Comments on: The Business of Craft: Online Resources

By: Etrqmgej

Etrqmgej — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:42:56 +0000

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By: Kasia

Kasia — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:37:12 +0000

I’m pretty new to pink chalk.. But loving your shop and blog.. Thanks for the links.. Will check them out.. Any hints/tips/advice on the craft business is always welcome!!
Xx

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kc craft shows — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:20:27 +0000

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By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 01:47:05 +0000

Joann: I’ve tried a lot of different methods for this and ultimately I’ve settled on using Printed Treasures. They are pre-treated sheets that come in a pack of 5. They are backed with paper so they go through the printer with no problems. They’re sort of expensive if you price them out per sheet. They meausure 8 1/2 x 11 inches and I cut my in half so I get two out of a sheet. I use MS Word and fun fonts to write up the label. The fabric has a really high thread count and can be a little difficult to hand sew the label on but it’s doable.

Because of the cost I’ve experimented with Bubble Jet Set which comes in a bottle. You soak the fabric in it, let it dry and that makes the ink permanent when you print on it. A lot of people back the fabric with freezer paper but I’ve had so many jamming problems that I back the cloth with a full sized label. Those are expensive too so by the time you factor in the hassle of preparing the fabric I decided it’s just not worth it unless I needed a LOT of fabric to print on. I used the Bubble Jet Set when I printed the kids artwork onto fabric for a teacher’s quilt.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.

By: jam

jam — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:38:17 +0000

Hi Kathy: I’ve been reorganizing my sewing room and re-reading older tutorials that I printed. So this will take you back a couple of years. When you posted about Brie’s quilt you mentioned that you printed your label on your jet printer.
Can you expand on printing labels a bit. Do you just create a label in MS Word and then print it on a special type of fabric that goes through the printer? I try to hard to get a nice label with hand stitching but the results are never satisfactory. I would appreciate any info you can send me way on this.
thanks,

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:42:16 +0000

Hey…thanks for the great post. I’ve learned some things (always a good thing) and found http://www.craftcult.com to be a great site to check out.

Thanks,
Mike

By: Cheryl Arkison

Cheryl Arkison — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:05:46 +0000

Thanks for this post. I am currently organizing a Professional Development conference for Quilt Canada 2010, I need to investigate more resources, so I will be watching this list closely. I think it is important for people to understand the reality of business before they decide to turn their hobby into career.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:11:03 +0000

Thank you very much for sharing these resources, Kathy! They are very timely for me. (Pretty flowers, sigh)

By: Abby

Abby — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:34:02 +0000

I wish I had more to add to your post, but instead I just got to learn from it all! Thanks so much for all the resources, it’s just what I’ve been looking for lately.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:14:15 +0000

Yes Pam! I remember reading that magazine in the 90′s and really liking it, Seth talks about his experience at Fast Company from time to time.