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I'm really enjoying seeing all of the Gentleman's wallets popping up in my feeds these last few days! I thought I'd share some of the tester pics with you today.

First up is Jayne with this fabulous tweed printed cotton! I know plenty of men who'd be happy to carry this one around!
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Okie doke lovelies, it's time to finish those Nappy bags up and get using them!

If you've chosen to add feet then you'll want to cut a piece of bag base 4.5" x 13.5" (11cm x 35cm), centre it over the base of the bag and mark where the holes you've previously made are. Then cut out the cross in the plastic base.

Hi everyone, I've got some great news!

As many of you have been asking...for the last 6 months...I think you'll be really pleased to hear that the Companion Carpet Bag is available for sale as a standalone pattern now!

We had great fun during the 6 months of the Bag of the Month Club and this pattern was our starter for January.
Now you too can make it!
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Etsy is an e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and supplies. Makers and artists create their own shops within the Etsy platform, they add a banner and create an online storefront, and list their unique items. Etsy has great advantages for makers, the initial cost of opening a shop is very low compared with other solutions (it’s actually free to open a shop and you pay a $0.2 fee for each of the items you add to your shop for sale (“list” in Etsy language) and a second fee of 3.5% of your list price, when you sell an item).

Etsy is great because you can potentially reach a large amount of niche buyers who value handmade or uniquely made items. You can learn what sells best and how to build a better Etsy shop as you go. Selling what you sew is a great idea to start your own business or fund a special project and I don’t know if you know this already, but all my sewing patterns give you a licence to sell what you sew, provided you don’t resell the pattern itself.

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