When I set up a photo shoot for the cover image on a new pattern I take lots and lots of photos, sometimes close to 100. There are so many variables in a shoot like this: the child has to have their eyes open and look happily engaged, the toy has to be facing forward,…
Archives for February 2013
Automating Your Etsy Shop: An Interview with Chris Marinic, Founder and CEO of CraftHub
Oh wow! One of my patterns just sold from my Etsy shop! Hooray! Except I’m at the playground with three kids and no laptop and after this we’re going to piano lessons and then a playdate. We won’t be home for at least three hours and when we do get home I have to cook…
Top 5 Most Useful Thread Types for Sewing Softies
When I sit down to sew a stuffed animal I like to have all the best tools and materials right at my fingertips. Sewing softies isn’t an expensive craft and most of what you need is pretty humble and easy to find: some soft fabrics, a needle and thread, fabric scissors, a marking pen, and…