I have just finished my review of Decorative Crochet. All I can say is that I would be lost without Decorative Crochet.
If a class were offered in your area that taught old fashioned homemaking skills would you be interested in it
The class would teach things like making homemade bread, homemade jelly, homemade pasta, homemade cheese, decorative needlework, crocheting, menu planning, Decorative Crochet budgeting, "green" cleaning"etc...Basically it would be an intense home ec class for women.If you would be interested, could you tell me what geopgraphic area you live in (midwest, etc...)? I'd like to see if there is a stronger interest in some parts of the country compared to others.One reason I am wondering is because many young women and men don't have basic homemaking skills. A couple years ago I got 2 phone calls in the same week from young women at my church asking how to boil an egg. I'm serious!
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December 30th, 2010 at 4:36 am
I would recommend you do a picot edging. It’s just a series of single crochet, slip stitch, and chains. Here is a list of videos that show you how to do it:http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=crochet+picot&aq=fYou can make the picots as close or far apart as you want. I would recommend every three sc, but you could do every four or five too. I would also recommend you watch these youtube videos on how to do other stitches: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D949DB26ED937B07 Email me if you have any questions about anything. I would be happy to help.
December 30th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
When I first launched my website, I put EVERYTHING on there and in a year, it had distilled itself down to 2 things that I enjoyed making and sold well. There was a 3rd item that sold great, but turned out to be a pain to make in large quantities. People gravitate towards items they would not be able to make themselves. They should not be able to identify the components, meaning no embellishments that they could buy in Jo-Anns or hobby lobby. Make your own wherever possible. No printed patterns! Save that for your own use. It also helps if the item is useful.Some things are fun to make but nobody would bother to own them if they hadn’t made it themselves, or of someone special hadn’t made it for them.Custom is fun, but most of them really do want to pick an item from a list. That means have stock ready and lots of professional looking photos. Have a nice clean website layout. Spelling counts!I used Ebay at first, to test new product lines and build up clientele, and to get rid of returned items. It’s also a great way to learn the ins and outs of shipping. I would never have known that the Priority Mail boxes are free and that I could do the postage from home and leave the boxes for my carrier to pick up. I haven’t stood in line at the post office in years! I charged enough to cover the Ebay fees. Now I just use my own website, but I still use Paypal to process the credit cards. 99% of my customers pay by credit card. I also pay $7.50 a month for my website plus $9.00 a year for my dot com name. So you will have those expenses no matter what. You just have to charge enough to cover it. I tried Etsy but nobody shops there except the other crafters who list there. They don’t advertise except to encourage their members to post spam all over the place, so customers don’t trust the site even if they find it through search engines. Many of the shops are sloppy and unprofessional so it brings down the value for everyone..
December 31st, 2010 at 4:55 am
I think it’s called Magic Crochet. Someone asked about it a couple of months ago and the only place I located it was on e-bay. I can give you the address if you e-mail me and see if they are still in business. The only reason I know is I have about 20 copies of the books and the patterns in them are something to behold.
December 31st, 2010 at 4:35 pm
How about leather crafts, quilting, pottery, ceramics, baking, clay, beads, or basket weaving.You can always consider the world of miniatures
It doesn’t all have to be about dolls and houses. I enjoy making model horse tack. And it sells for high prices.
January 1st, 2011 at 4:33 am
Unfortunately, I have no idea where you would be able to find an old Annie’s Attic pattern except for EBay, but I have a link that you might be interested in http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/foods.php . After looking through some of the weird patterns (like the sushi) there are some really cute patterns for different sweets. Hope you find what you are looking for. Good Luck!
January 1st, 2011 at 4:28 pm
I actually took such a class several years ago and it was packed. I spent a lot of my adult life obtaining my degrees, running my businesses and real estate. I realized that I didn’t know how to cook because I always ate out, I had the dry cleaners doing basic mending and sewing on buttons because I didn’t know how to sew, I didn’t really have basic homemaking skills. I lived in Pasadena, CA at the time and the class was offered through our city’s recreational department. I notice that there are similar classes being offered in the city in which I now live, but they are divided up, like basic sewing, heart healthy meals, basic home maintenance, etc. I think you would generate a lot of interest….I still don’t know how to make homemade jelly, bread or cheese!
January 2nd, 2011 at 4:53 am
Hmmm… I’m trying to make one up… What about Liyahlee… or Pansiel or Mahlyn or Gianne or Felina or Darmady or Alona (ah-lon-ah) or Rhyah or Gladielle or Betsia or Wakota or Seanne or Xaira or Emiline or Deanna or Merla or Quinsly or Selore or Galore… idk Wyalie or Dianisa or Ramona or Berthie or Yonna… I hope you liked them. Most are made up from my creative mind lol. I just put sounds together I guess. :]
January 2nd, 2011 at 4:40 pm
I sell dollhouse miniatures I make, and I’ve always just used the disclaimer. However, etsy has a FORUM specifically for questions regarding CSPIA — have you tried asking there? The people there will be folks that are doing the same thing you are and will have gone through what you are going through. So they will probably have much better answers for you.http://www.etsy.com/forums_board.php?forum_id=5000002That’s the link, or you can go to etsy, click “Community”, click “Forums” and scroll down to the “CSPIA” section.
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:45 am
Food Network Magazine: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food-network-magazine/package/index.htmlBon Appétit: https://magazine.bonappetit.com/ecom/subscribe.jsp?oppId=4300048&mbid=cm_atg_paidsem_google_campaign&tgt=paidkw_&emailList=google_sem&s_kwcid=TC|20487|magazines%20about%20food||S||5176831584Craftzine: http://craftzine.com/
January 3rd, 2011 at 4:40 pm
simply take that picture and turn it into a graph. I know that there are really good crochet software that will help you do this.
January 4th, 2011 at 4:38 am
How about “Chang?”
January 4th, 2011 at 5:07 pm
“Decorative Crochet and Magic Crochet are English versions of a French magazine. Distribution in the United States is limited.”They do not have a website, but their phone number is 203-792-7844, and the address is Decorative Crochet, 108 Mill Plain Rd, Danbury, CT 06811-5179.
January 5th, 2011 at 5:04 am
Here are some of my favorite sites:http://crochet.about.com/library/blfreepatts1.htmhttp://www.bernat.com/pattern.php?PHPSESSID=7b37e183f53207833cae287d3ca844dbhttp://www.caron.com/free.htmlhttp://www.coatsandclark.com/Crafts/Crochet/Projects/Coats+and+Clark+Free+Crochet+Projects.htmhttp://marthac.info/links.htmlhttp://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory.phphttp://www.joann.com/joann/catalog.jsp?CATID=cat13856http://cache.lionbrand.com/cgi-bin/patternFinder.fcgiStart here in looking for the dishtowel patterns:http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/towels.phphttp://crochet.about.com/od/kitchenpatterns/Kitchen_Patterns.htm~Happy Crocheting!~