http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:56:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en he is on his way to Atlanta for a few days, I will be joining him on Friday with the two little (or not so little) Stitches!!! Can't wait to check out some US Stitching Shops for ideas and inspiration. Mrs Stitchy http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=79 and then the shop can be opened... and it's being worked on as I type. Our in-house web developer is working on the 3-D Secure Code required for Maestro & Mastercard transactions from 1st January. Once this is done the shop will open it's doors even if we still have stock ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=77 lots of gorgeous threads to the site. It's such fun to get all the colours out and add them to the site. I love seeing all the pics when they have been uploaded and I'm getting really excited about the upcoming opening date. Today we were discussing what the opening ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=75 to save you from counting on your fingers, rooting through drawers for a calculator that no longer works or just getting general brain ache... There is now a calculator on the store that will tell you how big your piece of fabric needs to be to complete a design ifyou know ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=70 Tested the payment part of the website and everything is working securely and smoothly. The site will now accept payment by PayPal and credit or debit card. We will be adding payment by cheque soon.... Mrs Stitchy http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=66 the new fridge-freezer is arriving tomorrow. I can't believe I'm getting excited about a fridge freezer!!! But the freezer I have is more than 25 yrs old (I got it free 18 yrs ago and it was being thrown out as old then) . It is now reaching the end ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=64 Away in Rugby teaching the usual ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) course. I was going to have some time off Thu and Fri but now I'll be in London doing a new (to me) course. 5 days actually working in one week? Outrageous! I think we had our first availability-related incident ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=61 This weekend we went on a trip to Ikea in Southampton and bought a new bed for my daughter, drove home in the most awful weather with the boot of the car not completely shut and part of the new bed stuck out the back and then proceeded to dismantle ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=52 with my daughter ill and Mr. Stitchy away in Scotland, work at full tilt (I was covering for someone on annual leave and doing my normal work as well) so I don't feel as if much progress was made on the shop this week. What has been achieved: The Search Help page ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=49 I am once again north of the border in Bonnie Scotland in the town of Motherwell near Glasgow, and approximately £50 from Glasgow Airport by taxi. Due to the weather it's likely to be more of a taxi-taking trip than a walking-and-getting-exercise trip. If I see anything stitching-related I'll be sure ... http://www.sewstitchy.co.uk/blog/?p=47