July 3, 2019
RISING DEMAND The call for unique, well-made British goods seems to be in high demand compared to the mass manufactured goods seen offshore. The British fashion and textile industry needs to be celebrated and supported and the public seem to have really got behind this over the last few years………Until recently, a combination of rising […]
June 20, 2019
Pack snacks, snacks and more snacks There may not be anywhere to buy food while trading, or you may not get the time to get something, so pack snacks and lots of them! Eating needs to happen in shifts It’s sods law that you will take a bite of sandwich and a customer will appear, […]
December 13, 2018
Now that the trade fairs for 2018 are behind us, it’s time to plan the 2019 ones. I wanted to give you a look into the workings and realities of going to trade fairs for small businesses like ours. Especially when you are working full time at the same time! The great things are that […]
November 28, 2018
We recently took part in the @justacard #indieweek and we were quite clear that, as a brand we do not participate in Black Friday, we wanted to put a few words together to explain this in a bit more detail so let us explain… We are not a ‘fast fashion’ consumer brand. You may have […]
November 13, 2018
(Written by Kate Hills; Founder of Make it British, but too good not to share)…… 1.You are supporting British craftsmanship – many of the products made in Britain are made by hand using skills that have been handed down through generations – think woodworking, glass blowing, weaving and knitting – actively seek out something not mass-produced […]
October 26, 2018
Touch of Tweed is a small authentic company consisting of myself (Catherine) and my partner James. I grew up in a small Kentish village around country pursuits and tweed and James grew up in a large coastal town on the South Coast in Dorset, surrounded by water sports and bright colours. Touch of Tweed was born when James and I met a […]
October 11, 2018
I find it very easy to get wrapped up in the business world, you fly from here to there, dealing with this and that and sometimes you can forget who you are and what makes you ‘you’. After our long, unintentional break I thought it would be worth winding it all back to the beginning […]
September 27, 2018
After reading an inspirational blog by Hollie-Ella from In the Country it has encouraged me to tackle my first Touch of Tweed blog… Starting a business is exciting and eye opening but it can also be overwhelming and stressful. So where have we been the few months and why have we been so absent online […]
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