Little Spools

Saturday, 19 December 2020 Today was an awesome day right in the heart of Perth's amazing city life! We set up stall at the Perth City Markets in Murray Street Mall. It was a different experience from previous times as all our past stalls have mostly been in an outdoors or makeshift setup. This round, we didn't need to bring our own marquee, as the organisers provided wooden beams for us to use (yay!), aaaannddd we were indoors in a wonderful air-conditioned space (double yay!). Plus, we got to enjoy a splendid Christmas performance by a brass band. Our customers loved our stall's festive decor and bright summery vibes. The shopping traffic we encountered was definitely heavier and more rapid than our laid-back crowds in the bush and suburban markets. Being in the city meant that loads of people were out and about spending their weekend getting Christmas gifts and doing retail therapy! We had tons dropping in and checking out our stall, and many of our customers got our pro...

  Saturday, 12 December 2020 (published day after)  Phew! Stall Number Three was an experience we won't forget in a hurry! So many aspects of this stall made the day a memorable one. This time, we were part of the Port Kennedy Twilight Festival - a whole new experience for us as our previous two stalls had been in the daytime only. The market opened a little before 5pm and ended promptly at 8pm. Those four hours were a whirlwind (literally, since it was so windy and everything blew everywhere) of good fun and new challenges.  We would say that the two most important things we took away from this stall are: Don't underestimate the wind! We had more than a few struggles with this powerful force of nature as we set up and packed down. Even while manning the stall as the market progressed proved to be a challenge as everything was lightweight, increasing their tendency to be blown about. We learnt to adapt, however, and made the necessary adjustments to the arrangement and la...

Saturday, 5 December 2020 (published on a later date) We kicked off the start of December 2020 with roaring sales at our second market stall ever ! This was held at the Bedfordale Bush Markets, on a classic summer day full of fresh air, fun, (and yes,) heat. The setting of this market was the total opposite to our first stall. We were smack bang in the great bush outdoors and enjoyed the atmosphere of the nature all around us, even if it meant getting everything (yep, everything) coated with a thick layer of red dust. As always, thank you to all the wonderful people who visited Little Spools today. We are so glad to have had this second chance to showcase what we're passionate about to the local community! Look out, cause Stall No. Three is coming up on the 12th of December at Port Kennedy!

  Saturday, 28 November 2020 (published on a later date) Hooray, we opened our very first market stall! This momentous occasion was held at Blackmore and Roy's Sewing Bonanza 2020 in Bentley. We joined with others from the local sewing community to provide a fantastic day for all our customers. All in all it was a wonderful time and we enjoyed every moment of it, right from the setting up to the packing down. The location of our spot was also Heaven-sent as we were allocated a space indoors, out of the hot sun and stifling heat! Plus, we got to observe a free demonstration of dyeing silk scarves at a stall near us. A big thank you to everyone who found the time to drop by and make our first stall an official success. Look out for our next one coming up on Dec 5!

  Monday-Sunday, 5-10 October 2020 (posting on a later date) What better place to launch a baby business than home? We set up a little stall on our front lawn for a week during the spring school holidays displaying all that we had made so far, and let all our friends know about it. It was a huge success and well worth the effort. We're looking forward to doing it again - look out for the next announcement for the summer hols!