Beyond Crafting - Business & Selling Guidance
Mastering Rope Sewing offers more than rope sewing tutorials—it also includes practical guides on marketing, branding, packaging, showcasing your creations, and participating in craft fairs. These resources provide valuable insights and strategies to help you turn your handmade projects into profitable opportunities. Whether you’re starting a small business, growing an existing one, or simply exploring new ways to earn income, this program equips you with the knowledge to succeed. In fact, selling some of your creations can cover the cost of the program.
Sew and Sell
It is easy to start up and sell your rope products. Especially when they are made professionally. Make some for yourself and spread them around your house. Give some as gifts. The order requests will start just by word of mouth. Make your own business cards and pass them out. Keep some with you all the time. These days it is easy to close sales by text and photos. Your repeat customers will start to grow and new ones as well. What's great is you can do all this from home! As a bonus to the Mastering Rope Sewing program there is a marketing guide and a craft fair guide included as a free download. Here's some helpful information to get started.
Your Collection
Make a collection with different style baskets.
The projects in the program will give you a nice variety.
Your collection can be used to display your creations by using them inside your home and the office. Show the pieces being used. Visitors will surely comment on such nice baskets and this can lead to a potential sale.
You can make a duplicate collection that is for photography and to show your work to others that are interested in your work. This collection is for show, not for use.
In Production
Make some inventory to have on hand. Fast delivery is fast payment. You will see what is most popular in your collection.
Make 4 of the popular designs so you have some stock. Send out reminders early fall for Holiday orders.
Simple paper bags are fine for personal delivery or pick-ups. Just add a little tissue paper and a ribbon to get started.
Keep track of the rope and finishings you used to make a design. This will help to calculate the cost of the finished design. Then, add your mark-up to make a profit. You will need to do a little research to price your products according to location and dimensions of the design. Return to Home Page