Case Study: Dragonflylotus Designs streamlines handspun thread inventory with inFlow Inventory

How a Small Business is Paving the Way for the Handspun Market

Dragonflylotus Designs, a small business specializing in handspun thread for needleartists, faced significant challenges in managing its unique inventory. As all products are made by hand, the owner, Liz Westlake, needed to meticulously track both finished thread down to the last yard and raw materials, the latter of which could take over a month to reorder from suppliers. This fine balance was critical to avoid production delays and stockouts.

To solve this, they implemented inFlow Inventory. The software provided them with the tools to track finished goods and raw material levels, run reports to identify what needed to be spun or ordered next, and utilize the Work Order module to track threads in process and automatically calculate material costs. Using inFlow saved the business considerable time on administrative tasks, which was directly reinvested into spinning more thread and growing the company.