Sarah J. Doyle | May 16, 2012
Patterns That Fit You has a new look now and TONS of new patterns and pattern making classes added. If you haven’t visited the site in awhile you really need to check it out. For those in the sewing and craft business, there are a lot of patterns for items that would make great craft [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 29, 2012
I don’t know about the weather where you are, but here in Florida it appears that Spring may have been left out this year and summer jumped right in! Regardless of the temperatures, it’s very much time for all of us to begin our regular “new season” sewing. I’d like to recommend you check out our [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | March 21, 2012
Think about all the items that you make to sell online or at bazaars / craft fairs. Have you kept track of what the best sellers are? By knowing which items sell the best you can expand your market by making other similar items. For example, if you make stuffed toys, you might think about making [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | January 4, 2012
For most of the month of December Diane Sawyer and the CBS Evening News did a great job of promoting the “Made in America” theme for purchasing gifts! We’d like to thank HER and those who made the entire “Made in America” push possible! Because of that major push, there have been many new jobs [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | December 1, 2011
I’m sure that many of our readers listen to the ABC Nightly News With Diane Sawyer and find it very interesting. Actually, that’s usually the only time of day I can sit down long enough to catch up on the news — while eating supper! Last night, Wednesday 11/30, she had a very informative segment [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | October 18, 2011
I usually start my annual Holiday gift giving list the first part of October, so I’m a bit late, but not so much that I’ll be in a rush. I’ve accumulated a few hints to help you prepare for YOUR Holiday giving — saving you some money and at the same time being more certain [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | September 26, 2011
Fabric store owners see increase in sewing as hobby – Some say when economy is bad, more people take it up! Robert Richin, owner of Fabric Mart, has been in the business for more than 34 years, and said that when he started out, women sewed to save money. But today, his customers sew as [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 12, 2011
If your sewing / craft business has an online presence, as all of ours do, I’m assuming that you must also be shipping your products to customers. The question I have for you is HOW do you ship those products? Do you use the U.S. Postal Service, Federal Express, UPS or whatever other methods are [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | September 7, 2011
I’m just wondering if anybody out there gets into a “sewing rut” like I do!!! Sometimes it feels like I’m just so “over my head” with sewing projects and things that HAVE to be done TODAY that the rest of my life seems to fade away. It doesn’t matter whether you’re doing a major sewing [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | April 13, 2011
Most of us that are in some type of sewing or crafting business ship orders of some kind to customers around the country. What method of shipping do you use? Have you ever compared the costs of the various shipping companies to see where you could get the best deal? I’m kind of a “stuck [...]
