Opening your own, albeit small, business is a risky and responsible business. The sewing department is a fairly correct option, since now they sew a lot: for themselves and to order, as a hobby and professionally. It is advisable, of course, to understand at least a little in this craft, to have a business acumen, to quickly respond to changes in demand and follow new products.
Instructions
Step 1
In practice, first you need to decide on the room in which your sewing department will be located, what kind of area it will be: a small shop or a large sewing store. The assortment will depend on the size of the outlet. If you have a small area, such as a kiosk or a small department in a shopping center, then it is better to start selling sewing accessories and textile haberdashery: threads, buttons, zippers, braid, lace, cords, edging, ribbons, needles, applied materials, various decorative trifles … If space permits, you can add lining fabrics to the assortment. All this is indispensable in the sewing craft, but does not require large premises and serious investments. If you are new to sewing, you can start with the dry goods trade and expand your assortment over time.
Step 2
If you have a more substantial material base and are ready to make more serious investments in the business, open a sewing department to sell fabrics. Of course, it is also possible to trade in fittings, it is even necessary, but it will be an accompanying product. You need to be well prepared for the purchase of fabrics. First, a theoretical base is needed - knowledge about the types of fabrics, their characteristics. Secondly, about the quality of fabrics from different manufacturers. Now almost all serious suppliers have their own websites, which contain information about their range, prices and purchasing conditions. This greatly facilitates the process of wholesale purchases, because just a few years ago, you had to go for exploration and purchase to the UAE, Italy, Turkey on your own, and then return with the cargo.
Step 3
But travel is not completely avoided if you want to meet the demands of today's market. It is necessary to travel to exhibitions to conclude contracts and select new products in the assortment. The choice is now huge, and often the owners of sewing shops literally sort out rolls of fabrics in the suppliers' warehouses with their hands in order to find the right nomenclature for their store. It is better to carry out such trips with a view to the season - to import light fabrics before the summer, and to the cold - dense, winter ones.
Step 4
It is very important to find competent staff in the store, preferably with specialized education or sewing skills, since not only dressmakers who know what they need, but also simple customers who need advice on which fabric is suitable for sewing one or another, come for fabrics things, how it is cut, and how to care for a thing from this fabric. Sellers should be able to correctly take measurements and calculate the length of the cut. It will be good to establish contacts with professional dressmakers who sew to order, you can give them discounts on goods. Surely, they will bring their clients to your sewing department for fabrics and accessories.
Step 5
For your business to develop, be aware of new products, follow the trends in the fashion world, follow the offers of the textile industry, you are always in search of original and profitable supplier partners - in general, be on the wave!
