Yarn has arrived!

My first load of yarn has arrived, along with some needles and patterns. Hopefully the rest will arrive later today or Monday. I need to get all the photos done now for the site and finish inputting all the details - then we can go live!

Web-site almost ready to go!

We've got paypal working now, and most of the legal stuff on - just a few more bits to write now. And of course, wait for the yarn to arrive so I can do some photos!

I've ordered some yarn from a British company as well as some needles and patterns, so at least I will have a few different brands of yarn to start with. I'm going to re-invest the initial outlay as I make sales and gradually build up my stock.

I had a meeting with a Business Link advisor yesterday to talk through the idea and what I've done so far. He gave me some advice about things to check out and I'm going to go back when I've finished writing my business plan so that they can read it through and tell me areas that need improving etc.

The site should be live next week. I should get some of the yarn this week, and some next, so when it's all photographed and input into the site, I can start selling!

Progress on web-site

We've got the logo up on the web-site now, and a series of pictures as a header - the same as on the holding page.

I've started putting the details of the yarns that I've ordered in as well, although obviously the pictures will have to wait until I receive the yarn.

We've also managed to get the weight to show in grammes instead of pounds, although I don't know if I'll keep the shipping weight of items on there. It will be enough to state the weight of the ball of yarn and have the cost of shipping stated clearly in the checkout.

We've got a few more bits to do - the legal stuff is pretty much written now - just needs uploading. There are a few more bits to write as well - descriptions of yarn etc, and I think I'm going to do an 'about me' page.

Order has been made!

I've placed an order with the American company and it is on its way! :o) It was very scary placing that first order, but hopefully now I've done it once I won't be so difficult next time. It should be here in just over a week and then I can start putting pictures on the website and start selling!

I need to place an order with the British company now as well, so that I have all the stock I need to start.

It's all very exciting. :oD

American supplier

I've been speaking to a rep from an American company about being a UK stockist of their yarns. They are nice looking yarns and there aren't many stockists in the UK that I have found while searching. They have got a review about one of their new yarns going in a UK knitting magazine next month and he has offered to have my site as the named stockist on the article! I've just got to get an order in over the next week or so, so that I have stock when the review is published.

The pressure is on now to get the site up and running and have available stock. It's all very exciting - I just hope that I get customers!