Small Home Business Ideas for Savvy Sewers

Small home business ideas can spring from any marketable talent, and sewing is one of those talents. There was a time when everyone knew how to sew. It was a tradition past down from one generation to the next, but not any longer. However, if you are one of the lucky few who learned how to sew, you can reap the rewards of mastering this wonderful skill by choosing one of these small home business ideas for savvy sewers.

Custom Curtain Makers: Sewers who have interest in interior design can specialize in designing, sewing, and installing window treatments. By providing all these services, you can charge a great deal more, than if you just stitch together basic curtain for customers. As a drapery designer, you set up an initials meeting at a prospective customer’s house, take into the account the color of the walls and furniture in the rooms, and then suggest curtain fabrics and styles that will pull the room together. Once you and your customer agree on the treatment plan, you will need to track down the right fabric, sew the curtains, and arrange for their installation.

Quilt Designer: If you enjoy embroidery and hand sewing, you can turn this talent into a thriving quilt business. Monogrammed baby quilts are popular, since they make wonderful baby gifts.

Decorative Photo Album Designer: Decorative photo albums are perennially popular for gift giving, especially for weddings, and baby presents. If you are someone, who enjoys crafts, and would like to earn some money from your hobby then making albums is a nice niche.

Halloween Costume Designer: If you are a whiz with a sewing machine, you can start a seasonal business creating original Halloween costumes. Many parents panic at the thought of whipping together costumes for their kids. In addition, family Halloween parties are very popular; there could also be an adult market. You will need a variety of fabrics, fabric paints; you can purchase patterns from local sewing stores or come up with your own designs.

Custom Bridal Veil Designer: This home business is for anyone who enjoys sewing and designing elaborate creations, but does not want to spend weeks working on one outfit. It is also a good way to enter the lucrative bridal market. Since most veils are mass produced and available in on size-fits all from large manufactures, you can provide a distinctive service by creating one-of-a-kind veils and headpieces. Unlike bridal stores, you can create veils that will fit the bride’s head properly, create any design that she has her heart set on, and find lace and beading that will precisely match her wedding dress.

Doll Dress Designer: Turn your favorite hobby in a moneymaking proposition. While doll clothes are small the demand for them is not, especially if you sew dresses for the American Girl dolls (which retail for $85 dollars or more, and have expensive wardrobes) or everyone’s favorite fashion doll, Barbie. Creating glamorous Barbie gowns and historically accurate reproductions for the American Girl, collection fills a real need, since millions of these have found homes. Girls (and their parents) are always eager s to expand their special doll’s clothing choices without having to pay retail prices.