Meet the latest trader in the spotlight, as the Leader continues to celebrate Independent Retailer Month throughout July...
Owner: Amanda Smith
Business: Amandas Fabrics
Location: 1a Earl Road, Mold
Telephone: 07849 962312
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 10am-4pm
When did you open and why?
I opened on Chester Street in 2014 as there was a gap in the market in this area for dress/craft fabrics. I moved on to Earl road two years ago.
I only came across the shop being empty by chance and after a week of viewing I had the key!
Why did you open in this location?
I started my business doing craft fairs and then markets, Oswestry/Llangollen/Ruthin. I then realised a shop was the way forward and thought Mold was ideal.
Tell us about your business/what do you sell?
I sell dress fabrics but mainly quilting and craft cottons, all 100 per cent cottons. I do a good range of haberdashery, including buttons, ribbons, threads. Also Anchor embroidery silks.
What's your most memorable/proudest moment in business?
The proudest moment has got to be just recently as I have become an official Liberty of London fabric stockist.
There are only 109 in the country, me being the 109th, this is a great achievement for my business and for Mold.
Have you had any strange requests/quirky suggestions or stories from customers?
I have been asked to sew a man's button on his jeans, while he was still wearing them!
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