I mentioned that this video contains some sad news. It is part 1 of a series of videos that show behind the scenes of closing my premises.

It has been an ongoing struggle to maintain any form of financial return from the building since the pandemic and with a new monetary crisis the overheads are simply eating any profits that I am making. I've not taken a salary for over a year now and that simply cannot continue.

It is not my intention to close 'the business' in fact I have exciting plans for Beautiful Things moving forward. Our sewing clubs, social media presence and online courses will all continue, but I will be working from my home studio instead.

I even plan to continue some teaching from home and Sandra and I have plans for lots of social opportunities for us all to meet in person during 2024.

I'm actually feeling very positive about the future and excited for the new things I can offer my clients, customers and friends. And this YouTube channel is going to be back up and running with regular videos and tutorials which I am sure you will enjoy.

I plan to continue business as normal until after Christmas and then will have a period of 5 weeks before I have to vacate the premises. As I am sure you can appreciate there is a lot of packing up and re-homing of things that needs to be done. (hence our recent de-clutter and jumble sale).

I've added a few FAQ's below for you all to take a look at. If you have any questions that you think I've missed, I'd be very grateful if you'd let me know so that I can update the answers on our website.

Much love

Claire
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