Me in March of 2005 nursing Roxanne. Our oldest daughter, Roxanne, was small at birth. I had pre-eclampsia and was induced at 37 weeks 5 days. Even though the pregnancy was full-term she was only 4 lbs 9 ounces – what they call small for gestational age or small for dates. I remember the first…
A New World of Cut and Sew With Sprout Patterns
The print-on-demand fabric company, Spoonflower, launched a new division last month called Sprout Patterns. Sprout allows customers to select a fabric design from the Spoonflower marketplace and have it printed as templates for a sewing pattern. Sprout users avoid the tedium of tracing pattern pieces and get right to the fun of cutting and sewing…
Reflections on My First Trip to Quilt Market
I went to Quilt Market! If you’re part of the home sewing or quilting industry, even tangentially, you know that Quilt Market is the twice yearly industry trade show. Quilt Market isn’t open to the public and I think for a long time it was rather mysterious, but today people who attend the show post…
Craftsy Responds: An Open Letter from CEO John Levisay
Yesterday afternoon I got an email from John Levisay, the CEO of Craftsy. He was positive and upbeat. He’s read the post and all of your comments and he’s written an open letter to us. I admire a company that listens and is willing to engage openly in conversation. Here’s John: Recently, there have been…
Craftsy Potentially to Launch Fabric and Yarn Lines
*Edit 9/11/15: CEO of Craftsy, John Levisay, wrote an open letter in response to this post. You can find that here. On June 17 Craftsy’s parent company, Sympoz, Inc., registered two new trademarks that appear to be for their own fabric and yarn lines. The fabric line will be called Boundless Fabrics and the yarn…
What is The Sewing Party?
In sewing news this week, The Sewing Party has relaunched. You might remember last November when The Sewing Party was a daylong online craft conference. 30 teachers conducted online workshops and the event was sponsored by Etsy, BurdaStyle, Joann Fabric, Pellon, Coats, McCalls, Simplicity, Singer, Husqvarna Viking and Pfaff. The Sewing Party is owned by…
Proud to Be an Etsy Seller
It’s really easy to criticize Etsy. Although I acknowledge that the platform is far from perfect, I remain loyal and I’ve recently been reminded why. In December of 2014 those of us who sell digital products were in a state of crisis over the European Union’s new tax regulations. Although Etsy was unresponsive to our…
What Happens When Someone Makes a Tutorial for Your Signature Product: A Case Study of Shower Art
A while ago I found this amazing store on etsy that makes these fun and funky pieces of shower art out of resin, glitter, and suction cups. My roommate and I bought several of their pieces, but as any DIY-er, I wanted to try making them myself! I love working with resin and glitter and…
Should Sewing Patterns Be Certified?
If you’re interested in becoming a sewing pattern designer it’s easier now than it’s ever been. You can learn the skills you need, create a design, test it, and then sell it directly to consumers without a huge investment in formal schooling, software, or printing and distribution. There are online classes in pattern drafting, grading,…
Three Bird Nest: The Etsy Success Story Redefined
This is what Etsy has become and it’s too bad too. The site was originally for selling hand crafted items crafted by the shop owner but then Etsy began allowing major manufacturing companies to sell their garbage on there. As I stated above, there are companies in Hong Kong that saturate Etsy with pages and…
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