A place for everything? Changes to categories

For Homeware I would go with ‘ Garden and Outdoor’ to also cover things like camping ,must be scope for crafts in tents, camper vans and caravans, and howabout an Eco/Green craft category?.

Its great that you’re expanding your sections. I make knitted scarves, I would normally put them under accessories? I would like to put them in a clothing – accessories – scarves section. You don’t have a knitting/knitwear section at all.

Hi all. Thanks – these are really helpful.

Deb – could Fibre Art come under Mixed Media?

Polka Dots and Posies – T-shirts are already there under Clothing :)

Miss Frekkles – yes, you’re right. Our categories are all for the type of item rather than how it’s made. There’s a ‘practices’ tag for knitting. Is there knitwear that isn’t covered in the existing clothing categories, d’you think?

Minky Magic – There is a Cufflinks section under Jewellery already. Is that where you’d expect to find it? And yes, men’s gifts would be useful.

Thanks again!

A knitting/crochet/sewing (needlecrafts?) section would be helpful

Especially for patterns – currently these are mixed in with the finished items.

Ooh, yes, the glass art category will be most welcome…one thing though, could they just be “glass”, “ceramics”, “textiles” etc. – as they are already under the “Art” category?

Thanks, Flora

I recently listed some coasters and couldn’t find a specific category – just Homewares (perhaps I looked in the wrong place).

a ‘cleaning section in homewares’ would be fantastic or possibly a ‘laundry’ one. I’ve just listed a few vintage fabric peg bags, and couldn’t find a category that fitted them exactly, so had to put in ‘home decorations’. You could possibly consider changing ‘Drawer scenters’ to ‘lavender sachets’. Lots of people sell ‘lavender sachets’, but you don’t *have* to put them in drawers, they can go in wardrobes, bedside tables, door handles etc.

Thanks all. These are really helpful. We’ll definitely make some changes to the list as a result.

Marceline – I was thinking of things like colouring books and self-published books, but we do have blank ones. Personally I wouldn’t expect to find zines under Art, would you? Maybe we need a Books and zines top category?

Flora – that seems very sensible! A bit more inclusive too.

Eidelweiss/Pouch – yes, that’s an interesting area. Would ‘Housework’ be too dull as a heading?!

Lynsey – yep, good ones! Pincushions are a tricky one along with other similar crafting accesories (like needle rolls etc). Would you look for them with supplies/materials do you think, or do we need something else?

If it’s okay we’ll just leave this running for a while to get more feedback then follow-it up in another blog post. Thanks for all the comments – please keep them coming!

Thank you Anne. Its really good that you can only list scarves in one place.
I can’t think of any other headings for Clothing…Although I wouldn’t expect to find shawl or poncho in there I would look for them in accessories. (you also have shawl in both asseccories and clothing which might mean items get missed in the listings)
I always tag my items with knitting, it that what you mean?

I think that the new sections are a welcome addition, but I still don’t have a category to happily list my work. I make ‘old’ toys which are purely decorative and not suitable for children, so I never feel comfortable about listing them under the Toys section. I usually stick them in Homeware, but it would be nice to have a kitchenalia or decorative/collectable section where my animals might be happier!

I am open to (polite) suggestions about where I can stick my animals! Sarah x

Could you add ‘washbags’

Also would really like you to add the ‘upcycle’ tag so we can sell our products under the ethical banner if they fit. This is one of my main selling points, and would be something a lot of people would now like to search for. Very relevant to Follksy folk.

thanks.

oh just to add, eco or upcycle good but think ‘green’ is now a bit eighties and outmoded.

Know you had a recycle tag, but re-use (ie upcycle) is even better, so would be good to be able to sell in on this.

Thinking also of wider internet searches, if we list ‘upcycle’ items, if you add that category, then – would a general www search of the internet pull up our upcycled items????

A Books and Zines top category would be awesome – zines are growing in popularity again, and some people might not consider text-only zines to be art.

I don’t really mind either way, I just think Zines, Books and Bookmarks should all be in the same place if possible. Thanks!

Collectables and gifts? Would that work? It’s quite broad. We could use ‘adult toys’ but that makes them sound rude.

I’d drop the “I” and just make the category “phone covers” some of us are very addicted to our blackberries you know:)

I would also say to drop the “tea” and just have cosies instead because there are quite a lot of cosies listed for cups and such too.

And maybe “scented sachets” would work better than drawer scenters, some are made to hang so aren’t specifically for drawers and they don’t all contain lavender as some people are very sensitive to it.

Hi Rosina, yes of course. There aren’t always categories for everything but it shouldn’t stop you buying. A lot of people use the search anyway so the categories often doesn’t matter.

There is already a category for bowls under Homeware and maybe we could add Storage as a category for your shelves?

Yay for the categories additions – brilliant.

I really need somewhere for craft kits – do they get listed as supplies? Even if so, there is no category for them to go in at the moment, unless I missed it. I know I’m not the only person with kits to list, so sure it would be greatly appreciated.

The other categories on my wish list have already been suggested. :)

I’d like to see ‘Knitting Patterns’, please.

I’d really like an “other” or “misc” subcat in all the categories please! There will always be odd bits and pieces that don’t fit anywhere else (and I make some of them!)

How about a greeting card section? I make birthday and Christmas cards mainly plus others too, so could you make a section in the stationery section or a greeting card section with a sub list like men’s, women’s, Christmas, children’s etc. I think that would be fab as I can list loads!!!!! Thanks for letting us put our input in to this. :o)

Great to have a bookmark catagory. Thanks

Thanks for your reply Anne… I need a place to put my moustaches, masks etc which currently have no category… would a “Costumes” section under Clothing or Accessories perhaps be possible? :)

Hurrah, thanks Anne :)

Sorry, I also meant to ask, could we have a section under jewellery for “sets” or be able to add more than one category? (I make necklace and earring sets and bangle and ring sets but can only enter “necklace” or “bangle” at the moment.)

Could we please have a ‘prints’ section instead of them being included in original art.

Many thanks!

Hi, could you please also include woodturning or wood art under a category please?

Hi,

Would it be possible to add ties (or neckties) as a category? Either in clothing or accessories?

Ta!

Hi … am a folksy newbie!! Have asked folksy under the discussions section for a category for things like crystals/healing tools/spiritual/metaphysical items etc. We make crystal and gemstone therapeutic healing tools such as pendulums and crystal wands etc. which don’t seem to quite fit into jewellery or accessories. Seemed to be met very enthusiastically by folksy so hopefully a new category will be added for this soon. Hope this will be helpful to other sellers too. – am also interested to find out what sellers of similar items would currently put their listings under – I haven’t put anything on yet because I just couldn’t seem to find the right place to put it … any suggestions please?? Many thanks :o)