New shop on Folksy
I am very happy to tell you that I have opened another shop, this time on Folksy
The items there differ from Etsy. Please take a look.
It’s been an interesting 6 months or so since I first opened a shop on the British Folksy site. I was really wishing it would be a success and that I would have as much business as from Etsy, but sadly this not happened. I cannot quite put my finger on why sales did not take…
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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 have suspended my Etsy shop for the time being, but will have lots of…
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 Folksy another go and have decided to put a mixture of items on for sale…
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 be easier for me in the long run but I’m sad that a British selling…