I have a craft show coming up this weekend and wanted to have a mystery game thing.

Have y’all had success with these kinds of games? Do you think the price is fair? (The prizes range from a worry worm to the “grand prize” which is they can pick any one item from the table)

Edit to add:

The game is NOT my whole booth. It’s just a side thing someone can play if they’re feeling indecisive. All items will be on display and be able to be bought outright, outside of the game.

The Worry Worms (the smallest prize) are normally $3 and every other prize is normally $5+

The prize is NOT in the egg. Basically, you’d pick an egg and it’ll have a “ticket” inside it saying what kind of prize you get. (Small prize, Med (medium) prize, wearable, etc.) I direct the person to the area where that kind of prize is located and they can pick whatever from that section. If they don’t like the prize they get, they can put it back and get a refund or put it back and try ONE more time.

2nd edit:

I have decided to raise the price of the worry worms to $5. Not only because of this post, but also for other reasons such as seeing others sell them for $5-8 (even upwards of $10 for ones made with fuzzy yarn) and the general inflation of the price of supplies.

I’d also like to apologize for getting snarky about some things. It’s just frustrating when I ask one question and get an answer to a different question. Or ask a question to one demographic and get answers from another.

It’s like asking what someone thinks of chickens and they tell you about cheetahs or asking an accountant about saving money and a Dunkin’ cashier answers.

I did not come here looking for praise or anything of that sort. Rather, I was looking for advice from sellers.

And I will say, I’m allowed to defend my ideas and thoughts, even if others don’t like it.

I know I can be defensive and I’m working on it, but it does not help when others attack me. I don’t take well to bullies and I will stand up for myself if I feel I need to.

I know this edit may come across as rude in and of itself, and I don’t mean for it to. I’m just trying to explain myself.

Thank you for coming to my ted talk.

I've been seeing sweatshirts and t-shirts with crocheted sleeves or crochet panel details, and I've made a few.

Do you own one:

How often do you wear it?

What do you like or dislike about it?

Do you find it comfortable and practical?

If you don't own one:

Is it something you'd wear?

What would make it appealing (or unappealing) to you?

I'd love your opinion. I'm a crocheter and enjoy upcycling, combining fiber art with everyday clothing, and I'm wondering whether this is something people actually enjoy wearing or if it's more of an "admire it online" type of item. Thanks!

Title says it all.
I’m doing my first market this Saturday and I’m struggling to figure out how much cash I need to bring for change. I offer Venmo as well.
I offer crocheted items from $5 keychains to $50 tops.

Good evening Reddit,

I've been crocheting for a while now like 5+ years and I've been recently completing a lot of projects so much so that I feel empty when I've finished one.

I've always wanted to start a crochet business, focusing on bags and wearables. I'm coming to you all for advice on what I would need to start; pricing and how to structure the business and the like.

Any advice is appreciated💕

I designed a colorwork project I want to sell but there are so many colors that I'm going to see if I can make it with embroidery floss. It's 6400 stitches.

Would charging by yard make sense here? Any advice welcome.

Hello - I love making and creating... but I've never been keen on "keeping". As a child, I knitted scarves that sat in boxes. I gifted and gave - but still always had leftovers.

This is still the case lol Now that I'm an adult and funding my own projects, I'd love to find a way to use my hobby to support itself (and maybe buy me a cup of coffee in the process).

Important piece of info: I don't have the capacity to manage a shop full time, nor am I making enough inventory (I have a fulltime job boooo). I have a chronic condition, so I have waves of creating and waves of resting.

Has anyone had luck with selling items as one-off pieces or small batches via platforms like Facebook Marketplace? Or a similar platform? For example - I've been obsessed with this shirt pattern and I'd love to try it in all different types of fabric patterns and materials and sizes... even if I don't like them for myself. The photo I've posted is a shirt made from 100% linen and has already been passed to a new home!

I feel like there could be a market for small-batch/one-off, handsewn goods made from fabric I buy from my local deadstock fabric store - especially in the time of anti-capitalism and increased sustainability efforts. I know I couldn't sell them for boutique prices, but I would love the be able to fund my hobby and at least pay for the fabric!

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If you've read this far - thank you!!! As some additional details - I'm in an artsy city (3-4 million person metro) and would likely start by just selling local (not offering shipping).

Hey,
I’m currently turning my knitting hobby into a small side business and could use some honest feedback.
I’m planning to launch a small line of premium merino wool beanies. Instead of selling pre-made items, I’m building a web configurator where customers can customize their beanie (choose colors (6 colors) , pom-poms, leather tag details, etc.). The goal is a minimalist, high quality, and a focus on premium materials.
My marketing plan is to document the entire process through short clips knitting, debossing the leather tags, and packing orders and post these on Instagram and TikTok.
I’m aiming for a price point around $60. My initial goal is to reach 15 sales per month to keep this as a manageable side project.

questions
1. The Configurator:Does the idea of a custom-built beanie sound appealing to you, or is the "extra effort" of choosing options a turn-off compared to buying a finished item?
2. The Price: As a buyer, does $60 feel justified for a custom-made, high-quality merino wool beanie, or is that pushing it for a small brand?
3. The Strategy: Is documenting the process on social media enough to build trust for a new brand, or is it too saturated now?
4. Scaling: My goal is 15 sales/month to keep it fun rather than overwhelming. Is there a "trap" I'm not seeing here with this custom-order model?
Any advice or red flags you see in this approach?

Hello! I’ve been crocheting for many many moons, and I’ve so frequently had friends and strangers encourage me to sell. I care a lot about sustainability, and finding a way to make my craft eco friendly has meant a lot to me. I’d like to start a storefront that focuses on using reclaimed yarn. I’ve been unraveling thrifted sweaters; mostly cotton so I’ve been focusing on kitchen supplies and bath supplies. I have ideas to make use of other fibers too. I’ve considered doing small plushes and stuffing them with scrap yarn so that I’m not using so much new material, but I see so often that plushes sell well. I suppose I’m not sure where to really start or even if there may even be an interest for this? I’d appreciate any thoughts and advice 💚

I'm hoping for advice about what stores look for they put out a vendor call to local artists/crafters.

I'd made arrangements with a local shop to lease a shelf from for my bookmarks, earrings, tumbler toppers and purse charms (all polymer clay). Unfortunately they've decided to close for the sumner to focus on their business because they've got so many weddings to make favours for.

I'm not having any luck hearing back from other shops who have put out a vendor call and would love tips.

Right now I only have nice, but basic product photos. The products are in focus, the set up is simple/not distracting. I'm fine with only bookmarks or tumbler toppers being carried, I know jewelry can be a bit saturated.

Should I include photos with my branded cards? Put together a display or two at home to include in my socials?

Any tips are welcome. Thank you!

Hi all.

So, for context, I make and sell handknit children's winter toques. I sold 80 of them last year on market place and this year I am looking at expanding to craft sales as well. At the end of my season, I added a few balaclavas to my line and got soooo many people looking. No sales because it was end of season, but definitely interest. No one else in my area makes or sells them and I suspect they will go pretty well. Because no one else has them, I could charge whatever I feel like for them.

The problem? I hate making them. They are fiddly, I have to use 3 different sets of needles for each one and then I have to sew them. Ugh.

So I guess what I'm wondering is does anyone else make something they don't like making because it garners good sales? And how do you approach it? Do you get them done first so that product is out of the way? Or do you put it off because you just don't like it?

I am considering to get a button press and I do crochet sometimes, so I was thinking that may work together. Felt like I should check first if it would be of interest.

That would be a passive local pick and buy thing. I want to make sure I can make a profit, possibly at least $20-30 Canadian for the yarn and make up beyond I would buy the button press and buttons. Maybe $40-50 to meet my goal.

Crocheters that are selling cute keychains and amigurumi's, do people actually preorder and buy those from you?

Or do they usually take more insterest in niche, "weirder" designs. like little werewolf keychains or skeletons and ghosts (all cute ofc)

It’s a long post !

I am working on a punch needle community initiative for women in Pakistan. I am training women for punch needle techniques, I have nearly 12 women on board with me as of now but the number will increase to 20, plan is to keep 15 after completion of training. we plan to make punch needle rugs after training.

I am having a hard time figuring out how to market this initiative in a way that it generates business as soon i am done with training, which will last for 15-20 more days as I am half way through it already.

Also, I have a small apparel manufacturing business and make streetwear apparel for clients in US, I plan to market the rugs business to audience similar to my streetwear clients. My current clients can spread the word around. is this a good approach ?

What type of Content to use to market the rugs business. I was thinking to use designs / artworks of my streetwear apparel clients during training in order to stay relevant for streetwear / hip hop apparel audience.

I am a bit lost, in short I am having a hard time planning and mapping the content strategy. I believe, I have both a business and an impactful story, I just want the story to be told in an impactful manner.

P.S: the target audience is US and Europe

My 11 year old is participating in a kids' maker's market in December. She has some crocheted purses, scrunchies, and keychains made, but she is looking for some other crochet ideas that may do well and I'm more of a "make what feels fun" type person than making for a specific holiday or event.

I figured this would be a good place to ask for any suggestions. I don't think she is looking for any huge projects, but she is open to ideas. She's doing this market to help raise money for her extra dance classes (she has to pay for her solo) so she is hoping to find some patterns she can make that have a good chance of selling. She does not do anything stuffed.

Thanks in advance for your ideas!

Edit: Thank you all for your awesome ideas! We are hoping to have an amazing selection for her to sell. She started on some coasters this week. Also, I had no idea that I have two accounts and that my replies from my phone would be from a different account. Yay for being new to Reddit!

So i started my own business selling amigurumi and in good news, it’s taken off immediately. I make them to order (which is my preferred way) and i’m constantly working on multiple projects at a time. I’m so grateful that it took off so quickly and that it’s successful. It fills me with so much joy every time i get a new order.

My problem is, and the advice i’m looking for: Im so busy with orders that i am constantly working on them for people and never have time to make projects for myself. I have one i started 2 weeks ago that still has yet to be completed. There are multiple projects i want to do but don’t have time. Close family have told me to tell people a longer turn around time, but then i’m scared i’d lose business if that makes sense? What do you guys give as a turn around time?

How do you guys go about having this as your hobby but also your business? I still love selling them, it does fill me with so much pride and happiness so i don’t want to give it up at all, but it’d be nice to find a way to make the ones I want to make without hindering my business.

Hi! I’ve been crocheting for over a year now and have created a bunch of things for adults and babies. After a harsh and sudden layoff I’m contemplating getting into the small business side of things pertaining to crochet. Reading Reddit threads tell me that the space is already “super saturated” (I do mean the chemistry term here) 🥲. However the more saturated it gets, the more emails I receive from Etsy gurus about adding yet one more Etsy store coz why not!?

So, in order get some first hand experience or rather to do conduct my own primary research in the matter, I definitely wish to know if any of you who see it would pay good money to buy these physical products and/or digital patterns of the same?

I ask only because I’d ideally love to create custom orders and ship out physical handmade products, made with authenticity and not replicated or imported copies.

Anything that you can share as feedback on my work will help me a lot.

You will find crochet bags, eye glass cases, baby mittens and beanie, berets, coasters, tissue boxes, cushion covers and crochet flowers too.

Do let me know if these look professional quality to you? Would you rather buy the finished product or the pattern? Do you think I should find a niche and not go after every other product?

Thanks in advance 🙏. Really counting on this community as I trust this space.

Hi yall!

So I’ve been decently successful on Etsy selling custom stuffed animals where I turn children’s drawing, pets, mascots, even schools (lol) into stuffies

The only thing I wish is it’s not a PHYSICAL thing people can gift to someone. It’s all done online.

I do craft fairs, but I really want to monetize on the custom work by making some sort of physical item or kit.

I really want to keep it on Etsy too, I know ppl hate it but I’m not very good at marketing so I like how etsy handles most of that

Here’s some ideas I’d love advice on:

Idea 1: sell kits with templates or worksheets (animals, etc).

• only problem is I don’t lnow if I should have the buyer buy it for $50-$100 ( depend on the size of a stuffy) and then the gifteee only has to pay 5$ for shipping on Etsy. I haven’t found a way to sell a free item on Etsy and I’d like to try to keep all transactions on Etsy

  Idea 2: the buyer pays $5 to cover the cost of the kit, and then when they worksheet/template is complete the giftee or buyer buys the remainder on Etsy and send me pics of the templates/worksheets

• this is also nice if the gifted is unsure if they giftee will go through with it lol

I’d love any opinions or help with this! Thanks!!

Edit: Sorry, I probably should’ve made it more clear. I’m not selling crochet kits like for someone to crochet.

The kits are going to contain templates of like just some basic crochet animals worksheets and I’ll probably include a few blank sheets too. That way the person getting it to can draw whatever they want and I’ll turn it into a stuffed animal.

which is what I do on Etsy, but it’s usually done over messenger because it’s all online, I was trying to make the custom stuffed animals more like physicallygiftabke

Hey everyone!

I’m based in the UK and I’ve been toying with the idea of running a beginner crochet class — something super relaxed where people can learn the basics and leave with a small finished project.

I’ve seen a few classes online but the prices are all over the place anywhere from £25 to £80 depending on what’s included and I’m not sure what’s realistic to charge if I provide all the materials (yarn, hook, pattern).

So I wanted to ask: • Have you ever run a crochet class before? • How did you go about setting it up (venue, pricing, what you taught, etc)? • Did you find it better to charge per class or do a short course (like 3–4 weeks)?

Any tips or “I wish I’d known before starting” advice would be amazing. I really want it to feel fun and beginner-friendly, but also make sure I’m not undercharging for my time and prep.

Thanks in advance 💕

I recently tried sellig on etsy and am getting like no traffic and zero sales. I know it takes time but im a teen who has to provide for herself and jobs in my area are really rare for kids my age. I am great at crocheting i love doing it and wanna make money of it. Ive tried selling my etsy link on facebook and nothing, id post on tik tok but my followers arent crocheters and my videos about crochet dont do well. What are other ways i can sell my things online? Inperson isent available because farmers markets, fairs, etc rarely happen in my area especially now that were entering fall and the school season. I just need to make some money to provide for most of my own things.

My wife and I decided to have a little "craft party" with some family and friends. We setup a bunch of custom stencils and everybody made a doormat - either for Fall or Halloween. They came out really nice. I realized making the door mats isn't very difficult or expensive. I even learned how to make "permanent" stencils so I can reuse them.

It gave me an idea to maybe perhaps make and sell doormats at local farmers markets and such as a side-gig on weekends. How lucrative do you think this would be before I dive in and start cranking out door mats? Materials aren't terribly expensive, they don't take a ton of time to make (mostly time to dry), and they store easily in boxes stacked so I could haul them around easily. I did the math and could sell them around $30-$40 each depending whether or not somebody wanted a custom doormat with their family name on them, for example.

I am doing a lot of art journaling lately, and have things I want to destash and put in kits like stickers, various scrapbook pages etc.

I was thinking about pricing them at around 10-15 dollars each, and include shipping in that price. I am stuck on how much of everything to add to give a good value for the product, so that people will want to buy and be happy with what they get.

I would love some opinions on this!! Thanks in advance all!

Edited to add clarity, the 10-15 dollars would be the flat price, no extra for shipping.

Hi internet friends! We make stickers, card covers, rugs, tote bags, greeting cards and more. My husband and I recently left Etsy for Shopify, and have not seen the same sales as we did before. What can we do to improve?? Positive, negative, anything in between is welcome! Thank you for your time.

Hello everyone 🤗 just wanted to ask if you have any good market set ups for hanging crochet projects? I did run out of space to hangs things and display them well.

Any suggestions would be appreciated 🥺

I was thinking a wire cube shelf or 3M hooks on the cubes I already own. I have seen small wooden displays for hanging objects.

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Hi there! I'm working on a business plan to open a small yarn shop, and was wondering if there are any current or former owners of brick and mortar shops in this subreddit? If so, would anyone be open to letting me pick their brain about inventory and startup costs? Thanks so much in advance! ♡

So I have this idea for a crochet booth, of like, a build-a-bear sort of thing, but with crochet plushies, clothes and other accessories instead. I’m also thinking of if I ever make food themed plushies, I can “role play” with them like those Jellycat stores. I am from a country where BaB nor Jellycat stores exist anywhere. BaB did but it was really expensive and was probably half the reason why it shut down in my country. The market for crochet works is also very interesting where I’m from. Worsted yarn is more commonly used than chenille or thicker yarn, and it’s rare to see bulky plushies being sold (or any, at all, iirc). I think it would be interesting to introduce such a concept to a relatively untouched market, and if I add a fun little experience to it— which, since my initial costs wouldn’t be terribly high due to cheaper costs of materials where I’m from, I wouldn’t have to price my products too much—for that price, I think I can draw some people in.

Also, Pop mart stores are very wildly popular where I am from, and from what I can see a lot of people buy it for the “experience” of getting an art toy. Even kids from a lesser income home are influenced by influencers and want something like that. If I can sell the experience of a bit of a “personalization” and “childhood innocence” to it, to a place where most likely things like BaB and Jellycat will never reach, it may be a good opportunity.

If I ever do this, I’ll probably start by “testing the waters” with like, fifteen or twenty products or so. It’s truly something I’ve never seen really done where I’m from, from the products all the way to the process, although talked about and romanticized through the influence of foreign media, so I’m not sure how well the reception would go.

What do you think? Even if it’s not the legit thing, it may be fun to be able to provide such a business in random weekend markets in my city. I’ll obviously have to do more research into my own country’s target audience as well, but to you, does it sound like it can sell?