Wool Is The Answer

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Lovely Recommendation I was excited and thrilled to receive a fabulous shout out from Marie at Wool is the Answer via my customer Marjorie. It definitely got my sewing mojo back and I have lots of requests to fill. Happy…

Shop News 2024

My shop at Etsy is going very well. I get lots of visits and some sales from lovely customers. My main beef with Etsy is that they continue to ramp up their charges, making my profit margin minute. I know…

2023

Well, 2023 has been a bit of a washout for me with respect to my making! I’ve had 4 operations since October 2022, 3 on my leg and 1 parathyroid removed. So all in all it’s been a tough period.…

Post Covid

What a terrible couple of years we have endured. Never have I been so grateful to have a lovely hobby to keep me busy and engaged. Thank heavens for Royal Mail also delivering fabric and wool to keep me going.…

Coronavirus 2021

Little did I imagine that almost a year on we would still be in lockdown! I have not had to altar the way I sell my goods too much since collections were not impacted – but that was before we…

Coronavirus

We are all experiencing huge changes to our everyday lives due to this awful virus. I am able to continue sewing while self-isolating. I am so lucky to be in this position and can even get fabric delivered as usual.…

Bye to Folksy

I think I have given Folksy enough time to produce some sales but after all this time the figure is 1. I shall close this shop and concentrate on my Etsy Shop which is going from strength to strength. It’ll…

Custom Order Customers

Forgive me but I feel the need to let off steam. I am always delighted when a customer contacts me with a request for a custom order. I may be naive and too trusting but I usually undertake the job…

Folksy shop

You may see from previous posts that I started a Folksy shop back in 2017 which had no success at all.  I have learnt a lot since then and my Etsy store is very successful. I am going to give…