Re: Debras new business
Quote from Forum Archives on October 20, 2001, 12:10 pmPosted by: dgarnera <dgarnera@...>
Thanks for the ideas. It is all about marketing. We live in tourist town
Oregon 🙂 lots of rich folks live here. I know that I can sell them, I
just have to make them first. 🙂
Blessings,debraEmpalo wrote:
> Debra,
> For many years my children did Irish step dancing with took us to
> many Celtic festivals. There is a real market for homespun, hand
> woven items in that market. I know of many women who have purchased
> shawls made in the ancient tartans or natural and have no problem
> dropping hundreds of dollars for them.
> You may consider that aspect of the market. Diversity makes for a
> good business in respect to woolens.
> I have one friend who sends to Scotland for her babys things, they are
> made of fine spun merino wool, little sweaters and booties with caps.
> All just natural in color, they are so expensive and the woman who
> makes them cannot keep up with her orders. Baby things take very
> little time to make and not much wool. Woven baby blankets also
> sell well.
> I have spun many times at scottish festivals and Irish festivals as
> a demonstrator and if I had had any items to sell they would have
> been gone in a minute.
> This is just an idea I had.
>
> seeking His will,
> Pat in texas
Posted by: dgarnera <dgarnera@...>
Oregon 🙂 lots of rich folks live here. I know that I can sell them, I
just have to make them first. 🙂
Blessings,debra
Empalo wrote:
> Debra,
> For many years my children did Irish step dancing with took us to
> many Celtic festivals. There is a real market for homespun, hand
> woven items in that market. I know of many women who have purchased
> shawls made in the ancient tartans or natural and have no problem
> dropping hundreds of dollars for them.
> You may consider that aspect of the market. Diversity makes for a
> good business in respect to woolens.
> I have one friend who sends to Scotland for her babys things, they are
> made of fine spun merino wool, little sweaters and booties with caps.
> All just natural in color, they are so expensive and the woman who
> makes them cannot keep up with her orders. Baby things take very
> little time to make and not much wool. Woven baby blankets also
> sell well.
> I have spun many times at scottish festivals and Irish festivals as
> a demonstrator and if I had had any items to sell they would have
> been gone in a minute.
> This is just an idea I had.
>
> seeking His will,
> Pat in texas