This week in sewing we saw a focus on men who sew, and some outloud thinking about what they’re doing differently (or not) as compared to women who sew. 1. Missouri Star Quilt Company launched Man Sewing with quilter Rob Appell today. Rob describes Man Sewing this way: It’s simple: I am a man. I…
The Inside Scoop on Pattern Bundles
Digital patterns have become an established part of the sewing scene over the past few years. Without the upfront cost of printing patterns and the distribution costs of getting those pattern into stores, the barrier to entry to becoming a designer is lower than it’s ever been and hundreds of new designers have flooded the…
Book Review: Fairy Tale Sewing by Heidi Boyd
I love toys inspired by fairy tales (and I’ve got the Pinterest board to prove it!). Characters from fairy tales and nursery rhymes are a natural subject for toys, and give kids and parents a chance to retell the stories we love so much. When I saw Heidi Boyd’s new book, Fairy Tale Sewing: 20…
Can You Nurse Your Baby at Quilt Market?: Infants at Craft Industry Trade Shows
Spring Quilt Market will be in Minneapolis in just a few months. Thousands of people will attend this international fabric industry trade show to exhibit, buy, teach, and network. Most of these people will be women, many of them mothers, all taking their Tradeshow displays to exhibit their work. Although the average age of dedicated…
The Fabric Economy of Facebook Groups
image credit Most people who buy fabric online purchase it through one of the established shops like Pink Castle, Hawthorne Threads, or Fat Quarter Shop. There’s a segment of the fabric buying public, though that purchases fabric through private Facebook groups. As these groups grow in size and popularity, their impact on the more mainstream…
Abby Glassenberg Design 4th Quarter and 2014 Income Report
Throughout 2014 I’ve shared my income here each quarter(1st, 2nd, 3rd), along with some financial analysis. My goal was to talk openly about money and the work involved in growing a creative business online. This experiment was inspired by one of my favorite blogs, Pinch of Yum. Owners Bjork and Lindsay Ostrum share their income…
How to Set Up a Subscription Club for Your Craft Business
A few weeks ago my daughter, Josephine, turned four. We planned a birthday party for her at the local community center and she couldn’t wait. We bought paper plates and a dinosaur balloon, but the most exciting part of the preparations was putting together the goodie bags. Choosing each item and assembling them was so…
Do You Need a Bank Account for Your Creative Business (or Can You Just Use PayPal)?
Please note that this post is my opinion. I’m not qualified to provide you with legal or financial advice. Opening a PayPal account is one of the first steps you take when you start selling things online. PayPal is the primary way most people send and accept money and it’s a trusted site and so…
Pick Up the Phone: Networking for Your Creative Business
In early 2013 I called 18 of my long-time blog readers on the phone and talked to them for half an hour or so. Although it was a little out of the ordinary to just pick up the phone and talk to the people who read my blog, it was one of the most transformative…
Why It’s Important to Love Your Customers (and What Happens When You Don’t)
In 2003 I was teaching 6th grade social studies at a middle school in Newton, Massachusetts. I was part of a team of four teachers, each in a different subject area. Three of us were women in our 20’s and the fourth was a man in his late 50’s named Lou. A year away from…
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