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Frog we don’t have time for this

"this could have been slop, but it's not" is rapidly becoming a surefire signifier of premium-ness

40: The 2025 Small Fry Gift Guide, Part II Shopping small for knitwear, ceramics, and more.

Part two of my small business gift guide has arrived 🌀 open.substack.com/pub/readsmal...

39: The 2025 Small Fry Gift Guide, Part I Shopping small for holiday gifts.

Part one of my small business gift guide is here 🌟 www.readsmallfry.com/p/39-the-202...

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

38: Small World AI bunnies, a new dictionary, and shopping mall real estate.

New Small World talking about AI bunnies, a new dictionary, and shopping mall real estate 🐇https://www.readsmallfry.com/p/38-small-world?r=f955

i ❤️ fashion history

37: Ask Small Fry Shopping small for bedding.

icymi: answered another Ask Small Fry request on where to shop small for bedding ☁️ www.readsmallfry.com/p/37-ask-sma...

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu." Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

36: Small finds September small business finds.

New monthly small business finds including a very cute sweater for your dog and a necklace that looks like a cracked egg 🐣

35: Small World Cheesecake, TikTok, and optimism.

New Small World 🌐 in today's letter, we're talking about cheesecake, TikTok, and the latest small business news

34: Ask Small Fry Shopping small for neutral, bold-patterned clothing.

In today's edition of Ask Small Fry, we're shopping small for neutral yet bold-patterned clothing 🏁

i wish brands would include more technical information in their product descriptions. i don't need to know this was inspired by timeless italian men summering in nantucket who could dress up or down. i want to know the fabric weight, leather tanning method, seam construction, etc.

not to be dramatic but tariffs are ruining my life

A hanging made of 8 cream pieces which have a graphic flower motif stitched over the top. Octagonal flowers in orange with black stems

A bonsai like wall hanging of 3 extended octagonal panels in green

A cute selection of tree like graphics made from textile panels, all hanging on a wall

A beautiful show of textiles by Rose Wong, on show at Enorme in NYC. www.instagram.com/ohrosewong

Pitchfork headline: “King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Leave Spotity”

Devastating for Spotify to lose 50% of albums on the service

White text on a black background that says "That cool local store you like only stays open if you spend money there."

As a reminder...

what possible reason can there be for this other than abject cruelty or indifference

guys I can only handle about 5 minutes of real life a day

23: March small business finds ~Birthday edition~

this week on Small Fry, my March small business finds 🌼✨🌺

a must-read imo

A photo of the Southwick manufacturing plant before it closed. The photo shows a bunch of people at various sewing stations. This was located in Massachusetts.

I support the US garment industry. I don't believe in making life harder for immigrants or erecting blanket tariffs. So how can we reshore some of our US garment manufacturing without xenophobia or protectionism? Here's my view. 🧵

electric chair

22: Spring cleaning Shopping small for zero-waste cleaning products.

this week on Small Fry, we're shopping small for zero-waste cleaning products ✨

fellow pittsburghers: please someone make this happen so i can go see Jamelle speak

20: Ask Small Fry In search of the elusive 25" inseam and other pants that don't need to be hemmed.

last week on Small Fry, i helped a subscriber shop small for pants with a <27" inseam 👖

thank you so much!!

19: Spring is coming February small business finds.

shopping small for home goods 🌼

18: Be mine The Small Fry Valentine's day gift guide.

one of my favorite Small Fry gift guides I've made so far 🍒