I got my first real taste of selling direct to the public when my friend Margaret and I decided to enter the world of craft fairs. We had both learnt to crochet, despite my being left handed, I had developed a serious addiction problem. We did ok with our handmade items, still take part in the Hartlepool Maritime Market when we can, but after one particularly wet, cold, miserable day my thoughts turned again to a ‘proper shop’, and so…