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…
Sewing and Knitting Enthusiast
Sewing and Knitting Enthusiast
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…
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.…
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.…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
I can’t tell you how excited I am about my new Juki TL-2200QVP sewing machine. It cuts through layers like butter and how did I ever manage to sew without a knee lift for all these years? I have the…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I am looking to buy one of the above machines. If anyone has one for sale, please get in touch.