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...
by Virginia | Feb 2, 2017 | Handmade Business, Sewing To Sell
I thought some of you might be interested in how I am running my sewing business behind the scenes. Someone who write about this quite a bit is Abby from While She Naps if you want to really learn some good info and detail- like in depth extensive detail, you can go...
by Virginia | Jan 5, 2016 | craft show, fabric, Handmade Arcade, Handmade Business, patterns, sewing, tutorial
Do you remember that cute Day Out Purse I made for Sew Mama Sew last year? They were an extra project from Sewing to Sell that I was able to share. I made some for the holiday craft shows I did back in November and Decmeber 2015. They were fun and quick to make....
by Virginia | Oct 22, 2015 | craft show, Handmade Arcade, Handmade Business, Sewing To Sell, Uncategorized
I applied to 2 fabulous shows in Pittsburgh this holiday season and got into both of them! My first reaction was YAY!!! My next reaction was OH MY GOODNESS- I have a lot of work to do. But it’s fun work- good creative work! I found out this news several weeks...
