Purse contest entry # 2
I wrote previously that I was entering a bag or two in a contest. In this series I will go through the design decisions I made when...
Sharpie Marker Dyeing, Part 5
This episode concludes the series on dyeing with Sharpie Markers. I purchased fabric with printed black circles on a white background for...
Sharpie Marker Dyeing, Part 4
I am done referring to myself as the heroine of some TV show. On to more dyeing with Sharpie markers. In Alcohol / Sharpie Marker Dyeing...
Sharpie Marker Dyeing, Part 3
These are the continuing adventures in Sharpie marker dyeing. (Sorry, Star Trek.) When we last saw our heroine she had dyed fabric...
Alcohol / Sharpie Marker Dyeing, Part 2
A few months after visiting my friend, when we did the alcohol ink dyeing, I decided to try the process on my own. Our local office...
Alcohol / Sharpie Marker Dyeing, Part 1
Last year about this time I went to visit my fiber friend. We’ve been friends a long time and have a great time whenever we get together....
Business owner worries
Since coming back from vacation I have been focusing on finishing up the projects for the contest that I plan on entering. I watched the...
Storekeeping
It’s really not housekeeping if I’m doing it in a store, so I’ll call it storekeeping. The other day I decided to heed the advice of our...
Antique Scroll Saw Barnes Velocepede
Wood and I are back from vacation, and he has something he would like to report: I have been scroll sawing for a long time. I have owned...
Additional embroidery changes
As I wrote on July 8th, I'm planning on entering a contest for purses/bags made from fabric available from the company running the...
Candy dishes
Wood recently finished some projects. He has liked using both the scroll saw and the lathe. Sometimes he'll go for a while doing scroll...
Now what am I going to do?
Because I am just starting out in the business world, I haven’t developed a clientele. I started a store on Etsy, and have sold a couple...