has beautiful laser etched product tags so I can add my logo to my product. I paid for a unique logo to be made and I hope when others see that logo they know it is me. Tag – I own the Crochet It Creations brand. This relationship may last for years, and hopefully it does, so staying organized is important. Your buyer may say the blue one but I Love This Yarn! has about 20 different blues. Use the color name on the yarn label so you can easily reorder yarn. I keep it on the same sheet, but below the other. Each order is separate from the previous ones. I lay out the colors across the top and the style/size on the side. DO NOT JUST ASSUME THEY ARE KEEPING TRACK. Stay Organziedīe sure you are keeping track of what they are ordering and what you have sold to them. I HIGHLY recommend that you agree on a minimum order or else you will be wasting your time. If I know that 1 skein of yarn makes 2 adult hats then my minimum order quantity of that color needs to be at least 2, that way I’m not wasting or sitting on yarn. Minimum Order Quantityĭecide how many will be the minimum product you will make of each color and size. I decided to charge about $10 an hour for wholesale. If I work straight on the beanie, I can make 1 in an hour. Now that I know that price, I need to know how long they take to make. These are prices for the locals, friends, or even family. If selling online, you need to take listing and shipping fees in to account. THESE ARE NOT ETSY PRICES OR PRICES THAT INCLUDE SHIPPING. I do let them pick out their own colors and are made to order. If someone approaches me and want a beanie or ear warmer, that is the price. The Mainstream Ear Warmers sell for $18 for adult and $15 for child. I sell my crochet Mainstream Beanies for $20 for adult to child sizes and $18 for toddler to baby sizes. I am going to be completely transparent here. I also need to sew a button to the inside of the hat, which I bought off of amazon costing about $.10 each – affiliate link to buttons. I purchase my pom poms from Amazon in bulk (affiliate link). I get them from and cost about $.80 a tag for the. I use logo tags on EVERY SINGLE ITEM I make (see below). Using I Love This Yarn! I can make EXACTLY 2 adult beanies. To sell wholesale you want to know how much it cost to make the product. These are all factors you need to consider – quality goes a long way with customers. I also have about 25 years of crochet experience, so I take that into account when I sell. I will only put out quality items and have done that from the beginning. A lot of people in my community know me for crocheting. I am in Indiana and have been selling crochet goods for about 10 years. It depends on detail of the pattern, material cost, and the market. I get lots of questions about how much someone should sell their finished product for. Now, this was a bit difficult for myself and is likely difficult for you too.

Then let my buyer think about what she wanted. I showed the product, color options, and sizes. Like I said, this took several conversations. But you can use your favorite yarn and this may narrow your choices even more. I decided to only offer the top 10 colors. I only buy my yarn from Hobby Lobby using I Love This Yarn! If you are familiar with this yarn you know it comes in ANY color. I decided I would ONLY make my Mainstream patterns (for reasons mentioned above – quick, pretty, little yarn used, and if you tried these patterns you would understand). This is so important! Discuss with your buyer what they are wanting and what you are willing to make, BEFORE HAND.

Here’s all my tips and tricks below for how I handled selling my crochet goods wholesale. But hey, this way I could make sure I stayed busy de-stressing myself and make a little extra cash…right?

Well… I’m a designer and some times sell finished goods. They wanted me to make items for their shop and sell them at Wholesale cost. While I was stocking up on items, I was approached by 2 ladies in my area who were opening boutiques and knew I crocheted. I thought I could maybe enter in a Craft Show, if they had them this year? Or sell on my Etsy Shop? Or maybe even post for sell on Facebook? Starting in March 2020 after the COVID-19 Pandemic shut down the country I made a ton of hats and ear warmers. So, beginner friendly and works up quick, its a WIN WIN! They only use a Half Double Crochet Stitch, but have an interesting look. You can make an adult beanie with less than 200 yards of worsted weight yarn! I use I LOVE THIS YARN! from Hobby Lobby for these patterns. I used my Mainstream Beanie and Ear Warmer patterns because they work up BEAUTIFUL using very little yarn. So, I have done A LOT of crocheting, but not much designing or blogging.Īll of my stress crocheting has brought up an opportunity to bulk up on items. I typically cope with stress by crocheting.

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