I almost can’t believe my last blog entry was at the start of the year. For those of you who don’t follow our facebook or twitter pages - we haven’t fallen off the face of the world! Actually, we have been extremely busy here at Becky Broome HQ! There have been lots of exciting developments which I will tell you more about here.
In my last blog post we were busily preparing for Top Drawer Spring. Here is a photo of our stand.
Two and a half weeks after Top Drawer we exhibited at Spring Fair. We had a larger stand so we changed the product display adding shelves and ladders - which were great for displaying the aprons and tea towels without taking up too much space!
Several of our products depicting naval documents were chosen by a trend forecasting company to be a part of Trend House. Trend House was an area within Spring Fair which showcased ‘hot contenders for next season’s best selling products’. As you can imagine we were thrilled!
After the trade shows at the beginning of the year I decided to take a step back and start designing again. Starting a new business takes literally all of your time up and my designing always seemed to be at the bottom of the list! Kristian and I joined a print workshop in Manchester and produced some simple Easter designs which were printed on to gift bags and tags. We launched them on our Not On The High Street page and received a fantastic reaction! So fantastic that we could barely keep up with the demand ... not that I’m complaining! We designed and printed limited edition prints to commemorate the Royal Wedding plus a few other designs.
This got us to thinking about screen printing onto fabric. After a lot of research and much consideration we decided to bite the bullet and bring our printing in-house. We bought and installed a 20ft print table, washout booth, racking and lots of sundries! Here is the transformation of our studio.
Now all we had to do was design and print a new range! However, after a lot of hard work, seven day weeks and plenty of late nights we launched our AW11 collection at Harrogate Home and Gift Show last week! We received an amazing response and could not be happier. Here is a sneak peak at the new range which will be available from September.
We are extremely proud to have our products made in Britain and printing new ranges in our Cheshire studio adds a beautiful handmade quality.
Traditional proverbs and vintage style union jacks are the inspiration behind the collection, creating a sense of homeliness and comfort. The deep red, navy and cream colour palette adds a patriotic feel to the collection – perfect for the upcoming Queen’s Jubilee and the Olympics! The range includes small cushions, large feature cushions, framed prints, tea towels and aprons.
We had the same stand at Harrogate Home and Gift that we had the year before, and it was tiny, but I think we used the space well, considering! I can’t believe it was a year ago that I launched to the trade, so much has happened over that time! I just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me and the business including our loyal customers, facebook and twitter supporters. Here’s to a lot more successful years to come!