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...
by Virginia | Sep 8, 2015 | Handmade Business, photo taking
Something I have been thinking about lately is how to take better photographs of my sewn things. Especially things that I made a pattern for since I want people to be able to envision making one for themselves. The other day I sewed up a new Lucky Elephant pillow...
by Virginia | Jan 6, 2015 | fabric, Handmade Business, Sewing To Sell
The Sewing to Sell Blog tour is still going strong! Last week, Jenny from The Southern Institute wrote about getting your finances in order when starting (or fixing up!) a handmade business. Be sure to go over and read her blog post- you might learn something new...
