| If you have a sewing machine and some basic sewing | | | | these off, but forget what they were for. By putting |
| supplies, you can create sewing jobs from home. | | | | "cheap mending" or "inexpensive mending" on your |
| Many people do not have time or the knowledge to | | | | tear off, you're guaranteed that no one will forget. |
| mend their torn clothing. Oftentimes these otherwise | | | | Another good idea would be to include pick-up and |
| perfect clothes end up in the trash or donated. People | | | | drop-off service, but this is up to you. It may get you |
| are throwing away their money buying new clothes, | | | | more clients, but it will take away time from your |
| when all they need to do is have them mended. By | | | | mending work (Don't mend and drive.) and will take |
| offering a mending service, you can save people a lot | | | | you away from home, which is why you're starting |
| of money. | | | | one of the many jobs from home in the first place. |
| Many people do not want to take their clothes to a | | | | If you're really good with a sewing machine and have |
| dry cleaner or tailoring business because they feel like | | | | many different types of sewing supplies, then you can |
| they'll be overcharged. Who wants to pay 10 dollars to | | | | go one step further and offer tailoring services. Tailors |
| have a t-shirt mended? By offering a basic mending | | | | do more than just mending. Tailors will take-in or let-out |
| service at a cheap rate, you will entice customers to | | | | clothing, otherwise known as altering, and some even |
| bring you their basic mending. You will make money | | | | make clothing. Sometimes tailors include dressmakers. |
| and the customers will save money. | | | | This is another skill you can add to your mending at |
| A good place to start is to make a flyer. This can be | | | | home business, or you can have it as a main at home |
| made simply and cheaply with a word processing | | | | business. There are many types of sewing jobs from |
| program like Microsoft word. List what you are will to | | | | home. |
| mend (t-shirts, dress shirts, missing buttons, torn seams | | | | You will need an area where you can do all of your |
| on pants, etc.) and what it costs to fix them. For | | | | work if you run an at-home tailor business. Tailors |
| instance, you could charge five dollars to fix a t-shirt, | | | | have a lot of equipment and need a lot of space. Also, |
| eight dollars to patch jeans, and one dollar per missing | | | | if a client needs to try on a dress to get it sized for |
| button. | | | | altering, it would be nice if you could offer that client a |
| Make many copies and put them on numerous | | | | little bit of privacy instead of fitting him or her in your |
| community boards. These community boards can be | | | | living room while your family watches the television. |
| found in grocery stores, libraries, and many times at | | | | Nevertheless, you don't need a lot of sewing |
| your local City Hall. Make tear offs at the bottom of | | | | knowledge to start one of the many sewing jobs from |
| the flyers with your name, phone number, and a | | | | home, just some basic mending skills and simple |
| phrase like "cheap mending." Sometimes people tear | | | | marketing. |