How to Start a Handmade Clothing Business
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- Do you want to turn your fashion hobby into a highly profitable clothing business? In this video, I’m going to show you how you can start your very own clothing business in 4 simple steps.
So you might be thinking the industry is oversaturated but that couldn’t be further from the truth. The global fashion industry was worth two and a half trillion dollars in 2017 alone, and the numbers have only grown since then. People are always going to need clothes, so with a little market research and a fresh perspective, there’s no reason you can’t find some wiggle room for your handmade business in this huge industry. It’s totally possible for you to have a slice of that pie. And lots of people buy from handmade or independent clothing designers, so don’t worry about competing with mass manufactured, fast fashion brands.
Here are 4 simple steps to get started!
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I'm not even looking to start a clothing business but your advice and tips in general have helped me so much in my handmade business that I just binge everything you make🤷🏽♀️
Aw, thank you, Nondumiso! Because handmade businesses are similar in nature, tips are definitely useful from craft to craft.
Hi,I want to sell hand embroidered shirts
ahh this is so helpful. i'm working on releasing a clothing line.
That's so awesome! Good luck with your launch, T!
Girl me too
Hello T Gedi, I am also working on my clothing line.
Is it out yet? I'd love to check it out
Probably one the most helpful and motivating fashion line videos I've seen
Wow, thank you, Eric! I really appreciate that! Thank you so much for watching.
Thank you for these tips 💕 just started my Etsy shop... now just waiting on my first sale
You got this, Christina! The first sale is the best!
I’ve only just thought of starting a small clothing business and the grandness of the industry truly intimidates me. Your video has helped me a lot, so thank you so much for sharing these tips. It’s very generous of you!
I'm so happy to hear that, Joanna! I hope that your thoughts come to fruition one day!
Thanks so much. This really helps. You have touch on a few points I had really been trying to figure out. Now I feel more confident in starting my side business.
That's great to hear, Akia! I'm so happy to hear it was helpful!
Incredibly helpful - thank you for posting this, Mei
I'm really glad to hear that - it makes my day! Thanks so much for watching!
I’m in live with your channel! Thanks for so valuable information!
Thank you for watching, Yola!
This has been the most helpful video to get me started on my business. Thank you so much for an honest video ☺️
I'm very happy to hear this! Thank you so much for watching!
Thanks so much. Couldn't easily find a video explaining exactly what I'm going for!!
Thank you for watching! I hope it helped!
Thank you so much for this video! It is exactly what I need as I am starting a new apparel business venture. 💕
Congrats on your new venture T!
I am opening up a huge, funky hair salon in a warehouse sort of space. I would love to have some young designers featured. My goal is someone comes with a friend and sells their jewelry, art, clothes etc in my salon keeping all of their profit while being promoted on social media for say the week, weekend or month. In return they would help with folding towels, sweeping, getting coffee for clients.
Thaaaaaaàankkkk you for this vídeo omg. I'm literally in bed with a migraine about thinking how to get my products over there and this vídeo is helping tremendously. When feeling better I will watch it again and take notes and implement into my business. This is giving me hope and a boost!!
Hi Talita! I'm really happy to hear this!! Thank you so much for watching! ❤️ In case you're interested, you're also more than welcome to watch my free workshop where I talked about ways you can promote and grow your business online. Here's the link to register just in case you want to give it a watch: bit.ly/3EGGC47 All the best to you and your business!! You got this! ❤️💪 Get well soon!! 🙏
Wow!!! I’ve been searching for maybe 2 month’s for ideas on how to start my small fashion business on Instagram; you have been so helpful! Straight to the point and better yet with more great ideas. Thank you very much, hope to see more awesome videos of yours 🤗❤️.
Yay, I'm so glad that they have been helpful to you! I'm so glad you found me!
I am opening up a huge, funky hair salon in a warehouse sort of space. I would love to have some young designers featured. My goal is someone comes with a friend and sells their jewelry, art, clothes etc in my salon keeping all of their profit while being promoted on social media for say the week, weekend or month. In return they would help with folding towels, sweeping, getting coffee for clients.
You are brilliant, this was so informative and so simple :) thank you for the video, subscribed!
Thank you so much for the kind words, Charlotte!! I really appreciate it!! Happy to be of help!! ❤️
Thank you so much for making this video.
My pleasure! Thank YOU for watching! I so appreciate it!
Thank you really helpful !!
Thank you so much for watching, MJ!
Great video!! Over the past 2 years, while setting up my handmade clothing business, I've combed the internet for content like this, and honestly there is very little about handmade clothing, which I think is different from other handmade products in many ways. So thanks for this, Mei!!! It gave me some good ideas. :)
That makes me so happy to hear! Thank you so much for watching!
totally agree.. most sewers are not selling products anymore
Hi i want to sell hand embroidered shirts
Thanks for the most helpful video.
Thank you so much for watchin!
loved this one! thank you
Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you greatly for this!
I have a small handmade clothing business in motion and can’t wait to see the outcome 🙏
That's so exciting, Sari! Good luck on your launch!
I am opening up a huge, funky hair salon in a warehouse sort of space. I would love to have some young designers featured. My goal is someone comes with a friend and sells their jewelry, art, clothes etc in my salon keeping all of their profit while being promoted on social media for say the week, weekend or month. In return they would help with folding towels, sweeping, getting coffee for clients.
Your video are so informative and motivated thank you stay bless❤
I apppreciate that, Kerry Ann! Thank you so much for watching!
Omg this imfo is very helpful for me thank you.
Aww. I'm so happy to know this! Thank you so much for watching! ❤️
Girl you are a gem ❤❤
Thank you so much for the kind words!! ❤️
Thank you for sharing
You're welcome, Irene! Thank you so much for watching!
This video helped me so much thank you!
I'm so glad it was helpful to you! Thank you for watching!
I am opening up a huge, funky hair salon in a warehouse sort of space. I would love to have some young designers featured. My goal is someone comes with a friend and sells their jewelry, art, clothes etc in my salon keeping all of their profit while being promoted on social media for say the week, weekend or month. In return they would help with folding towels, sweeping, getting coffee for clients.
Great tip thanks 😊
Glad it was helpful, Linda! Thank you so much for watching!
Your content is powerful 👍🔥
I appreciate that so much, Divya! Thank you for watching!
Waoo so helpful.Will def try shopfy.Thank you
You’re welcome, Temwani! I'm so glad it helped.
Very interesting!
Thank you for watching! ❤️
Awesome tips!
Glad you think so! Thank you so much for watching! 💗
Hi Ms. Mei Pak, I’m a 22 year old woman living in the Philippines. I’m currently opening my first ever mini clothing line online. I’ve been into selling thrifted clothes and decided to move forward. As I was looking for advices here in youtube, I find your channel and find myself binge watching everything. Thank you so much. Please make more videos because you inspire and help many people. I hope you notice this and give me advice when starting. Tysm. Much love, camille
Thank you so much for your kind words, Camille! I'm so so happy that these videos have helped you, and I wish you the best of luck with your clothing line launch! 💖
Creative Hive omg you noticed me!!! ily ♥️♥️♥️
Thank you so much! I was looking for good manufactures but so hard to find in Australia. Do you have a tutorial on how to make a clothing line sheet? sizing, garments, stocks before sending to manufactures etc.
These posts might help! www.creativehiveco.com/4-ways-you-can-get-more-wholesale-orders/#more-10082 and www.creativehiveco.com/how-to-create-a-wholesale-linesheet-in-microsoft-word-or-pages-for-mac/
Liked and subbed, i got u girl
Thanks so much, Chloe! I appreciate it!
Thank you
You're welcome Carol! Thank you so much for watching!! ❤️
Thanks Mei !
Thank you for watching!
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Hi, i am new friend! thasnk for share this video, love it!!! Stay connecttion my friend.
Thank you so much for watching, Thiên!
I’m thinking of making hand embroidered hats, this seems like I would be helpful
I hope it is! Thank you for watching!
Go on good luck dont give up ❤❤❤
Hi I'm to much struggle with this thanks
Hi Rachel! Which part do you struggle with? Do you have any questions or clarifications on any part of the video?
Heymei, fun vid. Could you also do it vice versa? Like my initial style are these unique vintage inspired colorful beaded earring. Its what i love to make but how do i figure our what the customer group for those is. ???
Here's a great way to find your target audience: www.creativehiveco.com/5-questions-to-ask-to-understand-your-ideal-customer/
Thanks 👍 for your advice I just wanted to ask where can I get and ambroyderi machine
Hi! I highly suggest you do a search on Google. To save, you can also look into buying a second hand one from eBay, Amazon, etc. that have good positive feedback/reviews. Also, I think my blog post here about how to start a handmade embroidery system will be helpful for you too: www.creativehiveco.com/how-to-start-a-handmade-embroidery-business/ I also mentioned about embroidery machines there. Good luck! Hope you find an embroidery machine that works for you soon!! ❤️
This video has been so helpful to me. I hoping to start a clothing line this year. I still have some questions about the legal part of it . Do websites like Etsy , Squarespace , Shopify require a licence or anything of that sort ?
Here's a video I did on some of the legal issues: czcams.com/video/DmyTnvth2ps/video.html
You can also go the the Small Business Administration website SBA.gov and there is a lot of information there on setting up the legal stuff. You can alos check with your county and state for any type licensing or permits needed for offline selling. Also check US Compliance for lableing and such. Especially if you plan to make any children's clothing.
SO HELPFUL! THANK YOU!!! 💚👍
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you for watching,
Svátek!
Mei, thank you for another great video. I'm actually retired, but need to earn extra money. I was teaching art part time and my job was eliminated due to covid and lower enrollment in a private school. I already had tons of fabrics in my stash and just before losing my perfect job, I was gifted about 20 boxes of mostly high quality cotton fabrics. Nothing like God telling me I have no excuses.I gave about half away to a woman who makes quilts for homeless and children's homes. With the rest, I plan to start a children's clothing business. I will have to put $0 out for any supplies for quite some time, other than business cards. My only expenses will be for setting up the business legally, the website and marketing channels and labels and compliance for children's clothing. I know much about creating the business and a lot about marketing, but your advice is very useful, especially the media outreach. I do have a question: How do I find the micro influencers? Thanks much.
Hi Donna! It sounds a business has found YOU! 😊 Here are some blog posts I have on working with influencers: www.creativehiveco.com/blog/?s=influencers
Thank you so much, Me I. I will read them. Forgot to mention website called WeConnectFashion has a wealth of resources for trades people Suppliers, manufacturers, vendors, designers, etc.
Thank you for sharing that!
@@CreativeHiveCo You're welcome. Thank you for always taking the time to answer our questions.
Nice
Thank you so much for watching!
Has anybody ever told you that you are such a good motivator?
That's so nice of you to say, Amat! I really appreciate that!
Yes like my anxiety lowered just from her talking!
Hi, I love your videos! Do you need a business license's to sell your handmade products on places like Shopify, Squarespace?
You don't need to have a license to set up a website to sell, but you really should have all the formal stuff done before you do just to make sure your business is legal. czcams.com/video/DmyTnvth2ps/video.html
What is your take on sustainability and ethics and starting up a small clothing business? I can’t stand the thought of consuming and selling things I don’t agree with. I haven’t the slightest idea about how to source actually eco, ethic & sus-type materials 😭😭i wanted to get all of my things from France honestly lol but how would I find the most eco-friendly materials is what I’m asking I guess?
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Do a lot of research, ask and call around! It's okay to have a conversation/ask suppliers about the sustainability in their products. It all starts with your supplier. 🙂
Do a search for wholesale to the trade, eco friendly materials. You will typically need to be an established business to get in the loop. The very best way to find those supplies is to attend trade shows where you will find what is referred to as jobbers and manufacturer's reps. You can also try researching manufacturers reps for fabric companies online. If you just research wholesale, the only thing that ususally comes up is wholesale for fabric stores. Also, seach for eco fabrics and see if a website contains any contact info and inquire directely with them. Consider buying made in USA, you will have better luck. Here is one I found for you. www.apexmills.com/media_post/sustainable-fabrics/ Hope you don't mind Mei!
@@CreativeHiveCo FYI, there are mills out there that offer this. Just one example. www.apexmills.com/media_post/sustainable-fabrics/
Congratulations on your success. I came across a clothing niche that's needed and. rare, I've only sewn blankets & crochet, but pretty good, do you think it's possible to start without a large upfront investment? I'm asking because I only have some savings and can't afford a risky large sum. Im almost certain people would buy if they could find them, I hope this makes sence
That's great that you have found a niche that needs to be filled! Yes, I believe you can do it but it will take a lot of work and setting up some marketing systems to help bring in traffic.
Determination and perserverence is the key. If you have a niche, you are ahead of the game in my opinion. Make your samples first. There are ways to raise funds, but it takes work. Consider an SBA loan or asking friends to invest or do crowdfunding, like Kickstarter or even gofundme. Start small and make it work. Good luck.
@@donnabashline4933 thank you so much! I wish you the best of luck too☺
@@jackiejack2031 Also, much as I hate facebook, it is also a good way to raise funds quickly with their fundraising app.
Very helpful. Show us how to do cost ing for this type of business.
Hi Tevi! What is costing?
Cost ing is how I value my product for exchange of money.
Here is a playlist on pricing! czcams.com/video/H3r9M3QhnNQ/video.html
Hi there! I'm working on my handmade clothing line but I'm confused about care labels and was wondering if you knew anything about it. So are care labels with the material %s legally required? I'm not sure how to label each piece when I'm using multiple fabrics of different materials? Also am I not allowed to use thrifted fabric or like fabric I had beforehand if I don't have the fabric and its %s noted? Please help!! Thank you, and thank you for this video!
If you are in the US, you might find this helpful: www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/business-center/guidance/clothes-captioning-complying-care-labeling-rule
I apologize for almost dismissing you because you look too young to know anything. You clearly know your stuff! Good video and great info. Thanks!
Thank you, Lisa! I am going to take that as a compliment for sure!
So you have to get certified tags and stuff? Like compliance?
It will depend on what you make. For children's clothing, most definitely and you will need to do materials testing.
Hi ma'am I want to start handmade pillow cover business plis give some suggestions how to start
Hi bluelife! I have a video series on starting up your business from scratch: czcams.com/play/PLd52Nr4SNc0ml7zPmF32i03H1pqZUlC1K.html
Hi can you please help how can i sell my embroidered shirts
I would start with my Three Secrets workshop, for sure. www.creativehiveco.com/workshop/?
I love to sew. My channel is about showing ladies how to make their own clothes at home. I need to start a business on Etsy but I need some advice
That's awesome, Taylor! You can definitely join my Facebook group - there are thousands of creatives there with great advice! facebook.com/groups/creativebizmarketing
I am currently working on releasing a clothing brand, do I have to start with label and where can I get an affordable label manufacturer?
You can check out Dutch Label Co. or customlabels4u.com!
@@CreativeHiveCo thank you
Where did you get that board in the back?
I made it!
@@CreativeHiveCo thats so cool & creative ☺
@@CreativeHiveCo where did you get the board material? If you dnt mind me asking
I actually recovered an old board I had, just with new materials that I liked better!
Do you just have a thought in your head and decide to present yourself as an expert on it?
Nope, I do a bunch of research on topics that people have asked me to talk about, and I try to do this in a way that is accessible to everyone who is just starting out. At no point do I claim to be an expert at making these items, but I do have over 14 years in the handmade industry, so I do have an extensive amount of knowledge about what works and what doesn't when it comes to running a handmade business, which is the basis of all of my videos.
What about delivery of products
Hi there! I have other videos about shipping if you would like to watch those you can get started here: czcams.com/video/6-hQAGL0M_Q/video.html
I’m thinking to make “gothic” Clothes
That's a great idea - that is a definite niche!
@@CreativeHiveCoI love. The style lol💖
I am opening up a huge, funky hair salon in a warehouse sort of space. I would love to have some young designers featured. My goal is someone comes with a friend and sells their jewelry, art, clothes etc in my salon keeping all of their profit while being promoted on social media for say the week, weekend or month. In return they would help with folding towels, sweeping, getting coffee for clients.
Your video are so awesome n inspiring, Im very much in to crochet and very nervous to start selling I only do tictox I'm trying form a crochet wear and accessories all my stuff are random I'm fouceing on different styles of poncho at moment #leonardosknitwear ♌💫💚
You can do it! Focusing in will definitely help you to get started and lay out a solid plan!
Even I want to make a business I'm 18 i quit school I want to do something i love to do i love to make jewellery using resin wire plastic clay or whatever and I too sew dress for my own but I want some money to start my business but my parents are not helping me 😶😣😣😣I hope I will get some 5 thousand rupees hope I'll get and start my business ...😀
I hope you are able to get yourself up and running! In the meantime, start developing a plan so once you have the capital you'll be ready to go.
@@CreativeHiveCo yes I am making plans ❤❤❤❤💐💐💐💐💐
How about 2023
Hi! The main principles I taught in this video still works to this year. 😊
R u April's sister?
has anyone else got this video from a dum ad ?
Well, even if you got here from a dumb ad, I hope you enjoyed it!
This video is not my kind but still its a high quality video keep up the good work !
Thanks so much!
Girl you are a gem ❤❤
Thank you so much for the kind words!! ❤️