About Us

Alternative Clothing, gifts & accessories, for weirdo's with a sense of humour. Embrace your weirdness with our alternative clothing, gifts, and accessories that are sure to tickle your funny bone!

 

Who is Metal.MC?

Metal.MC is run solely by myself, Jen Whitham, from a small office studio in Birtley, Gateshead, England. I graduated from Leeds Art College with a 2:1 Degree in Printed Textiles and Surface Pattern Design in 2010. At this time I had 3 small children and decided that self-employment was the best options regarding work and so I started designing art prints and small pieces of stationery and opened up my first Facebook business page.

JensLittleT

Over the next 9 years I grew this business (JensLittleT) and had my foot firmly imprinted in the Small Business Stationery world. As the business was expanding, so was this niggle in my brain that I needed to take a step back because I was no longer loving my business. So I decided to open and run a second business alongside JensLittleT which included designing and printing clothing and merchandise using my own designs. This was the business I wanted to run full time. It was called Metal.MC. 

Covid!

Then Covid Hit! JensLittleT was at a standstill and it was temporarily closed. For nearly 6 months I had no work coming in, but I had the time to really work on Metal.MC and what I wanted it to be. Then when things started to open back up and businesses were able to trade again, I made the decision NOT to re-open JensLittleT, but to focus on Metal.MC.

How its going

I am 2 years into running my new venture and I absolutely love what I do, I have the passion and drive to make it as successful as it can be. I love designing for the alternative market and being able to be size inclusive was always a major goal for me. My next step is to move towards being more of an Eco company. I already use sustainable vinyl and packaging. We've made some switches to organic materials and strive to make this part of our brand Ethos by 2023. 

Tynemouth MArket

In 2021, I began trading at Tynemouth Market and I had a regular pitch there every Sunday for 18 month. I've since moved on and expanded. You can find me at the Metro Centre every 4th Weekend as part of the Crafters Roadshow, and at Nerd Fest events. 

Thanks for stopping by

Jen x