In recent years, embroidery has again become a popular hobby, and not only women, but also men are given to this occupation. For some, this is a way to pass the time and decorate the interior of their apartment, but many have made this hobby a source of income.
Instructions
Step 1
Register on specialized sites dedicated to embroidery and the implementation of the work performed. Take high-quality pictures of your works and post them in the appropriate section. Remember that baguette paintings tend to sell better despite the higher cost. The main problem faced by embroidery lovers is how to evaluate their work. On the net you can find paintings for 100 thousand and even more. There are several methods for calculating the cost of embroidered work - some are based on how many hours and nerves were spent on needlework, others take the price of one stitch as a basis and multiply by their number and increasing coefficients. Plus the cost of materials - threads, canvas, baguette. Some specialized sites charge members a certain fee for posting ads, while others provide the ability to sell multiple works for free. The likelihood that the embroidery will be bought in a short time is not very high, but it will allow you to track what the preferences of site visitors are and what their purchasing power is.
Step 2
Submit information about yourself on the sites of free ads in the "part-time" section, periodically look through the messages of employers. Not very often, but you can still find offers to take embroidery to work. As a rule, these are small motives on a given theme, sometimes tablecloths or napkins. In most cases, the customer himself provides everything necessary for the work - schemes, fabric and threads. Remember, there are scammers offering to transfer a small amount for consumables to the account, after which the courier will bring everything you need. A reliable contractor will give a small amount of work for trial in order to assess the quality of embroidery and the speed of its implementation, and will not require a monetary guarantee.
Step 3
Participate in the contests of folk craftsmen and needlewomen. Information about such events can be found on the city portal, at the district council at the place of residence or in the local history museum. At exhibitions and opening days there is an opportunity to share the experience of successful sales of your embroideries with other masters and find a potential buyer.
Step 4
Try to make acquaintances working in printing houses, design and interior studios, design bureaus of patterns and in the advertising business. At first glance, all these organizations have nothing to do with embroidery, however, all of them can act as customers. For example, for the packaging of farm dairy products sold in the most expensive stores, a cap with an insert for hand-made embroidery in folk style was developed. Small motifs are often used for the production of exclusive postcards, and some restaurants order a menu, the folder of which is decorated with a themed hand-made picture. The best part of such cooperation is that the flow of orders practically does not dry out - something new and interesting always appears. Today you embroider pictures for the decoration of the hotel, and tomorrow New Year's gifts.
