Selling Patterns - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

azbison · 03-26-2008, 04:41 PM

I've been a busy bee making patterns for chesspieces, business card holders, letter openers and a whole raft of other things. It sure would help if I could sell some of these to help pay for the ongoing material cost of the scroll saw addiction.

Those of you who sell patterns, how have you made it work for you?

Magpie · 03-26-2008, 06:08 PM

I'm not a pattern seller, but thanks to Jediscroller's advice, I'm working my way through Barbara Brabec's books on making money from crafts, and I wholly recommend them to anybody thinking of doing any kind of crafty business. I got 4 of her books from the library here. She has tons of information on copyrights, vendor licenses, taxes, IRS regs, free advertising, and selling on the Internet, among other topics of information that you might be interested in. I hope that is of some help to you

Pajaro · 03-26-2008, 08:23 PM

Yea ,Magpie is right, be sure to pay attention to Copyrights.

Jediscroller · 03-26-2008, 09:35 PM

Most folks I know that are doing ok with pattern sales are typically doing well with Wooden Teddy Bear. I set up a website to sell them, but I'm just not all that into the whole pattern sales thing and don't push it all that much and definately don't update it as much as I should.
Magpie, I'm glad you're finding Ms. Brabec's books helpful. I have meant to send her a note regarding some of her copyright info which is a little bit off although excellent. Even so, her's are the very best I've read on the business side of crafting.

Andy · 03-27-2008, 12:30 AM

My primary source of sales is through the Wooden Teddy Bear indeed. I rarely sell patterns through my website, although it sells enough to pay for itself and keep me in some supplies. The Wooden Teddy Bear has the means to market to the masses where I can't seem to get much traffic to the webite. WTB won't just publish any and every pattern you send to them, they have a pretty good standard for quality and some strict requirements on how patterns are submitted but it's been a GREAT relationship with them.

Scroller Ltd. is another reseller of patterns but getting patterns in with them is pretty tough. If you want to pursue it further, PM me and we'll exchange emails to get you pointed in their direction.

Andy

03-26-2008, 04:41 PM	#1
azbison Jr. Sawdust Taster Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 492	Selling Patterns I've been a busy bee making patterns for chesspieces, business card holders, letter openers and a whole raft of other things. It sure would help if I could sell some of these to help pay for the ongoing material cost of the scroll saw addiction. Those of you who sell patterns, how have you made it work for you? __________________ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jim DW788 My scrollin' blog The worst day scrollin' is better than the best day o' workin'

03-26-2008, 08:23 PM	#3
Pajaro Going back to who I am. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: How can you have fun in a place where dogs aren't allowed. Posts: 2,129 Blog Entries: 1	Yea ,Magpie is right, be sure to pay attention to Copyrights. __________________ Pájaro Pete Hombre del pájaro www.pajarostudiowns.com Member " Scrollsaw Association of the world " Excalibur EX-21 fanatic One of the Chosen few "If you play with things that can eat you, you're going to get eaten" (Tarzan) . "

03-26-2008, 09:35 PM	#4
Jediscroller American Crafstman Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Galaxy far, far away Posts: 3,164 Blog Entries: 6	Most folks I know that are doing ok with pattern sales are typically doing well with Wooden Teddy Bear. I set up a website to sell them, but I'm just not all that into the whole pattern sales thing and don't push it all that much and definately don't update it as much as I should. Magpie, I'm glad you're finding Ms. Brabec's books helpful. I have meant to send her a note regarding some of her copyright info which is a little bit off although excellent. Even so, her's are the very best I've read on the business side of crafting. __________________ Kevin Scrollsaw Patterns Online Making holes in wood with an EX-30, Craftsman 16" VS, Dremel 1680 and 1671

03-27-2008, 12:30 AM	#5
Andy Pattern Person Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ridgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,060	My primary source of sales is through the Wooden Teddy Bear indeed. I rarely sell patterns through my website, although it sells enough to pay for itself and keep me in some supplies. The Wooden Teddy Bear has the means to market to the masses where I can't seem to get much traffic to the webite. WTB won't just publish any and every pattern you send to them, they have a pretty good standard for quality and some strict requirements on how patterns are submitted but it's been a GREAT relationship with them. Scroller Ltd. is another reseller of patterns but getting patterns in with them is pretty tough. If you want to pursue it further, PM me and we'll exchange emails to get you pointed in their direction. Andy __________________ Shoot for the moon. If you miss you'll be headed for a star! www.80artdesigns.com

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03-26-2008, 06:08 PM	#2
Magpie Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 352	I'm not a pattern seller, but thanks to Jediscroller's advice, I'm working my way through Barbara Brabec's books on making money from crafts, and I wholly recommend them to anybody thinking of doing any kind of crafty business. I got 4 of her books from the library here. She has tons of information on copyrights, vendor licenses, taxes, IRS regs, free advertising, and selling on the Internet, among other topics of information that you might be interested in. I hope that is of some help to you