I have been knitting since I was about 6, taught as so many of us are, by my grandma.
My family and friends were the recipients of my creations. Then I started an after school club in 2002, teaching the basics to the youngsters I worked with. Soon my skills were noticed by a parent who also ran our Home & School Association. She invited me to have a stall at the next school fair. I was so thrilled to see people paying money for my makes that my confidence grew, I looked around for something more than the twice a year events.
Enter Etsy in 2008. I originally called myself Nimble Needles as that was the name of the after school club and it was easy for parents (who enquired) to track me down, however it soon became clear they just wanted Mrs Meese Makes.