I have to say first: Stitch Rabbit Shop !!! Setting up a shop, working on patterns, knitting final patterns, photo shoots and marketing - it all was a lot of work and I'm really pleased with where it's taken me. I've been totally blown away by the support and encouragement I've received to make things for people. This winter season was unbelievably busy and it was really awesome always having a gift on the sticks for somebody out there. Every sale I've received is like a really nice pat on the back. It's so nice to know that people like what I make and want to have it for themselves, or give it to someone they love. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you all for supporting me.
Now that the season in mind is spring, I am looking towards making other things for the shop. I'd really like to get some sewn product in there, bags, accessories, that kind of thing. I'm looking really forward to getting home and getting some ideas out on my machines. I'd like to get some more product out to brick and mortar stores as well.
Speaking of real live stores in the real world...I've been toying a lot with the idea of having a studio space where I could hold classes for knitting and sewing, as well as a retail space for fabric and yarn and space to showcase local handmade artists. Oh man, to be able to do something like that would be really amazing. I'm starting to understand the confidence it takes to work for yourself. In no way am I near supporting a family of four with a seasonal knitwear income, but I can tell you that the happiest work I have done has been for myself. I know enough to say that in my lifetime, that is what I want. I want to be able to do what I love and help support our family with it. Perhaps with a little luck and some thread and scissors, I could make that happen.
