I can has Etsy.

I did it- I set up an Etsy shop.  If you read my blog regularly, you have already seen my wares, but if you would like to have a look, please do.  The address is taueret.etsy.com.  I realise that photography is not my strong point- but really I'd rather be weaving :-).

The move to Etsy was my opportunity to shed the "Taueret" thing- who chooses a name that she can't even pronounce?  I do, apparently.  Why Taueret?  Well, when I started my blog a couple of years ago, I was hugely pregnant.  I also never expected anyone would really read it- but  *was* keen to make it more or less anonymous, for reasons that seem kind of naive now.  So, searching for a not-my-own-name name that reflected my mood, I hit on Taueret- apparently an Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility.  Hey, I was 7 months pregnant- right now I'd probably choose something utterly different- like Tourette ;-)! 

Never expecting to have to *say* Taueret- I didn't consider the difficulty in spelling and pronouncing it.  As far as I can see it's "Taw-ret", but my friend says "Taurette" which sounds so cute, and my husband says "Tauray" which makes me wonder how many other ways you could say it.  When I met strangers at the Stitches n Craft show, and told them about Ravelry, I grabbed their notebooks an scrawled "Taueret@ravelry" on them, so they could say hi when they got there.  Strangely, no one has!  heh heh.

Anyway, the biggest dilemma of doing the etsy thing was- what to call the shop.  Well, after a couple of days of trying to come up with the cleverest name evar- I gave up.  There are a few people who already know my blog and therefore my weaving.  It seems crazy to make them learn some new identity, because I am fickle.  So... Tauret is the name of my Etsy shop too.  Did you like that story?  Where are you going?  I have many other fascinating anecdotes!

Comments

[Peg in South Carolina]

Congratulations! And thanks for explaining the name. I've always wondered...........

[Bety]

Don't feel bad, I'm on Ravelry and can't even tie into my blog LOL. Congratulations on the Shop, Good Luck!

[Donyale]

Yay You! Looks great.

[amanda j]

In my head, you are Tawrett! Your etsy looks fantastic! Good luck. I will favourite you.

[Terri]

Congratulations! Great to see your shop up and running....and love the scarves....

Happy Weaving,
Terri

[sophie duckduckGoosestuff]

I always thought it was tower-ette, with the tower bit a little rushed. Like a tall building with a tic disorder ;)

I love love love your etsy shop, when I am not poor I shall make enquiries about a custom cotton and silk scarf (no wool...) The colours are fabulous and the texture of the weaves is wonderful - that mix of materials is just gorgeous. if you ever fancy trading, let me know!

sophie (duckduckGoosestuff on etsy)