In a name…
One or two people have asked about where the name Folksy originated. I really don’t know. There were a few other names knocking around at the time – zakka [after the Japanese home craft craze] being...
View ArticleInteresting
We were at Interesting2007 today, the day were were hoping to launch a beta beta or rough, rough or half-baked or whatever version of the service. However, we had a few teething problems and the beta...
View ArticleDawg gone…
I’m finding it really interesting how the term ‘Folksy’ has been used recently especially around the current Presedential election campaign in the US. Just look on twitter for who’s talking about...
View ArticleGuardian says hello…
There was a nice full page piece in today’s Guardian magazine on Folksy, to quote: Homespun, recycled wares are a byword for cool in these straitened times. So right now we love folksy.com, an online...
View ArticleShop Promotion :: Stumble Upon and How to get Stumbled
Stumble Upon has become one of the ever growing list of icons that pops up on websites all over the internet… but what is it and how can ‘stumbling’ help increase traffic to your handmade products...
View ArticleMaker Faire Competition Winners
We’re only a week away from the Maker Faire and here in the Folksy office we’re getting pretty excited. Running along side the sponsorship of the Maker Faire has been an exciting competition to win the...
View ArticleFred Aldous and Moo
Today sees us launch a couple of partnership offers for Folksy designer makers. We’ve teamed up with Fred Aldous, our favourite arts and crafts supplier, to give Folksy sellers 25% off your first...
View ArticleA little film about the Summer School
In August, Folksy ran a summer school in the woods in Sheffield, where we’re based. Over 250 people came, some from as far away as Denmark. We had an incredible array of speakers sharing their...
View ArticleShop Talk: Butterscotch & Beesting
After moving away from a career in publishing, Camilla Westergaard sharpened her pencils, taught herself how to sew and how to create repeat patterns. She started her business, Butterscotch &...
View ArticleTrends : Folklore
This month, Mollie Makes magazine is embracing folklore style, and the pages of issue 46 are brimming with woodland creatures, Scandi-style illustrations and naive papercut motifs. So for this month’s...
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