About Us
For Witches, By Witches
Welcome to Pentacrafts Witchcraft Emporium! We are Manchesters Witchcraft supplies shop with Gothic Gifts and Alternative Accessories.
Pentacrafts started in 2020 as a crafts work shop after our head witch became chronically ill and disabled. We launched our business officially through the help of The Princes Trust in 2022 and have been trading around the UK since. We have been at conventions, markets and events such as the Fae Ball, Manchester Anime and Gaming Con, Preston Gaming and Fantasy Con, Dungeons and Flagons All Dayer, LGBT+ Market, GRUBs Feminist Market, Stockport Alternative Market, Chorlton Markets, Quayside Markets and more!
We launched our online store in 2022 and moved our online store to Shopify in 2024.
We are a very small team, primarily run by head witch Shannon who you will often see at markets in the North of the UK. Shannon has been a witch throughout all of their lives, coming from a family of witches in Lancashire. Shannon moved to Manchester in 2015 to study at university, and got a job as a barista afterwards. After becoming chronically ill and disabled, Shannon was fired from her job due to her disability and after losing family suddenly, Shannon began writing books on witchcraft and creating art again as a way to reconnect with her spirituality. Shannon then turned to the Princes Trust to help set up her business and that’s when Pentacrafts began.
More about Pentacrafts…
We are proud to be an LGBT+ run micro business, run by a small team of disabled, neurodivergent and queer folk!
What Makes Us Unique?
We have a range of products that can be found nowhere else, as we have many products that are handcrafted or specially designed by us.
How we strive for Sustainability:
The Earth is sacred to witches, and most of us, aim to protect the Earth and live more sustainably. We are committed to being environmentally friendly and sustainable by:
Reducing plastic waste using biodegradable or recyclable packaging - We are a small business still starting out, so we are still on a journey to replace all of our packaging with recyclable or biodegradable packaging.
Reducing our carbon footprint by partnering with companies in the UK that help create aspects of our products, such as our keychains, acrylic pendants, books, and prints. Spending that extra cost also ensures high-quality products as well as fairer wages.
Our Prints are printed using vegetable inks that are far less toxic than regular inks and are recyclable.
We use more sustainable materials for our products. Our keychains and Witchy Vibes Acrylic pendants are made using 100% recycled acrylic. Our wooden pin badges are made using fast-growing sustainable wood and uses 25% less energy than typical enamel pin badges. Our candles and candle waxes use a soy wax blend for a cleaner burn and more environmentally friendlier than paraffin wax.
