A new year is well underway—it’s time again to look at the crafting community and see what everyone is making! A good thing to note as we plunge into the hot craft trends of 2023: hand crafts in general are as popular as ever. Knitting,...
It seems every year shoppers begin their holiday buying earlier than the year before, and stores, especially the big box variety, begin preparing earlier in response—as in October. Wondering how to prepare your store for the holidays? Our first bit of advice is not to wait...
Many of our clients are content creators and are always eager to learn more about new platforms that make engaging with followers and creating membership communities to access their paid content easier. Today we’ll explore Searchie, a platform that we’re hearing about frequently as a...
We’re approaching the second quarter of the new year, which is a great time to look ahead at a new crop of crafting trends. Every year Stitchcraft turns a gimlet eye toward the vast community of makers to suss out their current inspirations. What moves...
A trend we’ve seen take hold over the course of the pandemic is craft blending. Specifically, we’ve witnessed embroidery elements spilling over into other craft spaces, whether it’s knitting, sewing, crocheting, or even weaving. Blending crafts together is fun (and useful!) for a lot of reasons....
If you’ve just started exploring opening an online business or setting up your brick & mortar business with an online store, chances are you’ve heard of Shopify. Shopify currently supports more than 1,000,000 businesses in 175 countries around the world, making it one of the...
Each year Stitchcraft scours the marketplace to seek out the hottest craft trends climbing the horizon. To no one’s surprise, this year proved difficult—though not impossible—to forecast. Our tried and true sources were absent due to COVID-19; TNNA has suspended operations for the time being,...
What makes you wake up in the morning excited to go work in your crafty business? What principles guide you as you make business decisions, whether they be product offerings, staffing, customer service, marketing or more? This past month Stitchcraft Marketing hosted a two-part discussion...
Recent circumstances have led to cancellations of many beloved events in the crafting world, causing a trickle-down effect in lost revenues for the event host, community teachers, speakers, and of course, smaller vendors. But what if you could avoid canceling altogether and instead use a...
As social distancing becomes the norm, the thought of building community may seem like an oxymoron. But the opportunity to connect with fellow crafters is exactly what your customers are craving right now, and technology allows us to make these connections more easily than before. Now...