The tights business is fickle

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Downside:	Our supplier no longer carries hunter green, our most popular color.
Upside:	We can order it through them from the mill.
Downside:	We have to order in "dye lots", anywhere from 150 - 200 yards.
Upside:	We won't have to order that color for another twenty-five years.
Downside:	It's this way with a lot of our popular colors
Upside:	No upside to that one.
Downside:	That's a lot of fabric to have to store.
Upside:	I get to build shelves.

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Random thoughts

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

...which reminds me that I didn't take you guys up on the remainder of that bolt of white brocade. Not that I need any more fabric....

We need to get more shelving, too. I think a storage building may be in the future so we're not paying $50/month rental! And it isn't even fabric that's in there!

And at some point I am going to get Bruce into tights! Hunter green, absolutely!

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

So hunter green is in this season...yes?

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Hunter green is one of those colors that we just can't seem to keep in. All the darker colors are that way, navy; wine; chocolate brown. The one I really miss (but am not willing to pay $1400 to get) is olive drab green. Not a lot of call for it, but the folks that wanted it REALLY wanted it.

[starwyse.livejournal.com]

$1400 yikes!

Re: Random thoughts

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

And at some point I am going to get Bruce into tights! Hunter green, absolutely!

I'll let you know when it's in. :)

Re: Random thoughts

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Cool! ....now I have to start working on him....

Note to self: tell the stories of the gals' reactions to Pete and Sean when they first wore tights at faire.

Re: Random thoughts

[billthetailor.livejournal.com]

Before I forget, do you want me to set the white back for you? We're going to be having an open house/sale sometime in May with the intention of getting rid of all of our fabrics and inventory tights. If you want it, I'll keep it off the tables.

Re: Random thoughts

[rowangolightly.livejournal.com]

Yeah....I have some of the same pattern in another color and think there'll be a use for it coming up. Heaven help me....

And thank you!