Small Shop World: Handmade or Not?
I realize this post could be quite controversial in the small shop world, especially since I am a small shop myself. But I appreciate transparency, and I think customers do, too. It’s a subject I’ve long been wanting to broach but just haven’t had the time to sit down and write consistent thoughts on it (also, I am honestly afraid of backlash from those “handmade” shops). Why the handmade label? But let’s talk about this from a pragmatic point of view. I own a relatively new business. Everything I come across in the small shop world is completely new to me. Ever since joining the small shop world, I’ve noticed this rise in the handmade movement, which prompts many, many...