by Virginia | Mar 13, 2020 | Gingercakesews, Handmade Business, organizing, sewing
Essential Sewing Tools: that won’t break the bank… Tools are a hot topic with all of us who love sewing! It’s true that I am someone who prefers to keep things simple, but I do have a few favorite tools that were a small investment in my sewing. I...
by Virginia | Mar 13, 2020 | Handmade Business, organizing
Kanban for Creative Business Owners! Have you ever heard of Kanban? Well if not, right now can be your most recent “ah ha!” moment because kanban is an incredibly simple and wonderful way to organize your work time. Kanban was originally developed by...
by Virginia | Jan 22, 2020 | Handmade Business, organizing, sewing, Uncategorized
10 Sewing Habits to adopt in 2020 I made a new video over on my Yoututbe channel last week and I am so pleased that people are excited about the topic of new sewing habits! I actually wrote an article for Sew Mama Sew a few years ago about this very subject. That...
by Virginia | Dec 12, 2018 | Books, give away, Handmade Business, patterns, sewing, Sewing To Sell, Uncategorized
It’s been a very HAPPY week for Gingercake Patterns and moi, Virginia Lindsay 🙂 My new book, More Sewing to Sell is finally available for purchase and I am so excited to share it! This book was a challenge and pleasure to write. I really wanted to give my...
by Virginia | Aug 29, 2018 | Gingercakesews, Handmade Business, Sewing To Sell
Handmade business is all about diversifying. You can’t just keep doing the same thing over and over again and expect to continue staying in a creative and evolving business. I like to think of my business as a wheel with sprockets- like a bicycle wheel. At...
by Virginia | Nov 2, 2017 | Handmade Business, patterns, Sewing To Sell, Uncategorized
Thanks for all the interest and comments on my Booth tips last week. I decided to follow up with some talk about pricing! A much debated topic but I hope I can help you by sharing my thoughts and ideas. The first thing to understand about pricing handmade items to...
