Tag: small businesses
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Mei Tai, Bei Dai or Mei Dai? However you spell it, Tag Togs is the place to get them!
Amanda Green of Tag Togs is taking over the blog today to talk about her business making babywear and accessories. From a young age I have always sewn things, when I was very young I use to get any scraps of fabric from my mums sewing projects and cut and hand sew them into clothes…
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When you give up a successful career
Julie Ashworth is our latest designer-maker to take over the blog. Like many of us, it’s not her first career. Read how she gave up a successful career as an author and created award-winning greetings card company, Yoojoo. Designing and making greeting cards isn’t my first career, I originally trained as a teacher of Art…
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A slightly less cool way of nailing your life long ambition
This week, Paula Perrins of Wychbury Designs takes over the blog to tell us about her textiles business and her passion for stitching. When I was young I desperately wanted to be like the fashion designer Jean Muir, with red hair, black clothes and designing things for a living, I suppose I sort of nailed…
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Your Christmas Shopping Guide
Looking for those perfect presents for friends, family and colleagues? We’re here to help! Here’s some ideas from Design@HEART exhibitors next month to get you started. The Makers Know someone who likes making and creating? Check out these crochet and sewing project kits from Elm Rocks and Sally Sally. And for the knitters, Ed Bennett…
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Shopping local is good for you
As we gear up to the Christmas shopping frenzy, lets pause for a moment and step away from the big online market places.
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