Showing posts with label Looms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Looms. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Esty Stores?

I'm curious what most of you think of Etsy compared to EBay? I have sold on EBay for years, usually antiques when I had my store. I haven't had much luck selling fiber on EBay as there seem to be alot of vendors that can sell things for nothing! I'm thinking they are going for volume. Not that there is anything wrong with that, but I am a one gal show and can't even begin to keep up with that! I like Etsy too, I think maybe it is limited to who shops their. So I'm wondering if it would be worth getting my own site? I know alot of people that use a blog for their store, maybe I should start a blog just for business. I don't want this to be that type of blog as I would really like to be able to post personal things. I need that right now. So I guess what I am asking of the few of you that actually visit my blog, what do you think? Do you go to blogs that just sell? Do you prefer stores? Do you shop on Etsy?
Now doing just that, getting down to personal stuff :)
I am really having trouble with my hands :( I know I have carple tunnel and have been avoiding getting it taked care of, but now my artheritus is starting to bother me more. I think it is all the combing I have been doing with longer wools. I have to pull harder to get it thru the diz. I combed that whole Llama blanket last week and my hands are paying for it this week. So I have used Tiger balm,Alieve,Heat,Tylenol. Maybe Advil? It's not that I can't stand it, it just that I am dropping everything and can't close my hand all the way. I am going to comb some more today, would like to do some Alpaca, that is a little easier.
I need to take some pictures today too, doesn't it get boring just to hear someone ramble?
The new group is doing well, everyone has done just wonderful and full of info.
I have a table loom for sale, I will get pics up this afternoon. It's a nice little LeClerc Dorotyhy 8 harness. It can hold up to 16 harnesses. It does have one small crack on the second harness set, but I have glued it and it is stronger than before. It is also reinforced by the rubber dowel that runs thru the shafts, LeClerc did a good job in making sure their boxes for the shafts was strong. I am aking 400 including shipping. I have 4 floor looms right now and don't have room for the table loom. It has been sitting on my kitchen table for months and haven't even looked at it nor have I found a place for it!

Friday, August 15, 2008

Wow It's Been A Long Time!

So much for keeping up with my blog. It has been a couple of up and down months I guess and feel like if I don't have pics to post I am kinda boring :)
I have been moving my stuff out to my new room, it has been overwhelming, plus I got a space as SAFF and have nothing to go. Seems like everytime I feel like I get on top of it, something happens and I fall behind again. I just don't have excess energy or attitude to pull from anymore. I still feel like I am trying to catch my breath since Jeffery. We are still on the outs with the DIL, I guess as we haven't heard a word. It's been since last November since we saw the grandkids. I miss them so. These last 2 years have been the hardest of my entire life, and Ihave been here 57 years!
I haven't been spinning much, did get 3 new looms, getting them set up this week end. Randy went to Pennsylvania to pick them up, isn't her a sweet husband? One is a Weavers Delight, that is going to be his loom. It is in wonderful condition, the other is a little Lillstina folding loom. She is really cute, I will clean her up and sell her. The last is a Clemente Loom 60" 4 harness with a fly shuttle, this will be my fabric loom, don't have room to set her up yet, she is in the rafters! I will spend a week figuring what to put on them and another warping. I have alot of fleece, need to get that dyed and combed and on my Etsy site. I joined a group for SE Etsy sellers. They seem like a great group and are very active, I am hoping I can participate more in a week or so.
Goats are doing very well, eating like they are suppose to, now they have shown me how much work I have to do cutting down saplings and clearing under the trees! So nice to have them stay in the fencing, they just have such a large area now they really don't want to get out! Although, they have access to the back and side of my building and when I am in there they come and butt the side and rub to let me know they are there. It's startling everyonce in a while!
I feel better now that I have atleast posted, tomorrow I will post some pics of fleece and my room, it's a mess, but almost all my stuff is out there!