Themakearcade
themakearcade.co.uk
The Make Arcade is a UK-based retailer of modern, beginner-friendly craft kits and supplies, specializing in cross stitch, embroidery, and felt sewing projects. The store offers individual kits, a Stitch Mail subscription service, and a range of complementary craft supplies including hoops, fabrics, scissors, and trims.
Performance Needs Attention
This store scores 37/100 on PageSpeed, which is below the recommended threshold of 50. Consider optimizing images, reducing JavaScript, and enabling better caching.
Products
251
Collections
19
Pages
10
Blog Posts
58
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
68/100
Top Recommendations
- Critical: PageSpeed below 50 is hurting conversions
- PageSpeed is 23 points below Arts & Crafts category average (60)
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 23 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#2 / 16375
Faster than 100% of stores
Arts & Crafts Ranking
#7 / 708
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
-23 below avg
Category Avg LCP
1.8s
Slower than avg
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
1.8s
Largest Contentful Paint
0.000
Cumulative Layout Shift
99ms
Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
1.4s
First Contentful Paint
528ms
Time to First Byte
5.4s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 1004 Arts & Crafts stores
#4 in Arts & Crafts
Top 0% of stores
74% below average
251 products vs 948 avg
Faster than 99% of Arts & Crafts stores
PageSpeed score: 37/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 1004 stores in Arts & Crafts
74% below average
avg
62% below average
avg
33% below average
avg
81% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Reviews Platform
judge.me
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Top 10% largest catalog
Top 0% by catalog size
medium
Above-average content investment
Tech Stack Maturity
Mature stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Themakearcade
Themakearcade is a arts & crafts ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in ES. The store currently offers 251 products organized across 19 collections, making it comparable in size for the arts & crafts category.
Theme and Design
Themakearcade uses the Dawn theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 10% of arts & crafts stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Themakearcade achieves a performance score of 37/100 on mobile devices. This score indicates significant opportunities for performance optimization, which could improve conversions and search rankings. The store also scores 92/100 for accessibility and 92/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Themakearcade uses judge.me for customer reviews and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Arts & Crafts category, Themakearcade ranks #4 out of 1004 stores we track. This places them in the top 0% of arts & crafts stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 22, 2026
