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Posted On: January 6th 2026, 04:07 pm
Oh boy. Where the fuck do I even start…..

It’s time to say goodbye to London. And the collateral damage is that Make Town will close.

I feel immense guttural sadness (with tears in my eyeballs as I get this out quickly before the screen blurs) that I am choosing to leave.

It’s not you. It’s me. I need to go home x

I am giving up the best job I ever had and it bloody hurts. I created it because I needed it. I needed you.

I will be the one loosing a fucking terrific community. A loyal, joyful and utterly generous bunch of people who have enriched my life so fucking much. You put up with my bullshit and indulged me for so very long. You all deserve a knees up for that x

I am overwhelmed and honoured to have shared the studio with you these past 6.5 years x Make Town enabled me to find a family on the other side of the world. This may be the greatest thing I will achieve in my lifetime. I am proud of what we built together. So fucking proud.

Make Town will close its doors on the 1st April 2026.

I will be here until then. Day and night and weekends as usual. Please rinse me for everything you want from me until then.

I owe you that much at least. I owe you everything x

Arohanui x Brooke x

#goodbyelondon #closingdown #theend #goinghome #thankyou
Comments (184)
missykingkong 8 months ago

missykingkong

❤️❤️❤️❤️

_ma_nature_ 8 months ago

_ma_nature_

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

usualobjections 8 months ago

usualobjections

Waaaah! So sad to read this! What an epic ride you've been on! We're going to miss you! Wishing you many happy exciting and colourful new adventures ahead! 🌈

charlieleekelly 8 months ago

charlieleekelly

💔 awww mate!!! So gutted. What you’ve created is the best thing ever and we’re gonna miss you so much. Booking us in to get our Brooke dose while we still can xx

stitchitsustainable 9 months ago
toh.loo.ay 10 months ago

toh.loo.ay

Sorry to hear that😞...I really enjoyed working in your new space last summer. I know it's hard now...but with the same resilience you built Make Town up, you can do it again...wherever you need to be in this new season ❤️

zo.stitches 10 months ago

zo.stitches

Will miss you Brooke! Time to buy my own machine then 😭 But also excited for you to head back to NZ ❤️

superspuggy 10 months ago
elizabethpawle 10 months ago

elizabethpawle

Oh Brook! This is so exciting for you but must feel like such a wrench. I never made it to Make Town but always wanted to. Wishing you all the happiness in the world ✨

alibi_pantry 10 months ago

alibi_pantry

Oh dear!!! Such sad news but 👍 m following your posts , I am not surprised. I could see there was a pull each time you went home. I am gutted I have not used your fabulous offerings more often. What you created was so wonderful, thank you. I shall definitely pop along before you close. Thank you for making craft so cool. And your naughty and witty posts always made me laugh. All the best.

thisis.mayte.online 10 months ago

thisis.mayte.online

So sad news 😢 but I don’t blame you… I’ll try to stop by before you do!!

sophrscott 10 months ago

sophrscott

Nooo! 💔so sad to read but happy you’ll be moving back to NZ! Going to make sure I see see you before you go! X

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