CraftyMonkies Takes Luxury Sewing Retreats Online
CraftyMonkies pivots during COVID-19 from offering luxury sewing retreats to online workshops.
Buying and Wearing African Wax Prints: An Exploration
African wax prints are fabrics with a complex and nuanced history and, although they’re trending on the fashion runways, some consumers question whether wearing these garments is cultural appropriation.
Crafty Chica Brings Latinx Culture into the Craft Market
Crafty Chica Kathy Cano-Murillo spreads her “gospel of glitter” through her craft product lines, books, art, speeches and more.
Designing Plastic-Free Packaging
Could plastic-free packaging attract more customers to your craft product? Get tips from businesses that adopted sustainable packaging for their products.
Custom Packaging Manufacturers
Simple customizations to your packaging can help create a cohesive brand experience, help you save money on shipping costs, and protect your products in transit. Dive into our list of custom product packaging options to find the option that works best for your business.
How to Sell Body Care Products on Etsy
Selling beauty supplies online can be a great small business, but it requires complying with FDA safety guidelines and, if you want to sell on Etsy, you’ll need to follow the marketplace’s rules as well.
Clothworks Prints 1 Millionth Yard of American Made Brand Fabric
This year, Clothworks is celebrating its one-millionth yard of American Made Brand fabric, quilting cotton that’s manufactured entirely in the United States.
Homebound Makers Spur Craft Kit Boom
While COVID-19 has forced many businesses to close, online shops selling craft kits have seen skyrocketing sales.
Designer Lynda Kanase’s Journey From Unemployed to Craft Entrepreneur
Lynda Kanase’s experience as a graphic designer and product developer gave her the skills to develop a complete line of crafting tools, including stamps, dies, inks, stencils, brushes, even a die cutting machine, for her new business, i-crafter.
Knitrino is an App Poised to Disrupt the Knitting World
Knitrino is a new app that aims to disrupt the knitting pattern world by integrating all of the information a knitter needs including row-by-row pattern instructions, a progress keeper, a note-taking feature, and a colorwork option that shows color charts in the knitter’s selected yarn colors.
Crafters Make Custom Medical Device Covers, Giving Patients a Boost
Makers are crafting medical device covers that are fun and functional, pretty and sexy, blinged and personalized for everything from ostomy bags and PICC lines to slings, eye patches, even baby helmets.
Working With a Partner To Bring a New Notion To Market: Spot on Dot
Carolina Moore had an idea for a quilting notion so she partnered with a major distributor to get it manufactured and into shops.
Pattern Workshop: How an Online Course Helped to Grow a Sector of the Sewing Industry
Lauren Dahl’s online course, Pattern Workshop, has taught thousands of aspiring sewing pattern designers to digitally draw and grade pattern templates.
Which Cutting Machine Should You Buy? A Review of the Top 7 Most Popular Digital Cutting Machines
Which digital cutting machine should you buy? We review the most popular models from Silhouette and Cricut so you can choose the right one for your needs.
The Gift That Doesn’t Always Keep Giving: A Retailer’s Guide to the Legalities Gift Cards
Selling gift cards in your shop can be a great way to boost sales, but be aware of these legal issues before you dive in.
Upcycling Artisans Create Beauty from Discards
From records to skateboards, glass bottles to guitar strings, here’s a look at a handful of upcycling artisans who see function and beauty in recycled discards.
How to Source Products on Alibaba
Sourcing on Alibaba allows you to get customized products for you to sell at a fraction of the cost, but be aware of this advice before you begin.
How to Sell Body Care Products on Etsy
Following federal regulations, using proper product labels, and shopping for business insurance are important considerations for body care sellers on Etsy.
Tackling Your Product Pricing to Grow a Profitable Business with Lela Barker
In this webinar, you’ll discover some of the most common pricing mistakes and explore strategies for effectively communicating our value to customers to command a premium price.
Oh! You’re Lovely Offers Gorgeous Sola Flowers for Every Occasion
Who knew a passion for wooden flowers could bring former schoolmates back together? Though Stefanie Lin and Maggie Pozorski were just acquaintances during when they were in class together as kids, they’ve now become not only good friends, but also business partners united in a new-found passion for a unique craft material.