4 Ways to Start a Sewing Business

The great thing about making a good business your sewing is that there are so many different ways to go about doing it. It is very important to find the right business that appeal to you most.

Here are 4 sewing businesses to choose from. As you read each option, think about what would be involved in running that business, and how you feel about doing those things.

1. Offer Repair and Alteration Services

Repairing or altering clothes is always less expensive than buying something new. While repairing and altering clothes is a great way to save money, you can also use those skills to earn some cash.

Many people would be happy to pay someone to fix a favorite jacket, dress, or pair of jeans. And don’t forget about offering alteration services. Some of your potential customers are people who have a hard time finding clothes that fit them correctly.

2. Make Garments for Others

Do you love to make clothes? Can you make garments to fit people of any shape, size or body type?

If so, you can make money making garments for others. Some people would love to have the latest designer fashions, but can’t afford to pay the latest designer prices.

If you can make Halloween costumes or Christmas designs you can turn quite a profit in the weeks leading up to October and on December. And if you can make beautiful and affordable formal wear, you can have the cash pouring in during prom season.

3. Specialize in Making Home Décor

If you’re really passionate about home décor items, like curtains, pillow cases, table cloths, and duvet covers.

If this describes you, you can build a sewing business around making home décor items for other people. When you go shopping for things like drapes, throw pillows, and quilts, it can be hard to find exactly what you want in a retail store.

The great thing about building your business around making home décor items is that any order you get has the potential to grow. For example, if someone wants you to make a duvet cover for them, ask if they’d also like matching curtains and pillow cases.

You don’t have to know how to make every home décor item imaginable in order to have this type of sewing business. Instead, you can specialize.

4. Sell Your Sewing Crafts

Whether you’re a sewer, quilter, embroiderer, or some other type of crafter, you probably have the skills to make at least one thing other people would buy. And, believe it or not, you can build a profitable craft business around being able to make one or two things

The most important thing in your store is to take quality photographs of your items. Use natural lightening and nice backgrounds. Post as many photos of each item as allowed.

If you make quilts, just letting your friends and acquaintances know you’re willing to sell some of them can help kick start your sewing business.