Hand sewn shops—

For those of you who have hand shops when did you open your store? How many listings did you have? Did you have any proof of concept before you opened from friends or people on social media? Did you just open once you made your first type of item?

What would you do differently if you opened the same shop today?

PSA- I am referring to the basic hand sewn items: makeup pouches, wristlets, cup koozies, etc!