CIA Journal Issue 83
December 3, 2018
RJR Enforces MAP Pricing for Cotton+Steel; Retailers React
Fabric company RJR sent an email to retailers notifying them of a minimum advertised pricing (MAP) policy that will go into effect for Cotton+Steel on December 1, 2018. The policy limits the ability of retailers to advertise prices below a certain level.
RSVP for the Webinar: Legal Q&A With Kiffanie Stahle
Now is your chance to ask a lawyer all those legal questions that come up in your business! Kiffanie Stahle is the friendly legal eagle behind the artist’s J.D. She’s also a photographer, fellow creative business owner, and lawyer living in beautiful Northern California. Kiff firmly believes that there can be ease in the legalese of running […]
CIA Journal Issue 82
November 20, 2018
Sample Return and Exchange Policies
In these sample return policies you can see what kinds of issues might arise and put some thought into what policy makes sense for your specific products and for your particular business.
Making Things App Attempts New Pattern Subscription Model
Making Things is a new web app that launched on October 30 to the knit and crochet community and has provoked intense online discussion about the cost of pattern, designer compensation, and disclosure of affiliate links. Created by Megan Elizabeth and her partner, Rob Andrew, and based in Melbourne, Australia, Making Things is a monthly subscription service providing access to over 1,000 patterns as well as web-based pattern reading tools including stitch counters, row highlighters, chart grids, and editable notes, plus 24-hour live pattern support.
Recent Staffing Changes at Craft Companies
There have been a few recent staffing changes at craft companies so we thought we’d round them up here.
F+W Sells Martha Pullen Company and The Original Sewing & Quilt Expo to Hoffman Media
F+W has sold the Martha Pullen Company and its portfolio of books, patterns, teacher curriculums, in-person and online events, and online embroidery club to Hoffman Media. The sale includes the Original Sewing & Quilt Expo, a suite of eight consumer sewing, quilting and embroidery shows in the US.
Recorded Webinar – Smart Financial Planning for Craft Entrepreneurs
Mary Beth Storjohann, CFP® and Founder of Workable Wealth is a financial planner and accountability coach who helps clients across the country make smart, educated choices with their money. She focuses on working with entrepreneurs do personal and business financial planning. We’re excited to have Mary Beth join us for a frank discussion about money […]
Fabric Depot Shutting Its Doors After 26 Years
Fabric Depot, Portland, Oregon’s famously enormous fabric store, is closing. Founded in 1992 in a space formerly occupied by a Fred Meyer supermarket in Southeast Portland, Fabric Depot was one of the largest, locally and independently owned stores in the United States.