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WIP Wednesday: managing a growing fiber business when you are a fiber hoarder

There are so so many WIP this week! And I've finished a lot too... but with Christmas right around the corner my WIP list lengthens greatly! 

An ongoing WIP is my Etsy store. And dealing with over stock of fiber and fiber goods. 
It's a lot to keep up with. Keeping a nice assortment of things I offer , filling orders quickly and organizing everything so it's easy to find.
Also coupon codes, ads and updates need to be done regularly. With the vast amount of talented people on Etsy and the internet in general it's easy to get lost if you don't stay on top of it. 

But fiber hoarding is the worst thing I face!! I absolutely love raw fleece and fluffy roving! 

So I made a rule for myself.. for every item I sell I add two new items to help me keep stocked up and help keep me from hoarding.
It's really helped keep my shop from getting to low on inventory. I hope to build up over 100 items by next year though.
Slow and steady!!! 
These two pics are from the fall shearing of my Icelandic wether, Rebel. It's absolutely gorgeous! I really wanted to hoard it all for myself but I decided the smart thing to do would be to offer half of it for sale. Fleece off animals are large and take up so much space. They can quickly fill up closets, whole rooms,, take over garages ( yes it has happened to me!) 
Then, the next thing you know you're renting out a storage facility and you have a monthly on your fleece that you are supposed to be selling in some form for your fiber business! 

I'm so bad to hoard! But it's either a business or it's not.. so up for sale it and the others in some form will go. Only keeping a small , manageable amount for personal use. 


It is gorgeous stuff though! 
The possibilities are endless.... I also have to remind myself he and my other icies ( and my pygoras!) do give me this squishy wool twice a year! 
So another rule I've made to overcome my hoarding habits is if what I saved for myself I haven't used by the next shearing I will sell it raw or at the very least send it to the mill for roving or to be made into yarn.

Self discipline... never been my strong suit but I'm getting better!!!

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