1/2 Hello loyal followers and friends, new and old, you may have noticed that the Manchester makers collective has not been active for a few months. The truth is MMC has ended, our makers were wonderful, the community was really supportive, but we just did not have enough......

2/2 ... volunteers to continue running it. We have had some amazing opportunities and events. The time has come for us to say goodbye...Thanks for your support over the years, follow all your favourite members on their social media, and keep supporting handmade! Over and out xx

Happy Birthday Karl Marx, born on this day 200 years ago. In 1845 the 27 year-old Marx sat at this desk, alongside his friend Friedrich Engels, and read these books and changed the course of human history

More works in progress, this time from the gorgeous PinkyMinky.com Hand Made and Original :) facebook.com/Manchestermake…

Just finished my lino print workshop at #Saltaire Makers Fair, how delightful to work hard in ☀️☀️☀️! Thanks to everyone for coming along and showing an interest x #makeitsaltaire #bradford

Bold colours for this incredible weather from Jenny Rothwell Jewellery Design :) facebook.com/Manchestermake…

New Bouquet cushions. Join my mailing list and be the first to get your hands on them gailmyerscough.co.uk #justacard

Check out this item in my Etsy shop etsy.com/uk/listing/237… Its #HedgehogAwarenessWeek and I created this #handmade #brooch in honour of our 2 garden visitors 🌱 #hedgehogweek #hedgehogs #sbs #thepetsbiz #Manchester

#HappyBirthday to surrealist painter and war artist #PaulNash who was born #onthisday in 1889. He became associated with #textiledesign in 1920, abstracting motifs from nature and transforming them into repeating patterns, as in Cherry Orchard (1929) from our collection.

Buzzin! 🐝🐝🐝 #shoplocal #mcr #kendals #SmallBiz x.com/popupshopsuk/s…

Join the Whitworth for a walk around The University of Manchester & Whitworth Park on Sat 12May to explore mindfulness, light activity and learn about using these in your day to day activities. The walk will integrate new tech developed in Manchester to promote health... bit.ly/2K6rShp

New batch of pocket calmers on Etsy now! etsy.com/uk/shop/pixiec… #justacard #handmade #handmadehour #crafthoir #mentalhealth #mindfulness #anxiety #grounding #autism #MentalHealthMatters

It's also ELEVEN years (eesh!) since I founded Manchester Craft Mafia with Guerilla Embroidery / instagram.com/guerilla_needl… and Jenny Hudson I passed it along in the end but lives on and recently morphed into McrMakersCollective This was our original logo. Great women, good times!

Everything is packed up and ready for the brilliant Hopeful & Glorious… instagram.com/p/BipKMCpnNRE/…

Exciting things coming up for the lovely Opal Gems :) facebook.com/Manchestermake…

Loving the coloured flowers from Lucy Elisabeth. She creates magic from wire! facebook.com/Manchestermake…

Resident Maker Gemma Truman Glass has work in the current exhibition at Galerie Rosenhauer in #Göttingen, Germany. #glass galerie-rosenhauer.de/aktuell/ Anyone in or visiting Göttingen, go check it out! #craft

Check out this item in my Etsy shop etsy.com/uk/listing/537… Give #dog loving #dad a #frenchbulldog keyring for #FathersDay this year 🐶 #thepetsbiz #mancmade

NEW! Bouquet Collection cushions gailmyerscough.co.uk/cushions

My new Mcr 🐝 EcoBrollies are available in Chorlton Art Market’s pop-up store in Kendals House of Fraser from TODAY! Made from ♻️plastic bottles, they’re windproof too! #manchester #rainydays #Sustainability #Recycle