/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7451236
Wow, those are so cute.

I do some clay work and needle felting. Pic isn't mine, though.

woah, uncanny, anon. i was just thinking of starting a thread like this! i cross stitch, knit, and quilt, but i don't have any pics on hand :\

I do books among other things, but mainly known for books. Going to be working on a lot of new designs this year.

>>7451281
whats all the black shit like seriously?

I make fleece hats of my own design... My friends say I should open an Etsy shop but I don't know if they are *kawaii* enough.

Plus I'd need to borrow someone's camera instead of my shitty laptop camera.

I could charge $15 and still make a profit, what do you ladies think?

>>7451394
Looks cute as hell. Do it! And offer commissions at a higher price if people want custom colors or eyes or whatever. People at cons would love these too, especially for that price.

>>7451394
I'm sorry, I know you just said you only have your shitty laptop camera, but do you have better pictures? A closeup or something, maybe?

>>7451338
those books are all pretty neat

>>7451410
Hang on, let me see what I can do. In the meantime, another style.

>>7451394
It looks like you have a cute concept and decent pattern for the hat. Maybe iron the ears before taking the better pics so they aren't wrinkly (I also can't see the finishing from this pic but I'm assuming it is there). It does look like something people would buy, though, if well made.

i build terrariums with replicas of various historical cemeteries in miniature.

>>7451425
pls pic bb plssssssssssssssssssssss

>>7451410
>>7451421
Here's the closest I can get. I designed the hat and drafted the pattern myself nearly 4 years ago, but only made one at the time for me. Recently everyone has been going googlieyed over my original, so I redrafted the pattern and have been pumping them out.

>>7451423
Thanks for the suggestion! None of my test ones have been ironed yet (I'm doing a batch of 15, and ironing is the last step) but it's on my list before photographing them properly. I also need to find a way to set up a good photobooth thing in my apartment to take good photos on a budget, I seem to remember an image guide around somewhere, does anyone have that?

>>7451441
the problem is due to the reflection on the glass and the warp it creates they dont photograph very well...ill try to take a pic or two...

>>7451425
PICS/WHERE TO BUY PLS I NEED IT V BADLY

I make jewelry with polymer clay mostly, but this was made with a real acorn. I made it for a friend who enjoys going to renaissance festivals.

>>7451394
If you ever sell, don't charge $15. There are fleece hats out there that are simpler in design and still cost more than $20. Don't undercharge yourself.

>>7451394
I used to sell fleece hats too, they're good money but they get pretty boring to make after a while. Only really crappy ones get priced at $15 though, you want to go for at least $20 for normal ones and $25-35 for anything more detailed. I used to sell Pikachu hats at $40, so you're really selling yourself short at $15.

>>7451882
agh that's so cute anon! I'd buy that in a heartbeat.

I make decoden cases and various jewellery, what do you gulls think is a good price for earrings? I package them like this and the stems are surgical stainless steel if that matters. I don't want to be expensive but I don't want to sell myself short, I was thinking maybe $5 AUD?

>>7452075
If it's alright, can I ask what it costs to make each pair?

>>7452087

About $1 maybe a few cents up or down, depends on the type of cabochons I use, a lot of them differ in price. This is including packaging costs too, like the cost of the custom stamp and the resin I use to glue them together.

>>7452139
You're undercutting yourself. You could easily sell them for 20 USD.

>>7452145
agreed with this anon. $15 the least, but $20 is a decent price.

CultOfTurtlesCrafts
I do laser cut wood and acrylic jewelry
A lot of my stuff is still in the works.

>>7452145
>>7452148

Wow really!? Thanks anons! I do bobby pin sets too

>>7452156
Is that a silent hill pendant in there under the heart? Your stuff looks great.

>>7452172
Yeah, they all look professional quality. My favorite part of pricing things are the deals though, like "$5 dollars for one pair, $7 for two" and similar. People go batshit insane and buy tons more when they realize they can get a couple dollars off a larger purchase.

>>7452172
Oh fuck me, I wish I had straight hair for these.

>>7452172
>>7452075
Same annon who said you can sell them for 20 USD. You could again, sell both for 15-20 USD.

Make sure you do quarterly sales and you could double your money. Do what annon >>7452197 said; but maybe not as low.

You could do, buy 2 sets of earnings and get a pack of bobby pins for half off/free

Buy 2 sets for 15 dollars

or anything you want really.

Also make instagram and advertise that shit, maybe even make a facebook. You could also, maybe, make a youtube account and show how you make it. Make it cute if you do!

>>7452235
I'm getting all my social media up to par and I'm going to open a few days from now because I'm launching at Australian Supanova, I've got a storenvy too but still it hasn't been launched yet. I just want to make sure everything is perfect haha
kutiekingdom.storenvy.com and the facebook name is the same if any of you want to check them out in a few days from now when they're launched, I have a pretty wide variety of stuff for sale. Thankyou for all your help everyone! Really appreciate it.

>>7452257
When you take pictures like this, make sure you have an even bottom and top showing. In this picture more of the bottom is showing (The manikin). It makes it more eye appealing and also try to get a live model. It would draw people to buy your things more. If you do use a model make sure she is cute or attractive. Shoop her flaws if you have too.

>>7452289

Ahh true I see what you mean, I'll get a couple more photos done. Also If there's any /cgl/ girls with popular tumblrs I would love to find someone to sponsor!

>>7452306
Also get a pretty contrasting light color for your back around. Get poster paper and tap it to a wall and get natural lighting if you can.

>>7452524
*background

A nice background makes a big difference

>>7452156
This looks so cool!

>>7452177
Full Metal Alchemist transmutation circle, though I could try my hand at a silent hill one.

>>7452306
>/cgl/ girls with popular tumblrs

Does anyone know of a reputable supplier where I could get some art printed on acrylic for acrylic charms?

Oh man I have so much I recently made and the girls I used to model with are so busy. I really don't want to use the head from.

>>7452257
Is this not just some cheap daisy lace wrapped around your neck?

>>7453801
lol
yep

Here's some of my older mini sweets, I need to take photos of more.

>>7453772
What is considered popular though? I have 720 followers at the moment but i'm becoming hesitant to post things that aren't crafts (like warcraft/video game art stuff).

Is this website a hit or miss?
Has anyone risked buying or selling?
If so, share your juicy details!

>>7453900
I would consider that popular. Try slowing integrating video game crafts and other crafts to slow widen your target audience if you're worried.

I used to make a lot of stuff out of polymer clay. I love ball joint dolls and doll in general (thanks to my grandma). I didn't have a lot of resources when I made these but, some people found them impressive. They were about half the size of a Barbie doll.

>>7454448
Here's another pic

>>7454448
>>7454452
Those are hideous. Whoever was "impressed" was just trying to be nice and spare you the truth.

>>7454448
>>7454452
I'm gonna have nightmares

>>7454448
>some people found them impressive

you mean your grandma?

I really want to get started with needle felting, but I'm not entirely sure where to start. I found a bunch of wool on taobao but should I just buy some on jo-ann's to practice with, then make a taobao order?

>>7451338
I've bought a couple of your BMO books, a smaller one for me and a larger one for my boyfriend, we love them. (caw caw)

>>7451338
Hey! I totally saw you in one of the old AA threads!

>>7454558
>caw caw
We forgot how entertaining this rule was until a few channers did it at Megacon. Gonna have to bring this back for a new pin at Metrocon (along with other board pins since i'm still being asked for them).

>>7454563
Yea I help out where I can. A lot of questions have answers i've already spent hundreds of hours researching for. May as well save them the time.

>>7454584
Ah hell I actually forgot to do it when I saw you on Sunday. Oh well, I'll do it for Metro.

>>7453837
Are those real?

>>7454558
Beginner needle felter, here! Definitely try Jo-Ann's first since it's easier to get it there than make a whole order and then find out you're not into it or something.

Terrible webcam image but this was my first project and it took maybe an hour? Plants are pretty much the easiest thing to make and it gives you a lot of opportunity to work out methods on your own since there really aren't a lot of how to guides since it is such an obscure thing (at least here in America).

There is this one youtube person that has cutest tutorials though and you should invest in a set of mini cookie cutters if you want an easy way to make hearts/stars/etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU6tihDWHhQ

Sorry for rambling, just excited to find another starter needle felter!

>>7454615
Nope, the cookies are about the size of a dime, and the bun is about a nickle.

>>7452156
If you don't mind me asking, how do you make stuff like this? I think it's neat and I want to get into it but I don't know anything about it.

>>7454638
Oh gosh thank you so much for the advice, and the video! I'll make a small order on Jo-Ann's and see how that goes!

been making these for a while. i kind of want to buy some mini hats and decorate them in similar fashion but i'm not 100% on that. The mini hats only fit a super niche style.

might get some full size boater hats or those cute felt cat ones to decorate with ribbons and flowers

>>7454666
Love that fourth one!

>>7454679
thanks! I've made a few others since then but havent had time to take pictures. A couple teal/gold/ocean theme, a gold/red/cross theme, and a polkadot theme

>>7454666
These are gorgeous! Do you happen to have an etsy store or something of the sort?

>>7454666
Omg I recognize the first one. You were proving that you could make one out of random things at your house. I would love to see the ocean theme!

>>7454666
Oh gosh I want all of those. Please make an etsy if you haven't already.

>>7454693
i'm working on a storenvy store, its not up yet since im trying to make more stock
meltyribbon.storenvy.com/

>>7454705
Yaaaaaaaaas that was me! Im going to try to sell these at a fairly reasonable price since i'm not using ~french milled ribbons~

>>7453800
What is that, a hat?

>>7454654
A lot of it is computer work to draw and vectoring images.
I'm a member to a shop in my town that has a epilog laser cutter. It's not exactly a cheap or practical home item. The rest is all hand painted, but without the machine, it'd be a little difficult.

>>7452156
Really love your work and prices! It would be great to see some more variety, though.

>>7455028
yeah

>>7451289
please make more stuff like this.
I love all the stuff on your etsy & it looks high-quality craftingwise, but I'm not a huge deco food jewelry person.
However, I would throw down my wallet in a heartbeat for some rose-covered and similarly lace-bedecked head accessories like the one posted ITT.

>>7452156
Some of this looks really easily breakable.
I hope you test your stuff by wearing it for a week before you sell it.

>>7452257
>>7452235
What's wrong with you people?
I would laugh at anyone who would pay $20 for some ebay cabochons on earring posts.

>>7452197
>>7452235
These are just cabochons...

>>7455609
This. None of her things are handmade, I make tiny sweets too and this stuff is cheap resin cabochons glued to a bobby pin. She didn't make them and you can tell. The only things she probably did make are the cookie earrings since those look like shit compared to the rest.

>>7455609
I was actually wondering why no one said this sooner

I just started making things, so they're pretty shitty. But I wanted something to do, and for years I've been surrounded by cosplayers without learning to sew. I heard that one of the simplest things to learn on were pillows and hats. I made my first pillow, and my roommate wanted to buy it off me. So I made a few more in fandom characters, and took them to a mini con. OTK Gaming Fest this last weekend. The con chair is a buddy of mine, and even though they didn't have a real vendor area, he got me a litte table. I made 70 from five purchases. (A few custom patterns and a 30 dollar Minecraft Creeper body pillow). I guess what I'm wondering is if I should try the next con coming up here in a couple months. Anime Oasis.

>>7453800
DO WANT. Although the table part kind of takes away from the pancakes.

>>7455636
http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIPPING-15pcs-M-Ms-Colorful-Round-Shaped-Candies-Flat-Back-Cabochon-F637-/390793492203?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5afd1b76eb

>>7455885
Looks like you've had some success and practice so I say go for it. Just... stop using felt. Please.

Does anyone have experience with embroidery?

>>7455525
I'm working on some new stuff today actually. Pace is picking up a little bit, so thought I'd add some new stuff.

>>7455605
I wear my own stuff daily. I've slept in most of it. The only really delicate item is the Blade Runner unicorn, and I let the customer know that ahead of time. There is always an option too to have the empty spaces filled

>>7456137
yes.

>>7455923
XD It's actually fleece. I wouldn't go near felt. It looks too...rough.

>>7456151
oh my gosh is that your work? It's so adorable (not who you're responding to )

>>7456151
Is it hard to get into and what can you make from it? I've only seen the framed work.

>>7456172
yep! haven't done it in awhile, but I find it quite enjoyable, unlike cross stitching. which is poop

I bind books, used to cross stitch a lot (i miss it), I can sew small things and might be getting a machine at some point. There's plenty of other things I've tried and not continued with though.

>>7456190
What's the difference between the two?

>>7456187
not that hard to get into, just need to practice fancy stitches if your want them.
all you need is some sore of surface, a needle, and embroidery floss. if you don't draw there's thousands of free patterns online. just google 'how to do embroidery'

>>7456194
cross stitching is little 'x's
embroidery is more free form

>>7456192
> book binding
I'd love to learn how to do that.

>>7456194
cross stitch is just one embroidery stitch repeated. i love it! it's so easy and very satisfying. there are some "fancy" cross stitch stitches (I think they're borrowed from blackwork stitches? not entirely sure), but usually cross stitch patterns only use the cross stitch and backstitch, maybe french knots. there's some super cute companies on etsy/bigcartel doing their own modern patterns, so you're not stuck with super grandma ones.

anyway, with embroidery you use all the stitches. oh, and usually the pattern is already printed on fabric, or you have to trace it on. With cross stitch it's more typical that you have a grid and a color key to work from. if you have any questions let me know! i've been cross stitching since i was really young and i've been doing embroidery this past year. i should dig up some pix...

>>7456257
oh hey i learned how to do that when i worked at a stationary store! it's very fun, very rewarding, if you ever have a chance to take a class or workshop, definitely do it! i can give you some basic materials/advice if you'd like c:

I used to embroider a lot in high school, about three years ago, but now I just make hair bows and flower crowns.

how does /cgl/ feel about stuff like Magical Ribbons, where they make bows inspired by various Disney stuff?

>>7455909
>http://www.ebay.com/itm/FREE-SHIPPING-15pcs-M-Ms-Colorful-Round-Shaped-Candies-Flat-Back-Cabochon-F637-/390793492203?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5afd1b76eb

Yeah, that's what's throwing me, too. I wouldn't pay twenty bucks for a cabochon glued to a bobby pin.

>>7454448
uh no these are not good sorry

>>7457279
I actually thought about making some of these that were Pokemon themed. I think if done right, they could sell well.

>>7454452
>>7454448
I like them. Face might not be everyone's cup of tea, I can't say I care for them. But the construction seems pretty good. I say this outta I've wanted to make dolls, but I get too freaked out about proportions and stuff. But keep making dolls, and find a supah kawaii face to paint on them ~

My Graphic Arts lab just got a VersaUV printer (prints directly onto 3D objects) so I've been working on some phone case designs.

I'm not 100% finished with these ones yet, but here are some initial mockups I did just to get a general idea of how they'd look on the cases.

>>7457617
The construction and proportions on those are pretty horrible, anon. If you open up the full size they look much different, and bad.

>>7456257
It's super easy! And you don't even need fancy materials. As long as you have some paper, a needle and thread, you're already on your way to being able to do a type of binding.

I make acrylic things. Mostly coins and coin stands for the Power Rangers Legacy Morpher. The acrylic stuff was really only used to fund my other prop-making ventures.

>>7458438
And the coin stands. Nothing really special here, just a fancy way to display coins.

>>7458137
The gummy bears falling down almost look like jelly beans.

Any more needle felting seagulls lurking about other than the ones that already posted?

>>7461163
Dang that's cute as heck.

And yes. Since I made this I haven't added the stars, and I made a Ribbot head which I'm sad that I didn't mix enough colors.

been working on this for a while

>>7461181
Dang that's tightly felted! All mine end up looking so squishy no matter how long I poke at them. How do you even make those perfect limbs?

>>7461622
You're right about it being tightly felted, I try to make that clean smooth surface that some felt items have so it doesn't look so... all over the place, plus I'm a perfectionist. But on the other hand, I love how >>7461163 looks, it's has a certain charm to it when the fibers are loose like that. As for the limbs, I used a toothpick, rolled it on, and carefully poked it till it seemed fine to take it off the toothpick.

Not my work, but I wish I can felt just as nice.

>>7461661
Never thought to use a toothpick. That's really clever. I'm still figuring things out so all my stuff looks terrible. Can't imagine being good enough to make eyes and faces without painting them on or something.

>>7461943
Tell me about it, I still manage to felt details uneven, but for the dark grey details like the mouth and around the head, I drew lines before I started felting on top of it. Kinda sad that the head looked okay till I added the red/blue part. I know he's a darker grey but I didn't have a lot of it to work with. If I made the red/blue part lighter, it'd probably looks more matchy, maybe like a pastel version of Ribbot. Oh well, I'm still learning.

Paper and foam.
I not so much used to foam yet though, so I'm mainly with paper.

>>7461995
Is that cardboard? How do you get it into such a nice round shape? I'd like to make a helmet using similar methods but I'm not sure how to make it look as nice as that, so I might just end up modifying an actual helmet.

>>7462001
It's made of cardstock and ducktape(because I ran out of glue).
It's really not that difficult to make if you can find a good pep file or pattern.

What I plan on doing with that one is I plan on making a nice pattern to use for foam to make really basic base helmets that can be modified.
When I get more tape and get the patterns cutout I could provide you with one if you'd like.

>>7453733
I would kill a man for a silent hill one.

anyone have any tutorial/guide sheets for crafts? I'll post some too!

>>7463114

I make shitty cloth dolls, but at a glacial pace because I get frustrated easily have have an intense love-hate relationship with sewing. I've been working on her for about six months now.

>>7463171
>six months
Holy crap.

>>7463171
Damn anon, women birthe full babies in almost the same amount of time. You need to get motivated to work.

I'm wanting to get into charm and jewelry making, any useful information would be nice.

>>7452306
i have 2500 followers on tumblr if thats anything
id be totally down to get sponsored
email attached!

I sew plushies and make small ribbon hairclips.

Been branching out into crochet and amigurumi recently but I don't have any pictures and it's still a little lumpy.

>>7463555
That bat is so goofy and cute.

>>7463561
Thanks anon! It was a present for a friend but I still have fabric left over so I've been thinking of making up a couple more and sticking them on Etsy or something.

I kinda just started making plushes since I bought myself an embroidery machine. I've mostly been making gifts for friends and have done a couple commissions, but I doubt I'd do any more with it.

took some semi-decent pictures of 3 new bow accessories. this is the mermaid one i spoke of before

red rose/cross

gold seems to be the easiest ribbon color to work with, though i'm not sure if lolita is big on gold lately?

last one! a black/lavender combo

I am a kind of at a creative block right now. I think maybe I should focus more on making more singular color themes.

Or maybe just making a custom option since its much easier to make something custom. I'd rather someone tell me they want a brown and pink bow instead of making it and having it sit around not being sold

>>7463760
Holy crap that is seriously cute. I think you'd do well doing plushies of Animal Crossing, even commissions for custom mayors.

>>7463771
>>7463767
>>7463764
Oh these are really cute! Lolita is pretty big on gold, people love to coord gold with jewel tones. I would like that rose one actually. How much are you selling these for?

>>7463775
I havent settled on a price 100% yet. I'm thinking for the smaller ones (like the red one) somewhere around $10-$15, 15 would probably include shipping within the us.

The bigger ones maybe $18-20 or so? 20 including shipping in the us.

Even typing it out makes me think it's much too high. I do put in a lot of time into these and have spent way too much money on supplies though..

>>7451236

Confirmed /cgl/ newfig of extreme levels, here, but I do woodworking. Mostly whittling and base carpentry. A commission I'm on is a solid-wood bokken, painted out like the blade for Kenshin Himura.

Other than that, I'm working on several things, like a microphone prop.

>Tfw not super-confident in one's own skill in painting, and only decent at woodworking.

>>7463764
>>7463767
>>7463771
Those are seriously gorgeous. Do you have an etsy or storenvy or anything to sell those on? I'd spend pretty decent money on those!

>>7463780

linked here >>7454714

And thank you. I'm trying to make a few more before i officially open the storenvy shop

>>7452172
what do you paint and seal those with?

>>7453800
just stop that at the doily and i'd buy the hell out of it. also you could do the same thing but with strawberry and blueberry pancakes, and if there were crepes i would die

>>7454661
I'm also a needle felter; I started with making little dolls (oval body, circle head, little arms and legs), nothing too detailed. I think as long as you start with something you enjoy (in my case making dumb amigurumi substitutes from felt) it's easy to go from there! Felting is a very simple process, and I also really recommend trying out different fibers (plain wool roving and batting, alpaca, merino, bamboo, etc). A lot of Etsy sellers sell random little odds and ends that are cheap and great to experiment with. I love all the fiber grab bags I've gotten.

Lastly, when you go about making bigger things, make bases with batting or roving that felts easy, or roving you don't like the color of. Then cover it all up with the nicer stuff. Mine are usually bases of batting covered with merino, which felts much more finely and makes a smooth, clean finish without too much random fuzz coming off it.

>>7464493
I don't think I will make any more of those, since I'm more focused on getting rid of the material I have rather buy more parts. I did make some of the hats I had into pies because I was getting bored with the same old bow and lace gig

>>7457282
But stupid people will.

>>7466539
That is one fantastic pie hat.

>>7466539
This is amazing! Do you have an online shop?

I make jewelry, hair accessories, and books in addition to the whole cosplay thing. I'm also trying to make it as an artist-with-a-capital-A, so that's an adventure. I keep meaning to set up an online store but I don't have enough inventory at the moment to make it worth the time.

Shitty webcam photo of a recent necklace/earrings combo because my camera is MIA.

I made this one at Christmas and I've made a few more since, playing with colours and such. Thinking about taking them to my local Farmer's Market but we'll see.

>>7467573
That's pretty epic anon. I would totally buy one if I ran across it at a farmers market.

I borrow a camera and tried taking a better photo of a hat. Any better?

>>7467560
Those look like flames from the thumbnail, looks pretty cool! Do you have any photos of the books?

>>7463777
No, seems alright to me. Stay with that and if they sell really poorly you can always adjust the price a tiny bit. Seems to be that it's a bit easier on buyers when you adjust the price down as opposed to up.

>>7467629
I borrowed my roommate's camera to take a quick pic of some of my books and she was like "NO WE NEED TO MAKE IT PRETTY." This looks a lot better than what I had in mind, haha.

These are older books, so they're just plain.

>>7466539
A lot of the newer stuff (like the pie hats) aren't online yet because still waiting for a model for pictures
www.zammap.com/prettylittlethings

>>7466757
A lot of the newer stuff (like the pie hats) aren't online yet because still waiting for a model for pictures
www.zammap.com/prettylittlethings

>>7468688
you really need to work on your photos.
this looks so cheap.

>>7468688
Awful looking. The bows are shaped pretty poorly and the vinyl background plus mismatching colors on the 'logo' and everything else looks like shit.

Your pie hat is bad too by the way, work on your construction and materials and maybe.

Noobs will buy this shit though so who knows.

>>7468694
I I have hits and misses. Problem with most of the good photos is that they've long been sold out and I don't want to post old stuff

>>7468724
>Problem with most of the good photos is that they've long been sold out and I don't want to post old stuff

WTF does that even? And there's no excuse. you just set up the same way for the photos.

>>7468688
shitty overhead lamp
>>7468724
natural light.

not that hard

>>7468739
For every two people that complain about my stuff there's one person who buys it. The person who gives me money has the opinion I care about. If I were to relate the lighting conditions in my new apartment you wouldn't care and pick at some other problem that I'm clearly aware of.

>>7468775
You're basically saying you don't care about your presentation if you have one gullible fuck with shit taste buy your stuff. That's a really great outlook, I'm glad you're happy to be isolating part of your target audience by being shit at presentation.

For every 1 person who buys it there are 3 people with money who would have if it had looked nicer. If you'd care you'd probably get more business, but then, you're only hurting yourself so what do I care.

>>7463774
I was doing custom Minecraft plushes for a bit, but work and school got in the way and I had to stop. I've learned how to avoid getting overwhelmed with orders (pretty much set inventory as 1 each time. Simple, but I'm an idiot) so I might try doing custom plushes in the future.

Picture is some of my first Minecraft plushes. They're about 2 years old, so the quality isn't as good as some of the stuff I make now.

>>7468782
You seem to care quite a lot. The person who glued pre-made charmed to a bobby pin didn't get this much flack.

>>7468775
>The person who gives me money has the opinion I care about.
You are a fucking moron.

>>7468811
Actually I think they're pretty smart

>>7468821
It's smart to take shitty photos and only make a fraction of they money you would if you'd just had better composition? Okay.

Does anyone here crochet? I know some basics,and this year for Christmas I made hats a presents or friends and family! I really want to get into doing amigurumi but I'm not sure if my skill is quite there yet. (But oh my goodness I would love to make a cute little sailor moon or something like that >.< )

>>7468841
I think you just need to find a pattern.
I don't think the signs would change even if it's a Japanese one.
Crochet is fairly easy.

Now if you want to do your own unique stuff, it's another story.

>>7468848
Do you know any good sites with patterns?

>>7468852
ravelry.com is nice, you need to sign up for a (free) account, but it has lots and lots for free patterns

>>7468860
Oh wow this looks really nice! thank you so much <3

>>7468828
Sorry I don't charge people more money for being able to take better photos, I charge people based on material cost and time it took to make it.

>>7468871
That's not even the point people don't care how long it took to make it or the materials if it looks like shit on screen. No one looks at a bad product photo and thinks that it -might- be okay in real life. The only sales you're getting are from people who don't have self control enough to actually look at a product before buying it.

>>7468871
>point
>your head

>>7468871
>charge people more money for being able to take better photos
Like I said before, you are a fucking moron.

If I wasn't on /cgl/ (it being filled to the asshole with full-retard female logic and whatnot) I'd swear you were fucking trolling.

The opinion of the person who has already given you money matters. No doubt. What matters more is the opinion of those who haven't given you money yet.

Let's do some simple math. You said for every two people that complain about your stuff, one person buys it. That's 1/3. Why not try to win over the other 2/3? Especially if it's something as simple as retaking a picture. Use your brain.

While we're on the topic of marketing (by the way girl, you don't have to increase prices for better photos, better photos will just get you more customers. I could swear we're being trolled)

What do you ladies think about purchasing ads? Are they actually effective?

To keep things on topic, I also draw in my spare time.

I draft sewing patterns (and then sew them, of course). I'd like to start selling some lolita sewing patterns, but I'm stuck on how to distribute them. Obviously, I could do PDF patterns, but then they'd end up getting shared for free, plus they always seem to come out a bit wonky. I'm looking into getting them printed, but digitizing and grading are very expensive, so I was wondering if anyone had any experience with any pattern grading/CAD software, and any programmes you'd recommend or steer clear of? I've also heard that you can do it in Illustrator, but I wonder if it's as easy as it seems to be, or whether I should just spend what I would spend on Illustrator on some fit-for-purpose software. I have a little capital now, and I'll have more in a couple of months, so I'm open to spending a fair amount (around £1k - £2k if that's what it takes).

> tl;dr - I want to sell patterns but want to avoid PDFs, has anyone used and CAD software and if so how was it?

>>7468688
>>7468871
>>7468885
This is zammap of captain ita-chan fame. I don't know why anyone is surprised.

>>7468961
Oh shit sis I didn't even realize.

>>7468925
Keep that in your spare time.

>>7468960
I've sold patterns via PDF with them made in illustrator.
there's a gal on etsy, sweetmildred, who sells hardcopy patterns, although I'm not sure of her methods. here is a tutorial for illustrator.
http://www.ralphpink.com/tutorials/tutorial-1

>>7468925
depends on where you buy ads. maybe buying space here in cgl or if youre a lolita buying ad space on lacemarket (seeing it has ads now) would help hit your target demo.

>>7468688
Based on photos of bows alone I would buy from >>7463764. Get your shit together. It's not that hard to make a fucking lightbox.

>>7469565
But anon, she'd have to charge more! It's illegal to take nice photos without charging and extra $10 a piece!!!

I'm a bit of jack of all trades. Sometimes I make these sorts of things, sometimes pure wirework, sometimes ribbons, sometimes more 'steampunk' type collage pendants. The pendants sold like cray at AA tables so I make those the most now, but I want to expand with my other branches as well.

I can't wait until exams are over tomorrow morning. Then I get an entire five days(!) to craft.

>>7469565
like this?

>>7469583
That looks amazing

yeah it's the fun of making it that keeps you going

>>7469596
This still looks bad. You're trying too hard. Also that is a really horrible mspaint logo.

>>7469596
Gonna have to charge $25 instead of $12 now~~

>>7469601
That's the first I heard about the logo. Do you prefer the original/site header fancy logo or the simple/easy to ready one/two tone version?

>>7469583
oh shit that collar is gorgeous!

>>7469610
Already sold it for $4. Thanks for thinking it's worth 12, though.

>>7469621
That looks okay, but I think (if you'd like crit) that the lettering should be bolder- the words get kinda lost in the bow. >>7469596 is the best photo I've seen so far, but the box pattern is encroaching on the bow, pull it back a bit and let the product speak for itself.

>>7469621
>>7469630

Zammap, just give up.

>>7469583
Damn that is fancy. I remember seeing this a while back, did you make it for a coord?

>>7469596
Logo is waaaay too big in thumbnail view. Consider making it about 50-70% opaque. Or re sizing it smaller.

>>7469630
Are you actually legitimately mentally retarded?

I also find it really hilarious that you 'don't care about 2 people who think your photos are shit' yet you're trying really hard to prove us wrong.

>>7469621
If you resized it smaller the type would be unreadable. The issue i'm seeing is that the type is too small and the bow is too big (in both logos).

I really want to get into sewing and knitting but I have no idea where to start. Any good resources? I am a complete beginner.

I think this is most recent thing I've crocheted, which is a little sad for me since I use to do it a lot. Made this sometime in November maybe. I can't remember.

>>7469695
Youtube videos are the best thing for a beginner when it comes to knitting. It's hard to get a sense of how it works from books.

>>7469695
quilting blogs have tons of good general sewing tips (also some bags and other home decor usually); clothing blogs will have clothing help. if you want some specifics, i could probably go through my blog list and find some. >>7469756 is right, youtube videos are the best if you're learning to knit. i was trying to teach myself from some books for 7+ years off and on and it wasn't until i finally sat down with a pattern i liked and some videos that i really got started. i learned socks from heidibearscreative's tutorial, i really liked it!

oh and same goes for crochet, if you were intersted in that - videos, or have someone show you in person if you can. once you get started you should be able to pick it up really well on your own!

>>7469783
>>7469756
thanks you very much, anons!

to second anon, if it isn't too much of a hassle i'd like to see some of the blogs.

>>7469801
oh, it's ok anon c: i'm just following tons of blogs, so it's hard to pick out a couple good ones. also, i kept being told my post looked like spam, so i made an image text file for you. hope that's ok!

>>7469901
thats fine, sorry for the inconvenience!
<3

Do many of you seagulls draft your own patterns? I want to start doing it myself, but I am kinda at a lost on where to start.

>>7469942
I do. I started by first getting pre-made patterns and trying to understand how they worked. If you know how to sew it's easy to figure it out. Getting old clothes and ripping them apart can help as well. Start out making patterns to fit your own measurements and use muslin to draft the garments. Take notes every step of the way so you'll figure out what works and what doesn't and then next time it will be much easier to make the same item, even in different sizes.

Another thing you can do is find similar patterns and begin by altering them slightly until you get a feel for it.

>>7469954
Thank you so much. I just feel so overwhelmed by it all! But if I can figure it out, it'll save me a lot of money by not buying patterns.

>>7469565
that is super neat. thank you for posting this.

>>7469583
That's lovely.

>>7454452
it looks like Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls ahahahha

I'm planning to open a shop online, so I thought this was the best place to ask, but what's your preferred platform, or platform that's the most newbie friendly? I was thinking of going with Storenvy since there's no fees involved and then branching out from there depending on the success. Would this be a good idea?

Also, how do you guys go about pricing? I already have a set price I'm selling my hats for when I'm dealing with co-workers and friends, but looking at what's already online, it feels as though people would want to go with the cheaper alternative.

>>7470044
I'm the hat anon from earlier in the thread >>7467629
I personally feel that Etsy is more reliable than storenvy, since storenvy is mostly taobao resellers. There's no harm in making both.
Etsy only costs $.20 per listing, so it isn't a huge investment, just don't expect overnight results.

Pricing depends on your product, is your design original, or could they get an identical one from a reseller for $5? If it's original, then calculate up how many hours it takes to make each one and pay yourself minimum wage for your work, then add in Etsy's cut of the profits, and see if that number seems reasonable.

>>7470071
Alright, thank you! That makes complete sense. The hats I'm making now were based off of ones that go for $170 (which were simple knit 2x2 ribbed), so I started selling them for $40.

>tfw you just realize you're technically making replicas
At least I'm changing the designs, I guess.

>>7457279
I like them! maybe you could do some uniform style to wear around the neck ( not sure if you use clip on or if they are just hair ribbons). Also I;d love to see more of them with jewels or cabochons in the middle.

>>7461181
>>7461661
10/10 would buy and collect

>>7470524
The neatly felted ones are the best, I need more practice. I'd love to do sheeps one day but their "wool" is a bit complex for me.

>>7452075
>Kutie Kingdom Kawaii Goods
>KKK Goods

>>7468039
When you begin to sell, do not do this with the pictures. It will confuse the buyer what is being sold and what is not. Along with you're not offering a clear picture of the product and the picture is cluttered.

There are betters ways of doing this, but it needs to be minimal and your product needs to be the focus of the picture.

i havent sewn the fur, arms or fingers on yet.
fuck me ive worked too long on this

>>7471080
Oh, I know. Part of the reason I haven't started selling yet (in addition to the "not enough inventory" and the "lazy motherfucker" parts) is that I don't have a good camera setup yet. I need to get off my butt and make a lightbox setup so I can get some decent pics. That one was just to show anon some of my books. Thank you though!

>>7454478
That is seriously fucking rude. Who do you think you are bashing someones hard fucking work.

>>7472267
4chan is never known for being rude!!!

>>7472267
It required a lot of hard work for your body to produce the shit that comes out of your ass. That doesn't make it any more special, impressive, or valuable.

>>7463760
is this from Animal crossing?? this is awesome and adorable!

Made these today. It's been awhile, so I muddled around with the strawberries. None of them have the same stitches...

>>7472267
Helen Killer. Namaste, bitches.

>>7472566
>regretsy
>mahnigga.png

I started making jewellery for the first time about two days ago, does anyone here work with beads/bead embroidery? Im really interested in polymer as well so does anyone have any tips on that?
sorry that ny necklace looks like it was made by a 4 year old