Hello again! We have now been open for 2 weeks! What an amazing time and a very steep ramp up, which has been very exciting and thoroughly enjoyable. Jumble Jelly http://www.jumblejelly.com/ opened its doors to the world on Thursday 14th April 2011. Well we were overwhelmed by the positive comments, the support and keen interest from so many local Bradford-on-Avon people right from day one. A big, big, big thank you to everyone!!
In the last 2 weeks we have met so many lovely people from all over Wiltshire and Somerset, as well as many people that have travelled from further away. Again, a massive thank you for all your interest, kind wishes and support.
We recognise that our customers are very important to us, so we are keen to listen, learn, adapt and evolve into a shop that delivers the products and services that our customers' desire. We maintain a WISH LIST in-store for increasing our products and services to further achieving customers' wants and needs. In some cases we can satisfy your requests very quickly, in others that are more challenging, we promise to continually make progress, but in a controlled and sustainable manner.
Already, the general feedback is that having Jumble Jelly http://www.jumblejelly.com/ providing a diverse range of products, covering the essentials of haberdashery to the wide range of knitting wools and yarns, to the plain and designer fabrics, all under one roof, is a positive asset to Bradford-on Avon. So again, thank you and we will endeavour to keep increasing the diversity of ranges and stock levels to achieve your expectations.
We have had significant interest in our on-site workshops, in particular for crochet, knitting and sewing. We are in the process of planning the calendar of events and this will be published very soon. Please come in and ask.
To support the widespread interest in the workshops, we have decided to expand already. The premises in Bradford-on-Avon lends itself to significant expansion having 3 storeys and we originally planned to allow this to evolve over a longer period of time. However, due to the interest, some of this planning has been brought forward and we are already preparing one large workshop room upstairs which should be finished in the next 2 weeks, with a plan for a second workshop room downstairs in the coming months.
Well that's probably enough blurb for now. Thank you again to everyone for kind wishes, comments, feedback, interest, support and for giving us the opportunity to meet you all.
See you soon. Have a good weekend and Bank Holiday!
We are open again from Tuesday at 9.30am.
Debbie and Roxana
xxx
http://www.jumblejelly.com/
10 Silver Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JY
(15-20 minutes from centre of Bath, Somerset)
Jumble Jelly is a haberdashery that sells fabric, wool, yarn and gifts. Jumble Jelly runs workshops for beginners, improvers and experts in crochet, knitting, sewing, needlework, quilting, felting and other related crafts. Jumble Jelly is based in Bradford-on-Avon at 10 Silver Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JY (near the Heritage City of Bath, Somerset). Visit: www.jumblejelly.com or call 01225 866033.
Saturday 30 April 2011
Monday 25 April 2011
JUMBLE JELLY - Haberdashery, Fabric and Yarn / Wool shop - 10 Silver Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JY (near the Heritage City of Bath, Somerset)
Wow! Its been a hectic few months!
Opening a new shop with a new brand, in the current challenging economic climate, could be viewed as crazy? We think not...and hope not!
We decided a few months ago to set up a new haberdashery, fabric and yarn shop for a few reasons.
We wanted to feed our love for being creative. Knitting, crochet, sewing, felting and all the many related crafts are contagious obsessions. So we wanted to provide the resources, in terms of products, and access to learning, to a wider number of people from children to adults, at all skill levels. Spreading the passion and creating a wider, open and social community that is local and readily accessible to people.
We want to make our mark in connecting modern life with the essence of traditional crafts that have somehow become lost and forgotten in many areas of our 21st Century lives.
We also wanted to fill a major gap in the market, that the internet cannot fulfil, that supermarkets cannot fulfil, nor can the long established, specialist and old-fashioned, cluttered shops. The shopping experience is everything to us. We want people to enjoy spending time in our shop, nattering and catching up, sharing ideas and gossiping (and hopefully buying the odd item or two,...but not essential!).
So under one roof we want to create an environment for people to just enjoy. Where people can meet, socialise and shop under no pressures and with no expectations.
We want to provide workshops and other approaches (such as Knit and Natter) to assist people in learning these great crafts and to gain the confidence to make a new gift, new jumper, scarf, socks, bunting, dolly, teddy bear etc...etc... The beauty is that there are so very few boundaries to creativity.
Initially we planned on locating the shop in an area of Bath called Widcombe. The theory was that Widcombe is not too close to other haberdashery, fabric and wool shops so as to tread on any toes (approx one mile distance to the nearest) and we were in an area that was relatively straightforward to access and park.
Thank goodness we didn't sign the contracts, but what a close shave! We were pushing forward with contracts on the premises and in fact it was the landlord and their agents that were dragging their heels at the time. This turned out to be such an amazing positive as we were able to keep reviewing the decision and keep considering all other options...
During this period, we considered Bradford-on-Avon due to its location. Its much closer to our homes. Its a lovely location for spending time, and the local people and community are so welcoming and friendly. Its also much, much further from all other competitor, haberdashery, fabric and wool shops being in a completely different town. So no arch rivals! In fact we were excited about the possibility of building friendly relationships with similar shops in the surrounding towns.
Finally we signed the lease, Jumble Jelly (http://www.jumblejelly.com/) was going to be born at 10 Silver Street in Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1JY, pressure was on.....
The previous tenants had stripped the building of everything including the hot water boiler... We had our work cut out turning a previous butchers and cafe/restaurant into a mouth-watering colourful and functional haberdashery, fabric and wool shop.
4 weeks later we opened the doors to the world! Jumble Jelly (http://www.jumblejelly.com/) was finally born. We are so grateful to everyone for their hard work in getting to where we are today and most of all to all our new customers who are being so supportive and positive.
Of course its early days. We are listening to all feedback (the overwhelming positives and especially the recommendations) and we aim to keep increasing our stock levels, brands and diversity to keep our customers happy. This includes achieving broad choices of stock to cater for all budgets, keeping affordable and mainstream yarns and fabrics, right through to keeping designer fabrics and the finest wools. We are keen to listen and learn, keeping a 'wish list' for our customers so that we tailor our future stock to matching our customers' wants, desires and needs.
Debbie and Roxana
xxx
http://www.jumblejelly.com/
10 Silver Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JY
(15-20 minutes from centre of Bath, Somerset)
Opening a new shop with a new brand, in the current challenging economic climate, could be viewed as crazy? We think not...and hope not!
We decided a few months ago to set up a new haberdashery, fabric and yarn shop for a few reasons.
We wanted to feed our love for being creative. Knitting, crochet, sewing, felting and all the many related crafts are contagious obsessions. So we wanted to provide the resources, in terms of products, and access to learning, to a wider number of people from children to adults, at all skill levels. Spreading the passion and creating a wider, open and social community that is local and readily accessible to people.
We want to make our mark in connecting modern life with the essence of traditional crafts that have somehow become lost and forgotten in many areas of our 21st Century lives.
We also wanted to fill a major gap in the market, that the internet cannot fulfil, that supermarkets cannot fulfil, nor can the long established, specialist and old-fashioned, cluttered shops. The shopping experience is everything to us. We want people to enjoy spending time in our shop, nattering and catching up, sharing ideas and gossiping (and hopefully buying the odd item or two,...but not essential!).
So under one roof we want to create an environment for people to just enjoy. Where people can meet, socialise and shop under no pressures and with no expectations.
We want to provide workshops and other approaches (such as Knit and Natter) to assist people in learning these great crafts and to gain the confidence to make a new gift, new jumper, scarf, socks, bunting, dolly, teddy bear etc...etc... The beauty is that there are so very few boundaries to creativity.
Initially we planned on locating the shop in an area of Bath called Widcombe. The theory was that Widcombe is not too close to other haberdashery, fabric and wool shops so as to tread on any toes (approx one mile distance to the nearest) and we were in an area that was relatively straightforward to access and park.
Thank goodness we didn't sign the contracts, but what a close shave! We were pushing forward with contracts on the premises and in fact it was the landlord and their agents that were dragging their heels at the time. This turned out to be such an amazing positive as we were able to keep reviewing the decision and keep considering all other options...
During this period, we considered Bradford-on-Avon due to its location. Its much closer to our homes. Its a lovely location for spending time, and the local people and community are so welcoming and friendly. Its also much, much further from all other competitor, haberdashery, fabric and wool shops being in a completely different town. So no arch rivals! In fact we were excited about the possibility of building friendly relationships with similar shops in the surrounding towns.
Finally we signed the lease, Jumble Jelly (http://www.jumblejelly.com/) was going to be born at 10 Silver Street in Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1JY, pressure was on.....
The previous tenants had stripped the building of everything including the hot water boiler... We had our work cut out turning a previous butchers and cafe/restaurant into a mouth-watering colourful and functional haberdashery, fabric and wool shop.
4 weeks later we opened the doors to the world! Jumble Jelly (http://www.jumblejelly.com/) was finally born. We are so grateful to everyone for their hard work in getting to where we are today and most of all to all our new customers who are being so supportive and positive.
Of course its early days. We are listening to all feedback (the overwhelming positives and especially the recommendations) and we aim to keep increasing our stock levels, brands and diversity to keep our customers happy. This includes achieving broad choices of stock to cater for all budgets, keeping affordable and mainstream yarns and fabrics, right through to keeping designer fabrics and the finest wools. We are keen to listen and learn, keeping a 'wish list' for our customers so that we tailor our future stock to matching our customers' wants, desires and needs.
Debbie and Roxana
xxx
http://www.jumblejelly.com/
10 Silver Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JY
(15-20 minutes from centre of Bath, Somerset)
Thursday 21 April 2011
JUMBLE JELLY - Haberdashery, Fabric and Yarn / Wool shop - 10 Silver Street, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1JY (near the Heritage City of Bath, Somerset)
NEW: Haberdashery, Fabric and Yarn / Wool Shop
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1JY, Wiltshire (near the Heritage City of Bath, Somerset)
Tel: 01225 866 033
Jumble Jelly http://www.jumblejelly.com/ is run by two friends, Roxana and Debbie, who have a passion for all things homespun and an appreciation for the beauty of vintage pieces.
Whether you are a proficient seamstress - making entire wardrobes and soft-furnishings - or a quilting queen, we have the loveliest Amy Butler fabrics among many.
For those who love a knit and natter, we stock wonderful yarns, local and from all over the world that will get you knitting everything from tea cosies to fireside blankets. Have a go at felting with locally sourced felting tops, or turning recycled sweaters into cushions and bags.
We have what you want to be inspired and all you need to get creative.
Jumble Jelly http://www.jumblejelly.com stocks a huge array of haberdashery, cascades of bright buttons, baskets full of vintage beauties. We have all the bits and pieces you need for recycling, reinventing or just fixing: you can mend the worn-through bits of your favourite cardi and … if there’s something we don’t stock, we can get it for you!
If the idea of following a pattern doesn't make you giddy and excited, there are kits galore, so anyone can get creative: you can felt a bag with a Gillian Gladrags kit, or make your shopping tote with Hamble & Jemima.
An Aladdin’s cave of creative inspiration for children too –
Your mini creators are not excluded: there are children’s sewing kits, Knitting Nancys and a pick-and-mix of felt, buttons, ribbons and string for them to design their own sock puppets.
We are keen to enthuse you with our wares and we invite you to share our passion. So, take your time, pull out fabrics, touch the yarns and ask us for help on techniques. If you've never finished knitting that blanket for your teddy, then dig out the dusty bag with your needles and yarn that have been lurking under your bed and we will get you started again over a cuppa.
Come along to one of our workshops and we will make sure you leave with the confidence to create.
We are so excited to have found a home for Jumble Jelly http://www.jumblejelly.com in Bradford-on-Avon : the buzzing community spirit fits our vision for making a place to meet and get creative.
We look forward to seeing you and your family!
NEW: Haberdashery, Fabric and Yarn / Wool Shop
Bradford-on-Avon, BA15 1JY, Wiltshire (near the Heritage City of Bath, Somerset)
Tel: 01225 866 033
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