07/19/2026
I had my 1st experience being at a market with the factory made “crochet” vendors. I knew this existed and if you have been to Hobby Lobby or some other retailers, you’ve seen the “crochet” flowers or animals on a stick that you can buy. While at the Farmington Founders Festival, I encountered 2 of these vendors. They clearly purchase their items from Temu, Aliexpress, or the other cheap wholesale sites you can go to. These items are all factory made items and not handmade by crafters but both of these vendors claimed to have made them or members of their family do. I was not able to take pictures of their booths because I was busy educating them that I knew they were lying, so I easily found pics from Google because these types of vendors are popping up everywhere. The yarn used and the stitches had an extra loop in them gave it away, but they held to their stories. Yes their prices are going to be lower than most true handmade vendor but that’s because they paid pennies for it. Please, please, please do not buy from these vendors!!!
