If you want your fashion brand to gain international recognition, being active on Facebook is a must. However, you should be very careful when allocating marketing funds for Facebook ads; the statistics clearly show that paying money to sell your brand on this platform just won't be as effe...
Shopify installs can cost even more than that, but it’s not likely that you’ll need something that complicated when first starting out. We’re only showing three month’s worth of cost of Shopify (at $30 each month) since we’re being optimistic and assuming that you’ll sell out ...
I know that doing that devalues my work, and everyone else's around me. So I try and sell items that I know I can makequickly or cheaply, but that people are still willing to pay a decent price for. I do ‘pay' myself for my time. I charge postage ...
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that I didn’t have to finish the edges by adding lace trim. I also added 1.5″ to the shoulder strap pieces to give myself more wiggle room to work with which would up being the perfect length for my body. I also was lucky enough to have enough lace fabric to make a matching ...
At Quilt Market and Festival, one of the first things I like to do when I get the chance away from the VRD booth is to visit all of the antique quilt and textile vendors. They pretty much now all know me by name. LOL! I also scour flea markets, second hand shops, antique shops,...
They like going to quilt shops to look at the fabric for ideas for their Elves on the Shelf. Mary Sue Owens says February 5, 2018 at 2:45 PM My oldest grand is off to college, but left her sewing machine at my house…that’s okay…trips home mean any sewing is done here and...
Beyond the Nest was one of those purses that I secretly hoped wouldn’t sell–but it did. I love this bag! It is my own Jenny pattern design, created from a fur/feathery fabric from Michael Levine. The band is vintage crushed velour and I placed a beautiful brooch from Trims on Wheels...
Designers must remember that when they order a full unit (including fabric, trims and production), the supplier cannot possibly hold all fabrics and trims in stock. They have to purchase this, and therefore, will have minimums from the suppliers they purchase from. They must stop their other...
A tech pack can help to minimise errors in the production process and if you can provide as much information as possible such as measurements, colours and fabric type, this will make the process smoother. A tech pack not only provides a solid foundation to get production started, it also en...