The National Needlework Archive is opening a new ‘pop up’ shop in The Marlands Centre, Southampton to sell recycled needlecraft items and books. The NNA is a textile art charity and the shop will be selling donated items of a specialist needle/craft nature such as fabric and haberdashery. It will also be selling kits, books, rug making items, and some new promotional items relating to the NNA. Guest artists will be displaying and selling their work.
We are looking for two new staff members to work two days per week each at the shop to cover our four opening days. We would especially welcome applicants with retail experience and an interest in sewing or other related crafts.
Initially for a period of six months, the jobs are based in Southampton town centre.
The positions require each person to take responsibility for running the shop for two days per week. The shop will be open four days a week being Wednesdays to Saturdays from 10.30am to 3pm each day.
The shop will be closed from 3pm on Saturday 20th December to Friday 2nd January for the Christmas break.
Responsibilities between the two staff will include :
Supervising volunteers, stock display and control, till operation, customer service, maintaining health and safety procedures, arranging and publicising small events within the shop, maintaining social media for the shop, keeping the premises clean and tidy, repacking goods, listing eBay sales, taking in and recording any donations, liaising with the NNA hub in Newbury, and other appropriate tasks as they arise.
Pay: £2725 (initial period)
Enquiries by email to [email protected].
Closing date for completed applications: 12th November 2025
The NNA team is cheerful, welcoming, and flexible. This is an exciting new project with great possibilities and we would love to hear from you if you are committed, creative, and reliable. There is a disabled toilet in the Centre via a lift and the shop itself is on the ground floor.
APPLICATIONS:
Thank you for your interest in working at The Green Sewing Shop in Southampton. We would be glad if you would apply by email to [email protected] including the following information:
Name
Address
Phone number
Email address
Date of birth
Education history
Employment history
Interests and Hobbies
Feel free to add any further information you think would be relevant.
State if you have a preference for which two days of the week you would wish to work
Names and contact details of two referees, one of whom should be your last employer.
[Referees will not be contacted until after a successful interview]
Applications should arrive by 4pm on 12th November with interviews and start dates to be as soon as possible after that date. The shop is due to open to the public on Wednesday 26th November 2026.
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WE WILL ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS to help us in this Southampton venture and if you are interested in giving us a few hours a week to work in a cheerful, creative environment, we would love to hear from you.
Email us on [email protected]
Volunteers could assist with - customer service, stock display and control, preparation of needle/craft items for sale, or any of the other tasks involved with running a specialist shop. There is a disabled toilet in the Centre via a lift and the shop itself is on the ground floor.