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TEA ROOM
In the Summer months enjoy a drink and a slice of cake in our outside seating area.
SHOPPING
Browse the online shop for Goods and Gift Vouchers or pop by and visit us to see the vast array of handcrafted goods for sale.
TEACHING
Learn how to sew, expand your existing skills or take part in a variety of craft workshops
SEWING SERVICES
We offer a bespoke sewing service making goods specifically to your requirements.
My Story......
How it all began....
Crafty Betty started out when I was in my 30's after being inspired to turn my garden shed into a sewing room. I was at the time working in the Art & Design department at a Secondary School a few years after completing my 2:1 Degree in Education at Lincoln. After deciding to leave the education system and try teaching privately, the business soon grew and I started selling handcrafted items too. I opened my first studio/shop which was a tiny little premises in The Buttermarket Newark which I soon outgrew. I moved into a former office suite in The Arcade where I had the space to teach classes and rent out two of the rooms to other Crafters. 7 years since it all began you can now find Crafty Betty opposite Newark Library in London Road Car Park in my own Sewing Studio, Shop & Tearoom.
I am very proud of everything I have achieved - it doesn't feel like a job when you do something you love!
Michelle Baker
BA (Hons) Education & Arts Award Adviser
Small Business of the Year Finalist 2019 and 2020