I chose the following sites as they are online selling sites and could be used to advertise the articles we make, and thus our business.
Etsy Handmade – this is a good site to use to sell your handmade items; etsy lists
items by category or topic as well as a directory of local shops in the area
Artfile.com – this is another good site to use to sell your handmade items,
but the difference between this one and etsy is that it is associated with
Amazon’s universal wish list
Metaphor Boutique – this is a local shop (which my daughter frequents) that sells
commercial items but also handmade/artist items
Handmade Artists’ Shop
– this is a combination of a marketplace and community forum and includes a
collection of artists and craftspeople learning from one another
Supermarket
– is a marketplace, they don’t offer every category but do have “four meta
ones: everything, wear + carry, space + place, and paper + prints”, clicking on
an item takes you to that designer’s store and it includes a directory of
designers.
Cafe Press – I chose
this site, as I have used it in the past to put a few images I designed on various
items, such as tee-shirts, totes, mugs, apparel, wall posters, bumper stickers and other objects, you
also don’t have to purchase large quantities of items at one time. I thought this would be a way I could create
items to advertise my business.- things that I could include when I ship a purchase out as a way to say thank you and remind the buyer of my company.
Bonanza - has free listings, low fees and live support if you have issues;
they have a craft category but they also sell books, CDs and other merchandise.
For suppliers I liked the following on my website:
Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts Store - one of the places I
purchase remnants and trims
Fashion Fabrics Club – another place to
purchase material
Royale Hare – this is one of my girlfriend’s business, where she sells her home
spun yarn, which she also dyes and some other goods.
Yardage Town – I tried to find a way to like them on Facebook, but could not
locate a Facebook icon or any social media sites listed on their website
Folkwear Patterns – I chose this one because I use these patterns and many of
them I can use multiple fabrics to create the items
A website I’ve been trying to get on and investigate, but have been
having issues connecting is SpoonFlower
which focuses on fabrics and makes it possible for you to design, print and sell your
own fabric designs. I thought I could design fabrics to use in the articles we create. I plan to keep trying to get on their site.