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Sew to Success!: How to Make Money in a Home-Based Sewing Business [Paperback]

Kathleen Spike (Author)

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Publication Date: March 1995

Covers the basics -- start-up, bookkeeping, pricing, client relations, marketing, and selecting what equipment to buy.

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Product Details

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Palmer/Pletsch Publishing (March 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0935278176
ISBN-13: 978-0935278170
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #600,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good, October 23, 2001

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This book is easy to read, and gives a lot of good information. It has helped me to be more organized as I work on starting my business, and gives a breakdown of pricing, and even making a workspace. Its handy, and will be a good book to refer to often.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book on business. Makes sense., May 22, 1999

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You can do what you love and make money. You can work on purpose and get the life you want. You can work at home, be a wife, be a mom and make money. Running a business at home is the same as running the business of a big company. If you think, look and act like a business, people will pay you what you are worth. If you believe in what you are doing, others will believe in you too. This book shows you the way to navigate a home-based business, managing a family, and make money. You can create the life you want, I did! Kathleen

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, September 30, 2001

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This is a small book that is very informative and doesn't take hours to read. I loved it! I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to start their own home sewing business. Thanks Kathy for writing such a wonderful book!

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This book is very easy to read and follow, contains good advise for some one with not much experience in this business. Read more

Published 13 months ago by Dani

5.0 out of 5 stars Sew to Success Great Book
This is a great book. It was written a long time ago so some of the things don't really apply like pricing based on local sales.. because now we can sell over the internet. Read more

Published 16 months ago by Laura K. Fox

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Published on December 14, 2009 by L. Hinds

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Published on May 8, 2009 by Bon.

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The book is well written and is very inspiring, offering success stories and valuable tips. And although it is somewhat outdated in terms of computer application, advertising... Read more

Published on May 10, 2007 by O. Korsunska

5.0 out of 5 stars Sew to Success: How to Make Money in a Home-Based Sewing Business
I have used this book alot in my own business and found it most useful. I would recommend it to someone with a homebased sewing or craft business

Published on April 11, 2007 by CJ OATES

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I highly recommend this book ~ it's an easy read and jam packed with fantastic ideas for those wanting to start a home sewing business. Read more

Published on September 6, 2004 by sewin mama

4.0 out of 5 stars Great little book
The book was inspiring with tons of ideas. Sewing from home really can be done successfully.

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Published on May 20, 2002 by T. Singh

5.0 out of 5 stars A Source to Inspiration
I bought this book some months ago, and once I received it I read it. Since then I have read it several times. I just love this book. Read more

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