Showing posts with label Always with the Questions..... Show all posts
Showing posts with label Always with the Questions..... Show all posts

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Quick Question...

I have been busy preparing some stuff, I mean, my lovely textile work for a Christmas Craft Fair. I am making up labels for them, and I like to be precise in what it says so the person knows exactly what they are getting. But I am having a dilemma about wording some of the finished items.

What wording would you use...?

Dilemma 1:
I've made some shopping bags with rough linen yarn that could be over 40 years old.
Is it...
A. Vintage
B. Salvaged
C. Recycled
D. a mix of the above

Dilemma 2:
In the shopping bags I also used cut up strips of old clothes, so is it...
A. Vintage
B. Recycled
C. Salvaged
D. Vintage and Recycled
E. Vintage and Salvaged
F. Other

Dilemma 3:
I made some of my scarves on a old knitting machine. So, they are not hand-made but they are not electric-machine made. What would you call them?
A. Knitted
B. Hand-Loomed
C. Machine-Knitted
D. Other

Dilemma 4:
Some of my wool comes from charity shops and other sources. Knowing how squeamish (and snobbish) some people can be, I don't want to call it second-hand. It hasn't been previously used, so technically it is not second-hand or recycled. So, what would you call it...
A. Second-hand
B. Recycled
C. Salvage
D. Vintage
E. Other


I have spent more time thinking of ideas of things to make than actually making. Even now, when I should be busy with needles and hooks, I am procrastinating on the net, and quietly panicking...

How many unsuccessful businesses and products can one girl come up with...Anyone want to buy a great idea...