The last few years have been full of economic turbulence and the pandemic’s influence continues to affect revenue streams and opportunities. Without the usual schedule of conventions, shows, and guild events that businesses have relied upon to bolster sales and discover new opportunities, many have...
It’s time to make some predictions for 2018! Last year, we organized our look at crafting trends for the new year based on specific crafts. This year, rather than focusing on individual craft sectors, we’re going to take a look at broader trends in Making,...
We thought it might be fun and illuminating to look back at some of our predictions for trends in the craft industry for 2017. Last year, we posted a two-part article looking at needles, thread and fabric in one part, and fiber, paper, and yarn...
Real-time marketing aims to reach your intended customer with a personalized message based on how that customer is interacting with your brand at that particular moment. It’s an ideal that most marketing professionals are only beginning to dream of approaching. We’re going to break it...
The Business of Craft podcast is for crafty business owners, bringing a diverse range of experts to you to share their proven strategies for success all in less than an hour. Episodes are published on the 5th, 15th, and 25th of the month. Click here...
We’ve looked at how subscription clubs work, and now we want to share insights from craft industry professionals who offer subscription clubs as part or all of their retail sales. We hope you’ll get some insight into how you can enter into this niche within...
You know you have to spend money on marketing to grow your business, but it’s hard to determine how much, and it’s even harder to decide what counts as marketing for an independent craft business. We want to help you set the parameters of your...
Stitchcraft Marketing is pleased to announce the launch of Business of Craft, a podcast for crafty business owners. Each episode features interviews with business leaders and entrepreneurs from fiber arts, fabric, sewing, and other creative companies so you can learn to craft a better business. Our...
Whenever we head over to Ravelry to check out the patterns on the Hot Right Now (HRN) list or see what new yarns have been added to the database, we can almost always guarantee that we’re going to see fingering-weight shawl patterns on the HRN...