I keep seeing this venn diagram popping up all over the place. It belongs to Bud Caddell, and accompanies an interesting post on how to be happy in business. I ventured up into the loft the other day, to dig out some coat hangers to take the skirts and dresses down to Tiger Lilly. This [...]
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Tweet tweet!
Posted in culture, inspiration, writing on Mar 26th, 2009
Yesterday I met a duck, and today I learned how to Tweet. The duck in question is not the fancy Mandarin pictured above. It’s Selma, able assistant to Havi Brooks. Miss Alice realised that I was in serious need of some help with “destuckification”, and sent me a link to Havi’s website, The Fluent Self. [...]
Paying the Price.
Posted in culture on Jun 3rd, 2008
I’ve just been reading an interesting discussion on about why customers are unwilling to pay prices which genuinely cover the cost of a handmade garment, whether it’s a reconstructed t-shirt or a couture wedding dress. I’ve had many customers – individuals and other small businesses – come to me asking for hand-made clothing, only to [...]