To effectively operate from your home create a working
space away from the kitchen or living area. You need office equipment such as a
computer, printer, fax machine and dedicated phone line.
Here are 10 sewing business opportunities you could
consider.
1 Sewing
Lessons
A massive earner is providing sewing lesions for a fee.
To organize a course you need to produce a schedule and designate appropriate
time.
The lessons could run daily, thrice daily or weekly. Many
people who love the art of sewing would rather learn in a semi-formal setting
than a trade institute. The reason is because they get lots of practical lesion
and unhands tutelage.
2 Try
home décor
There is a huge market for sewn products in the home
décor industry. Ideal items that are popular include bed sheets, pillow case,
blinds and tablecloths.
You could focus on one or several items and source
outlets for them. You could also seek contractual agreements from interior designer
to supply your products.
3 Make
children’s cloths
The interesting thing about children cloths is that they
don’t take-up lots of fabric. Despite the small yard of material per item they
sell at premium prices.
Children’s wear are very popular and in high demand. Create
amazing, fun and high quality cloths and you will get huge demand. Find top
cloths stores that sell children cloths and secure deals.
4 Start
a consultancy service
Before you can become a consultant you need deep
knowledge in specify aspects of the sewing industry. Textile industries and
sewing institutions might need the services of an expert in the field. Sewing
consultancy is a new and would grow in time.
5 Do
alterations and mending
Start an alteration business from the comfort of your home. You could start with your old
sewing machine and periodically increase your inventory.
A good way of getting jobs is through dry-cleaning
outfits and bridal shops. If you do good work your client list will gradually
increase.
6 Sew
uniforms
Sewing uniforms is a lucrative venture. Schools generally
order huge number of cloths in batches. They normally have specific sizes and
dimensions to accommodate different age grades.
7 Sew
factory wear
Much like sewing uniforms factories have there standard
apparels. You need to secure contracts to sew cloths for factory workers. Such
cloths are dungarees and rugged one piece items
8 Open
a cloths retail outlet
Have you considered sewing cloths and selling directly to
customers? Cloth retailing is a highly competitive and lucrative market.
However the business is also slightly challenging. You
could focus on a niche or create gender based cloths.
9 Build
a sewing website
You can build a sewing website to showcase your
knowledge. The website should be optimized for lots of traffic.
Monetize the site through advertisement placement, advert
networks or affiliate links. You could even build and ecommerce website and
sell sewing related products.
10 Write
an e-book on sewing
There are many e-book publisher online such as kindle
direct publishing and lulu. They share a percentage of sales and offer
promotional opportunities. Make sure the book is high quality and well
researched.
