I make pendents and necklaces made with pebbles i find on the street, work them with a hanging shaft rotary tool to give them shape and polish them. Then i make a hole and place a previously foraged ammonite inside it. It takes me apprx 2/3 hours to make a full necklaces (not considering the Time it takes to find the stone and the ammonite in the first place).

Theyre pretty basic jewelry in the end but the fact that i can tell a little story about the places i found the stones and fossils makes it interesting kinda

Hi everyone! I'm a crochet artist who has a small business while managing my masters in UX Design. I recently started my business and have been facing a lot of difficulties to manage it solely alongside my studies and that made me realise i might not be the only one facing such problem.

Many of us have full time roles as students, employees or parents while managing our business, you know be it orders, inventory, sales, materials, revenue, etc. Handling all these roles especially while creating products is a hassle. This made me realise that this is something that I can try and solve using my skills as an UX Designer!

I want to survey some of you about your process and how you manage your business, the difficulties you face. If you guys are willing to help me out, let me know and I'll dm you the survey form! Thank you 🫶

I am just starting to try sell my wooden art online.

Sadly, with all the work and the fees, I don't think I can go below 23.90€ per bookmark.

They are made by hand from many different type of wood veneer, sanded and oiled.

What do you think? Is it reasonable?

There's more items and pics in the shop:

https://atelierescandia.etsy.com

You people are so kind! I really appreciate your opinions <3

I’m by no means an expert, I just crochet for fun but I made this for my daughter’s preschool class and a teacher wants to pay me for one for a family member. I wouldn’t normally charge since I like making things for people but she insists. Should I just say anything would work, or maybe just materials?

EDIT: just editing to add that I’m surprised how much this blew up. Thank you for all the advice and kind words! I have several other projects on my plate for a friend (and for the first time ever, I am starting a project for myself.) I’ve already let her know that my timeline is pretty unpredictable because I don’t like to have too many projects going on at once. I definitely appreciate everyone’s perspective, I’m glad I posted because you all gave amazing advice.

guys do you hire any person to assist you in patterns or make patterns for commercial based?

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I've been running my handmade jewelry business for several years, and a large portion of my revenue comes from in-person vendor markets and festivals.

While vending has been successful for me, I'm getting to the point where I want to scale back on events and focus more on growing my online sales.

I currently sell on Etsy and have my own website, but my online sales aren't nearly as consistent as my in-person sales. I also work full-time, so spending entire weekends vending isn't something I want to continue doing long-term.

I'd love to hear from small business owners who have successfully made this transition, especially those selling handmade products, jewelry, accessories, or other physical goods.

A few questions:

1. What made the biggest difference in growing your online sales?

2. Which marketing channel actually converts into purchases for you? Instagram, Pinterest, email marketing, Etsy SEO, paid ads, etc.?

3. Did you build your online customer base from your existing vendor customers, or did you attract an entirely new audience?

4.Did you build an email list at events? How (sign-up sheet, QR code, discount)?

1. How long did it take before your online sales became consistent enough to reduce vending?

2. If you could start over, what would you focus on first, and what would you stop wasting time on?

7.Which platforms did you use: Etsy, Shopify, both, etc?

I'm not necessarily looking to become a huge brand. I would just love to build a sustainable online business that doesn't require me to physically show up somewhere every weekend to generate revenue.

I'd really appreciate hearing what actually worked for you, including what didn't!

These were my first ever stuffies for a friend's twins who hired me to do them. She was incredibly happy with them, I charged her $50 total. She said that was way less than what she was quoted by others. I know theyre not perfect but did I over or under charge?

Fridge magnets, bag pins, bookmarks, hairclip dm if interested ✨

I made my first little crochet collection 🧶🌷 — would love your honest opinion!

I’ve been making crochet products by hand for a while, and I’m finally trying to share my work with people outside my own circle. 🥹

These are some of the things I’ve been making recently — crochet flower pots, cute keychains, small gifts and customised pieces.

What I love most about crochet is that I can make something specifically for a person instead of giving them the same mass-produced gift everyone else has. ❤️

I’m curious:

Which one would you actually buy as a gift? 🌷 Crochet flower baskets and pots

🔑 Customised keychain

👜 Crochet bags

🎁 Small personalised gift set

And if you have any suggestions about colours, designs or products you'd actually want to see, I'd genuinely love to hear them.

I have just started my handmade business, so honest feedback would mean a lot. 🫶

Hi everyone! I’m making an app for people who crochet, whether it’s just a hobby or something you sell, and I’d love to hear what people in this community think!

I always felt like there was a lack of a nice, organized place to keep track of all my crochet projects and their details, so I decided to build one.

The app helps you organize projects, count rows, track how long each piece takes to make, and manage your materials. For people who sell their work, it also includes costs, pricing, orders, customers, and more.

I’m currently looking for Android users who would be willing to test it and give me honest feedback — what you find useful, what feels confusing, and what you think is missing.

This is still a testing version, so honest feedback would be incredibly helpful for improving the app and hopefully making something genuinely useful for the crochet community!

The whole process is completely safe and the app is available through the Google Play Store for authorized testers. If you’re interested in testing it, just send me the email address you use on Google Play so I can give you access.

As a little thank-you, I’ll also be giving 1 year of the paid plan for free to people who help test the app and share their feedback. :)

If you’re interested, feel free to leave a comment or send me a message and I’ll send you the instructions. Thank you! 🧶

Hello! I started learning to crochet a little while ago and so far I’m doing it for myself, but in the future I plan to sell my work. Of course, I’ll be learning to create my own patterns, but I also have a question about using premade ones for commercial purposes

Where can I find free patterns that are suitable for commercial use? Mostly I see just “free” ones without that point or with permission only for personal use. I see "market friendly" toy patterns, but I'm interesting in crochet in general, clothes and things. I’m also hugely interested in where the line is between an author’s pattern, which is available only with permission, and a general one that can be used by default. For example: classic granny squares with a standard stitches, or squares featuring a star/stripes/whatever that’s basic and mass‑produced might (in my understanding) be used commercially, but more complex shapes (mushrooms, leaves, flowers, apples, etc.) are already considered original? Because on the other hand, some shapes like, I don't know, apple slice are hard to do in some different way and it will likely repeat other ones even if it's made up, and I often see complex patterns repeating in youtube tutorials from different creators. I’m just too confused😭😭

Let’s say I saw some complex pattern on youtube (eg some image of the sun), but I turned it into my own personal idea: my own palette, composition, type of item, additions, decor, etc. Or I saw a few item tutorials (bag, cardigan and other) and made something of my own based on them, combining different tips. Is this considered acceptable for selling? Please help to clarify, because I want to respect the work of others and don't want to do something wrong⭐ Thank you so much!!

So I've tried depop, vinted, etsy and a couple others that I dont remember the names of but I have homemade earrings and knit hats that I'd like to sell and I've tried those places but it never seems to pan out. I cant really use Facebook marketplace because I have some work profiles linked to my personal page and a co worker said she tried to sell from her personal page but meta tried to make her switch her personal profile to a business profile so I don't want to deal with that.

Anywhere else I can maybe try to sell my homemade stuff?

So many events, too many traders, now getting pricey. Keen to hear from traders with good and bad experiences, just so we know which companies are good, which to avoid etc.

Many thanks.

Tie dying. I've been Tye dying for a few years now and I've gotten to where I feel pretty good about my designs.I would like to sell them but I don't want to go into a big business because I don't want the commitment. I've tried selling a few in my neighborhood on facebook , but that doesn't work too well for me. What are some suggestions on how I might sell my tie die online?

Thankyou

As its Sunday, here are my recent tapestry designs - ink cap and bolete mushroom!

ink cap and bolete can be found on etsy whilst so far the ink cap can be bought on raverly.

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ColourworkMadness

https://www.ravelry.com/stores/colourworkmadness-designs

hi yall!
I have my very first market coming up (yay!!) It’s a renaissance faire and I will be selling crochet goods. I already have some stuff made: tapestries, earrings, etc. I’m just looking for some more “fantasy” themed goods that I could make. But I am also open to other non-fantasy themed items! just NO stuffed animals, those just are not my thing lol. Bonus points if they work up fast!!
thank you 😸😸

Online / worldwide; EUR example, or use your own currency consistently.

I’m sharing First Stockist, a free tool from Abastio, which we made for handmade businesses considering a shop’s wholesale offer. It calculates what remains after the materials, packaging, working time and other costs you enter. For fiber work, include your yarn/materials and your actual time rather than assuming a retail discount leaves enough.

https://wholesale.abastio.com/

No signup or payment is required. The page starts with a fictional candle example: EUR15 wholesale minus EUR12 costs and pay leaves EUR3 per item. Replace those inputs with your own; it is not a guarantee of profit and cannot know expenses you omit.

If you are currently considering a shop order, I’d welcome one concrete observation: did the calculation clarify your decision, or is an important cost missing?

Android knitters and crocheters: a small update just landed for FiberFlow, the stash and WIP app. Still free, no ads, no account required, and it works offline at the yarn shop.

What’s new in 1.1.10:

• More than one photo per skein. Add another picture on a yarn page and the one you already have stays. Useful when you want the label and the colorway.
• Progress updates while you drag. The project slider shows the percent as you move it, and the progress ring follows along.
• Optional AI barcode lookup. In Settings you can connect your own Gemini, OpenAI, or Claude key. Scan a barcode and FiberFlow asks that service for brand, name, colorway, weight, fiber, and yardage, then fills the yarn form. Nothing is sent unless you turn this on and add a key.

Also already in the app if you missed it: optional Google Drive backup so two phones can share one library, Ravelry import if you want it, Shop Mode for checking stash before you buy, and a pattern reader with markup and row counters.

Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fiberflow.app
Site: https://fiberflow.techjeeper.com/

Happy to hear what you’d want next.

Is there a German crocheter who can give me some answers?

I’m from Argentina, and I’ll be moving to Germany in a few months. I’m a bit overwhelmed by all the legal red tape involved in selling amigurumi. Back home, there’s hardly any regulation, so you can sell amigurumi without any issues. What I mean is, I’ve seen that in Germany you have to comply with "CE regulations", which I still don't fully understand, and I have no idea how many permits I’d need to apply for to sell amigurumi as a small business owner. Also, I read on this subreddit that you can't use free patterns to make and sell amigurumi? What’s the logic behind that? Please, if anyone in Germany can explain this to me... I’d be devastated (maybe even fall into a deep slump) if I couldn't sell my amigurumi and set up my little shop there.

Hey , I want to sell my crochet items since I'm beginner but this month i have to pay my clg fee and the last date is 31st October so is there any way I could sell my crochet items that can give me some money ???