It's been really slow going over the last few days. Probably because I cut out far too many items. I said I'd make 7 of everything and ended up making 12 nappies. This time I have around 40 cloth pads. Ever so slightly more than 7! Sewing on the line rather than following a seam allowance seems to be what slowed things down. I think it's worth doing though. My hands are killing me from snipping notches and trimming pretty thick seam allowances. This is what I've achieved over the last couple of days.
I hope to finish the cloth pads I've started in the next few days. Well, a fair chunk of them at least. I think I'll make the pad hanging straps I planned to make since I have a bunch of ribbon here for them. Then I might take a break. I have a whole lot of other things cut out but at this point it's been 18 days solid of making things and no time off.
I want to tidy up my shop a bit too. I want to put in some more detailed policies and maybe an FAQ section. I'm thinking about offering free postage to the UK. I also need to decide what to price the new pads at. The flannel I used for these ones is much thicker and better quality (it doesn't look pilly!) but it was three times the cost. The floral patterned ones were made with more expensive designer fabric as well. I'll also have to start the monotonous task of photographing all the items I've made. I'd like to be finished all of this sort of stuff before September so I'm going to have to make a start on that soon.
Hopefully tomorrow will be extremely productive!
Today I top stitched around the wing sections, which didn't take all that long compared to how long it took me to actually sew the wing parts together. Now I just need to cut the Zorb and stuff it inside the toppers, top stitch and then stitch the topper to the wing part. I'll need to order more Zorb because I definitely don't have enough for 40+ pads.
I am taking a break for the rest of the evening although I feel strange about it. I've been working constantly since the start of the month. I really want to get stuff finished! I had thought that if I made 50 items and sold an item a week then I'd have made enough stock to last me a year. I think I've far surpassed my goal though. I'm not sure whether to list it all at once, or if I should list it in batches every couple of weeks.
I want to tidy up my shop a bit too. I want to put in some more detailed policies and maybe an FAQ section. I'm thinking about offering free postage to the UK. I also need to decide what to price the new pads at. The flannel I used for these ones is much thicker and better quality (it doesn't look pilly!) but it was three times the cost. The floral patterned ones were made with more expensive designer fabric as well. I'll also have to start the monotonous task of photographing all the items I've made. I'd like to be finished all of this sort of stuff before September so I'm going to have to make a start on that soon.
Hopefully tomorrow will be extremely productive!
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