Lessons from 14 years in business - Laurel Taylor from Alabaster Purl
"Choose Your Hard."
I love this quote to live by shared by our guest on the show today - Laurel Taylor.
Laurel and I have a wide-ranging discussion in this episode, where she shares her journey from learning to knit as an aid to focus, to starting and growing her handmade business - Alabaster Purl - through many twists and turns - including moving from Alaska to Oregon to Texas!
Laurel specializes in handmade knitwear and selling at in person shows, and she also has published a handful of knitting patterns.
She has a lot of wisdom to share on how to maintain a handmade business long-term, and we have a lot of fun in this episode, too!
I hope you enjoy it.
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Jess :)
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I started my craft business Epheriell.com as a hobby in 2008 - and in 2010 I went full-time.
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