Ministry of Handmade

Name: Ministry of Handmade
Address: 11 Eclipse Street, Bridgeman Downs, QLD, 4035, AU
Telephone: +61414467405
Price range: $$$

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Ministry of Handmade

Slow down...explore handmade! We teach traditional made-by-hand skills with a modern twist through ou Get creative with a range of workshops or private lessons.

Learn to sew, quilt, knit, make soft furnishings and more. Make beautiful items for yourself and your family! We teach handmade skills with a modern twist. Visit our Studio by appointment or book in to a workshop.

13/07/2026

FEAST!!! Add colour and stir well! These four girls came for a private lampshade workshop yesterday and had so much fun! Everyone opted for a drum shade and we ended up with 3 x 43cm diameters and 1 x 38cm diameter! The finished shades looked great… I’d love to see them in their new homes. ❤️

I gave a short tutorial for one of the participants on how to create a join if your fabric isn’t wide enough. See last photo. Stripes made it extra easy!
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07/07/2026

This was fun to make!!! Vintage to the core! My formula =
• a vintage cotton tablecloth from my stash
• an old lampshade frame
• some bias cut stripe fabric

This shade is unlined with the struts covered with the striped fabric. I “fussy cut” the tablecloth to make use of my favourite parts of the design. The fabric was attached to the frame using a combination of sewing and glueing and then the bias strips were attached using fabric bond tape (for the vertical strips) and glue for the top and bottom edges.

This shade has no front and back and looks great viewed from every side as the panels are all different.

It is loud and colourful and iconic… what’s not to love about it?
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05/07/2026

Some Liberty London canvas, a whole lot of trims and fringing and a big dose of happy! 😊😊😊
I made this in March and can’t believe it didn’t share it! The project was a makeover for a very tired vintage soft shade. It arrived faded, grubby and torn. Look at it now! Such a fun little shade that headed off to be a pendant in the laundry of a 100 yo Queenslander outside Toowoomba.
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04/07/2026

NEW WORKSHOP ALERT!!! The Audrey Lampshade! Chic, stylish, clean lines. Named for Audrey Hepburn!
I can’t believe that it exactly 12 months since I created this. And you know what? The requests for a workshop have not stopped!
We’ll be launching this next week in our newsletter so, quick sticks, if you aren’t already a subscriber, you had better sign up. (Just go to the home page of our website.) We will be offering a floor lamp size as well@as a table lamp size.
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22/06/2026

An offcut from a chenille bedspread and a vintage sewing pattern = a new dressing gown for my 5yo granddaughter. This chenille is so soft and cuddly and perfect for a little girl who is obsessed with fabric. Margaux had well and truly outgrown her other dressing gown that was made years ago by my Mum for Margaux’s older sister.

It’s been a while since I sewed a garment from start to finish in one sitting and I really enjoyed the process.

The pattern was Size 5 and I made it with no alterations. The finished garment is a bit big and will probably see her through several winters. Yay!!

The simple pleasures of life…. sewing for a loved one, reusing fabric that’s much too good for the bin, and reliving habits taught to me by my mum who demonstrated the true value of a great upcycle!
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The Nest Community | Brisbane charity

BERNINA Australia
The Stitch House formerly Bernina Sewing Centre

21/06/2026

Our largest lighting project yet! And here the pendants are installed in a new building in a private school. You may remember the photos of these lined up on the driveway. All 31 of them. What a job. So many moving parts to get this over the line!
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Warwick Fabrics Australia

06/06/2026

Three sides of the same lampshade! It’s captivating! The original artwork was by and printed by

Lana had the printing done as full colour as well as a sepia version she had created. Lana is a Brisbane printmaker (etching) and she has a solo show about femaleness and menopause in Melbourne in August.
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04/06/2026

Fresh off the work table. We are making a number of these custom pendants for a Brisbane Thai restaurant. This fabric was chosen by the designer from our stock. It’s called Pimalai. Doesn’t the gold fringing really complete the look?
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01/06/2026

Look at all this Chiang Mai Dragon goodness! This fabric is iconic and has a global reputation. It is the source of much fabric envy!!!

I have been working away on our first collection of bespoke goodies for your home. Sign up to our newsletter to get all the details. Simply head to the home page of our website.
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25/05/2026

Guess what? I’m part of Craftival this Saturday! I’m a guest speaker on the main stage from 11.15am to 12.15pm. I’ll be chatting about how we got started, have we grew our handmade business, and lots of other crafty goodness.

There are also markets, activities, other speakers, workshops and food trucks! All the details are on the Redcliffe Library events page. Come say hi and give me a friendly wave from the audience.
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Address

11 Eclipse Street
Bridgeman Downs, QLD
4035

Telephone

+61414467405

Website

http://www.ministryofhandmade.com.au/

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