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Title: Advice on business name please.
Post by: crafter on November 19, 2018, 00:03:01 AM
So, I've started to do a few craft fairs.  Got the bug after doing stuff for the school fair.  Organisers keep asking for my business name and I hadn't thought about it until now and cannot think of anything.

My daughter came up with "Absolutely Fabric".  Domain name is available.  There is a shop up North called Absolutely Fabrics (with an s), but I don't think that's a problem for little old me.

So, what do you think of that name?  I cannot decide whether its a bit naff.  Please be honest - wont be offended.
Title: Re: Advice on business name please.
Post by: Sakar on November 19, 2018, 07:06:09 AM
I like the name  :)
What's the most thing you make? Clothes? Garments? Patchwork?
Do you want to make a website or just a name for presentation or "made by" labels?
Title: Re: Advice on business name please.
Post by: Efemera on November 19, 2018, 08:13:37 AM
It took us ages to think of a name, we do lots of fairs, a large 3 day one this weekend..we decided on NiceStuff, (we did thing about CrapStuff)
You could shorten yours. AB Fab! :D
Title: Re: Advice on business name please.
Post by: StitchinTime on November 19, 2018, 08:21:26 AM
To me "Absolutely Fabric" suggests that you sell fabric, not crafted items. Could you use a made up word such as fabrilicious or fabriculous (both of which maybe in use) instead?
Title: Re: Advice on business name please.
Post by: Kad on November 19, 2018, 09:23:49 AM
I tend to agree with Stitchintime
To me "Absolutely Fabric" suggests that you sell fabric, not crafted items. Could you use a made up word such as fabrilicious or fabriculous (both of which maybe in use) instead?
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How about something like ' Fabricraft'?
 To my mind, it suggests items crafted from fabric although it doesn't specify the type of item ( may be liberating or too vague for your purposes)
Title: Re: Advice on business name please.
Post by: Iminei on November 19, 2018, 09:39:05 AM
I think fabricraft is already taken ... it rings a bell somewhere in the back of my mind.

What do you primarily make/sell ??? When I sold knickknacks, curios , pictures and books on the antique trail many, many, many moons ago I called myself Picturebook ....
Title: Re: Advice on business name please.
Post by: BrendaP on November 19, 2018, 10:05:31 AM
To me "Absolutely Fabric" suggests that you sell fabric, not crafted items. Could you use a made up word such as fabrilicious or fabriculous (both of which maybe in use) instead?

I agree.

Were you thinking Absolutely Fabric after the TV programme?

What's wrong with using your own name?  Maybe just the first name ( I don't know what your's is)

Jenny's Fabrications, Claire's Fabriclations, Anna's Fabriclicious Makes ......
Title: Re: Advice on business name please.
Post by: crafter on November 25, 2018, 15:18:53 PM
Thank you ladies for all your suggestions.  I think I have decided.  Not Ab Fab as I did think it did think it a bit naff, and it did sound like fabric supply.  I don't want to use my own name, I find it a bit embarrassing. I'm shy :|

So, as I am pretty sure that I have decided I will announce it in the Cafe, for anyone interested, as I believe that it not searchable.  Please let me know if I am wrong.