…now that you have visited the show, do you still feel it is feasible for a DE to sell production-approved styles and patterns at a booth at PV? Did you see many small independents selling sweater and textile knitdowns or would you say this show is for larger, very seasoned textile organisations?

These organizations definitely had their act together, they’re significant players. What I would recommend to others is to walk the show first, just as you would any other one. In my particular case since I’m a socially awkward person who typically makes a bad first impression, I would follow my friend’s lead (she’s the one who says we should do this). I would think a show closer to home (less costly too) would be the first step. I’d walk whatever show she picked with her. She has a gift dealing with people and knows a lot of them too. If after that she said it was a risk worth testing, I’d kick in my portion of the “product” and fees. I’m not much of a leader in these sorts of things.