I took a little planned break from my desk a few weeks ago. After some thought I closed my Etsy shop for a few days. I wanted to avoid any customers trying to contact me and then wondering why they were not getting a reply.
I thought I had done everything to re-open my shop, Lynlubell - until today when I was going through the shop stats to see what the three most popular patterns are. Somehow something had gone wrong and the shop was still closed and in vacation mode! Anyway, it's all fixed and I'm relieved that it's open and working again. Do pop in and visit it here.
Now back to finding the most popular patterns.
I drew up the very first pattern to be listed in my shop with my friend Beryl Saunders in 2011. It's a digital pattern for the Flower and Cushion Stitch canvas work pincushion. It's been the most popular for almost 10 years. It's pretty and it's an easy introduction to canvas work. The original version of the pattern was stitched with Paterna wool. For a while Paterna became difficult to find, so we updated the pattern and it can now be stitched either with Paterna wool or with DMC stranded embroidery cottons.
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| Flower and Cushion Stitch Pincushions |
To my surprise when I looked at the stats in the shop, the little Rosebud Bookmark and Scissor Fob pattern is now an equal contender for the most popular canvas work pattern. It's one of my favourites too. I just love the little rosebuds. They were inspired by the work of David McCaskill. Unlike most of my patterns, this one is worked on 18ct canvas. I think the finer canvas adds to the delicate look of the rosebuds.
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| Rosebud Bookmark and Scissor Fob |
The third most popular pattern is the Blue Eyelet Pincushion. I always find eyelets intriguing to embroider and I love the finished effect of the spokes all dipping down smoothly into the centre hole. It's funny how some stitches are just more enjoyable to stitch than others.
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| Blue Eyelet Pincushion |
If you have recently visited my shop, Lynlubell on Etsy, to browse through the patterns, thank you for your support! I'll tell you more about the most popular patterns in my next post.
'Till then keep safe and happy stitching!
I know what you mean when you say some stitches are more enjoyable to stitch than others. My favourite is the eyelet pincushion, but the rosebud design is very charming, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind comments.
ReplyDeleteI love watching how stitches take form as they are stitched, but some are always more enjoyable to do than others.