So anytime I try to save it it makes the sound as if it's saved  ( it doesn't offer me any other options, not sure if that's supposed to happen). When I reopen it it makes me go through the whole tutorial again and it doesn't seem to acknoledge it when I try to load it...

I was about to walk you through some steps to deduce what's happening as it seems your save file isn't being created.

But then I remembered another user did the exact same thing a year ago: they never unzipped the file. You can't play the game while it's still zipped up, as you can't save it or make any changes. It has to be unzipped.

To make the process even easier, just download the Itch app and find Tailor Tales through there - they will handle the installation for you, and your game will always be up to date! Yes you will have to start a new game since you never successfully created a save file. So I'll give you a tip: hold down the left mouse button while the intro is playing so that it speeds it up! :)