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Hi New to this site so Just saying hi and sharing some good news , After a few goes at selling my hand spun yarn on ebay .( rubbish ) I took it along to the farmers market on Saturday and have sold some . ya . I dont think it is going to make me rich but it all helps . I didnt think that people doing there food shoppng would even look at wool but they did. Very please lady !.
So any spinners out there £7.00 for 100gms not much for all the work but better than BWMB will pay you for raw fleece .
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Selling Hand Spun Yarn and Farmers Markets
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GOSlady
, 15 Aug 2011 13:07
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Posted 15 August 2011 - 13:45
Cornish Gems
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Lord and Lady of the Manor
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Hi and welcome to the Forum.
There is another way in which you can make some cash - offer to teach people how to spin so that they can make yarn out of their fleeces and thus cut out one of the middlemen.
What kind of wool was it? Was it sheep's wool and if so what breed?
PS - are you going to become a book owner?
There is another way in which you can make some cash - offer to teach people how to spin so that they can make yarn out of their fleeces and thus cut out one of the middlemen.
What kind of wool was it? Was it sheep's wool and if so what breed?
PS - are you going to become a book owner?
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Posted 15 August 2011 - 14:29
GOSlady
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Hi and welcome to the Forum.
There is another way in which you can make some cash - offer to teach people how to spin so that they can make yarn out of their fleeces and thus cut out one of the middlemen.
What kind of wool was it? Was it sheep's wool and if so what breed?
PS - are you going to become a book owner?
Thanks for the welcome .
Yes to book owner , dont get paided till next week so will have to wait untill then .
the wool is from Jacob sheep kept by a friend of mine who just bins the fleece if i dont take it .
I agree that teaching spinning is an option, couple of people already doing to in the village so not sure it would work around here but maybe some of our city based customers might be intrested .
we have so much going i am not sure i would have the time to teach . we have found some one to press and bottle our apples for juice, so what with working pigs ,apple juice and Farmers markets & helping other half run the business my time is tight .
But when I get to give up the day job I think I will look at it again .
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 14:01
Cornish Gems
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Please can you post a bit more about Farmers' Markets?
How does one find/choose one?
Who does one contact?
If one goes along, will there be room for you or can they get 'full up'?
Does one have to book a place/stall?
How much does it cost?
Is a stall provided or does one have to bring one's own table? If so, is there a maximum size?
Any hints to aid success?
We know how to sell things on eBay - did it for a number years selling sporting goods including bicycles and accessories, balls and games and wetsuits and accessories - but haven't a clue as to how to deal with a Farmers' Market.
How does one find/choose one?
Who does one contact?
If one goes along, will there be room for you or can they get 'full up'?
Does one have to book a place/stall?
How much does it cost?
Is a stall provided or does one have to bring one's own table? If so, is there a maximum size?
Any hints to aid success?
We know how to sell things on eBay - did it for a number years selling sporting goods including bicycles and accessories, balls and games and wetsuits and accessories - but haven't a clue as to how to deal with a Farmers' Market.
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 22:35
KChally
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Hi CG,
Our core business is thru selling at farmers markets and we attend them every weekend, sometimes doing 2 or 3 at a time (obviously we have to split up and sometimes have other help). If you google farmers markets in your area loads of info should come up, some even have their own websites which will have all the contact details. It can be quite difficult to get on them, depending what it is you have to sell. As you know we sell pork (sausages, bacon etc) along with many other producers, so it is quite difficult for us to get on them at times. The ones we do attend vary in quality, some have maybe only 15 - 25 stalls whereas others have 70 + you need to go and visit some to get a feel for how busy they are.
When you have decided which ones you want to get on, ring the organiser to book a stall as you generally cannot just turn up, he/she will ask you what you do and decide there and then whether they would like you to attend, obviously depending on how many stallholders they have already got doing what you do. Most markets will provide a table and gazebo included in the price. In our area the average cost is about £25 for a 6ft table, but can vary from £15 to £50 depending on how good the market is.
What will you be selling?
Hope this helps
KChally
Our core business is thru selling at farmers markets and we attend them every weekend, sometimes doing 2 or 3 at a time (obviously we have to split up and sometimes have other help). If you google farmers markets in your area loads of info should come up, some even have their own websites which will have all the contact details. It can be quite difficult to get on them, depending what it is you have to sell. As you know we sell pork (sausages, bacon etc) along with many other producers, so it is quite difficult for us to get on them at times. The ones we do attend vary in quality, some have maybe only 15 - 25 stalls whereas others have 70 + you need to go and visit some to get a feel for how busy they are.
When you have decided which ones you want to get on, ring the organiser to book a stall as you generally cannot just turn up, he/she will ask you what you do and decide there and then whether they would like you to attend, obviously depending on how many stallholders they have already got doing what you do. Most markets will provide a table and gazebo included in the price. In our area the average cost is about £25 for a 6ft table, but can vary from £15 to £50 depending on how good the market is.
What will you be selling?
Hope this helps
KChally
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Posted 16 August 2011 - 22:38
KChally
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Hi GOSlady,
Do you by any chance have Gloucester Old Spots
KChally
Do you by any chance have Gloucester Old Spots
KChally
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Posted 17 August 2011 - 08:49
GOSlady
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Hi GOSlady,
Do you by any chance have Gloucester Old Spots
KChally
Yes girls who will ready in about 2 months . our buisness is mostly selling game however we have been using pork to make bacon to make our Rabbit leg roast and other things including sausages chrizo . OH was a pig farmer 30 years ago 6000 at a time . anyway after a bit of a search we have found an orchard to rent and are keeping our first lot of pigs which will end up in our products meaning we dont have to buy in . next spring we have a use of a woodland for our pigs as well as the orchard . we are loving having the pigs and our long term plan is a smallholding of our own with a cutting room and walk in fridge ect all things we rent at the monment . which keeps us poor .
