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I have decided to go through the testing process so that my Mini Mei Tai's are in future CE certified. I know that many people make them and aren't bothered about CE certification but I have to say I have been looking at it for a while and I think I either need to do it or stop making them. CE marking means that the product has been assessed and meets EU safety, health and environmental protection requirements. EN71 is the EU standard required for toy safety. The MMT competition for the Gnome MMT has been planned for sometime so I am going to go ahead with it while CE testing is carried out for future MMT's . The fabrics on this MMT are tested to CSPIA requirements which is a US standard. I am now looking into hosting this on one of those Facebook app thingymejigs if I can get my brain round them.

New beginnings on the way

The workshop/studio (depends what the day is as to what I call it) is almost ready. It's been a long journey to get here, plans changed and changed and changed again, we live next to a mine shaft and had to build up rather than dig down and disturb anything. The neighbouring cottage has something mine related running underground that was filled in a few years back, I had a strong sense we should go up not down so that's what we did. Pillars were built, frames went up, insulation and roofers and plastererers came and went and I learnt a lot about how much hard work it is to lay electric cables! I am almost in though, I have shelves and a workbench installed and I've even got curtains up today over the french doors, this will enable privacy from prying eyes and also filter the sun away from my precious fabrics . The cutting table plans need to be re-assesed as having the shelves the way we planned to incorporate a cutting area wasn't going to work. I have had to change