What Are Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on a device when a website is visited. It acts like a digital sticky note, helping the site remember simple actions or choices.
Cookies do not reveal identities or personal history. Used to support a smoother, more relevant experience for felt crafters. Details change, function remains familiar.
How Cookies Operate
Cookies, much like notes in a crafter’s notebook, store small pieces of information about a visit. These files help the site remember returning visitors, settings, or progress in guides.
Each cookie is a tool — some track preferences, some help analyze site performance, others support sharing. The purpose always guides the choice of tool, just as in craft.
Types of Cookies Used
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Essential Cookies RoleEssential cookies let the site remember language choice, keep session secure, and recall basket contents between visits. Without these, basic features break, just as a missing stitch weakens a craft. Always active for core site function.
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Functional Cookies SupportFunctional cookies support site personalization. They remember pattern favorites or keep recent project steps handy. These make site visits smoother, like labeled thread in a kit. Turn off, and some preferences disappear.
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Analytics Cookies UseAnalytics cookies track which pages attract returning crafters, which guides are read, which photos are clicked. Usage patterns compared to old logbooks — patterns over individuals. Data shapes how future resources are presented. No personal details, just numbers.
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Marketing Cookies UseMarketing cookies support relevant craft offers or event reminders. Used with care, not for broad profiling. They might keep track of which group events interest the user. Ads are shaped by themes, not individual identities.
Cookie Retention Timeline
Cookie Management Steps
Cookies can be managed through browser settings, with options to view, block, or delete. Modern browsers offer clear paths, no hidden steps. Adjusting preferences puts control in the visitor’s hands, balancing privacy with experience.
Google Chrome
Open Chrome’s menu, select Settings, go to Privacy and Security, then Cookies
and other site data. Adjust preferences or clear cookies from there. Each step
modernized from browser manuals.
Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox’s menu, choose Settings, select Privacy & Security, then
Cookies and Site Data. View, remove, or block cookies easily. Steps updated for
current browser versions.
Safari
In Safari, go to Preferences, then Privacy. Here, cookies can be reviewed or
blocked. No technical background required — steps as simple as sorting felt by
colour.
Microsoft Edge
Go to Microsoft Edge’s menu, choose Settings, click on Cookies and site
permissions. Manage cookies or view stored items. As simple as flipping a page
in a craft pattern book.