Field Trips in Fiber - Adventures in quilting, hand dyed fabric and fiber art.

New in the shop

I have lots to show you today because I have been remiss in keeping you up to date on the shop.

First I have added a brand new gradient called Twilight and I've restocked lots of other gradients.

Black

Seaworthy

Geranium

Rappahannock Sunset

and others! You can see all 46 gradients in stock here.

I also added several new shibori fabrics including

Funabashi

Misawa

and

Noshiro

The new fabric palette will be out next week along with the new newsletter.  If you have made something with my fabric be sure to share it in the Flickr Group so you will be entered in the drawing for a personal 25% discount.

New in the shop

Last week was a very busy dye week and I'm gradually getting everything ironed, posted and listed. 

I've listed 2 new Stash Packs, a group of Spring Greens and a set of Yellows that will burn your eyes!

I've also added 9 new one yard cuts in blues, reds and golds. Check out these and lots of other fabrics in my shop.

New fabrics in the shop!

I try to add new items to the shop every week. This week I am restocking a couple of gradients.

Salt Marsh

Envy

I also created a new Stash Pack called Pebbles and Rocks. These black and brown combinations are always popular.

I've also added several new colorful fat quarter packs, including these three:

Saint Croix

Jamaica

Barbados

 

New in the shop

I've been busy restocking this week and have lots of new treats for you in the shop.

First, I've restocked several gradients including:

Under the Sea and

Pine Forest.

There's also:

lots of new shibori

new one yard cuts and

new stash packs. Check out these and all the other new fabrics in my shop.

 

Shop and Customer news

First, let's get the business part out of the way. The shibori fabric has proven very poular!

I didn't even get to tell you about one group of new products because they sold before I could post a message. Today I added some new ones, including these two. You can check them out here.

Now for some really fun stuff. Customer projects!

As you know, I've hostsed my shop on Etsy since the beginning. I know that I lose some potential customers because there are people that hate Etsy. But for a small business with only one staff member, sites like Etsy and Paypal are what makes our businesses possible. For the fees we pay we get excellent IT and banking support. It's not perfect but it works great for me.

Another advantage is that I get customers that I would not normally see. I expect the fiber artists and quilters but I have also gotten business from someone wanting a custom dyed bridesmaid dress, custom gradient for the background of an aquarium, people buying fabric to be wall art and, now, someone making a speaker cover!

David S from Pennsylvania. He made a removable frame for his custom guitar speaker and covered the frame with hand dyed fabric. I think this fabric was perfect for a speaker cover!