Step into Carousel + Folk in south Minneapolis and you’ll find select vintage clothing, furniture, macramé plant hangers, candles and wool rugs — a style co-owner Lindsey Cason describes as “ ’70s boho that mixes in some ’80s.”
For seven years, though, her business existed only on Etsy.
Cason was part of a wave of crafters, quirky artisans and vintage thrifters who joined forces more than a decade ago to launch a revolution on Etsy, the global online marketplace for “unique and creative goods.”
Now she and others are walking away to forge a new path — back to brick-and-mortar stores.
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