on national TV and worked in partnership with a number of major brands such as Kirstie Allsopp's Hand Made Festival, Wayne Hemingway’s Vintage Festival and the Women’s Institute, as well as Manchester institutions such as the Craft & Design Centre, BBC Radio Manchester and Home Is In The North.

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Alison Leese
Owner & Tutor
Alison Leese
Owner & Tutor
As well as being one of our busiest sewing tutors, Alison is also the owner of Ministry of Craft. After Studying Clothing Design & Production Management at Manchester…
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Caroline Coates
Tutor
Caroline Coates
Tutor
Caroline has spent the last 15 years working in various Arts Jobs for Local Councils and Arts Council England, focusing on encouraging people to get involved in arts…
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Jeanette Archer
Tutor
Jeanette Archer
Tutor
Jeanette has been sewing most of her life, with a background in surface pattern design, Jeanette is a lover of pattern and colour. Upcycling became a passion during…
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Sam Sterken
Tutor
Sam Sterken
Tutor
Sam has been crafting seriously since she was a teenager but sewing has always been her real passion. Developing her skills through numerous courses and lots of trial…
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Michelle Barnard
Tutor
Michelle Barnard
Tutor
Michelle has been stitching since childhood, completing a City & Guilds Diploma in Patchwork and Quilting in 2006 and has been exhibiting textile art with the Ten Plus…