Maker Moves (Free event! Please RSVP)
Maker Moves (Free event! Please RSVP)
Two ex-techies walked away from their screens and into their crafts. Now they're building real businesses: a needle felting kit line and a line of handwoven textiles and mini loom kits and they're sharing everything they've figured out so far.
Allison Dupuis (BaconAstro) and Sharon Brener (Touch Grass Textiles) will walk through what it actually takes to go from hobbyist to maker business:
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building a brand that's specific enough to stick,
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designing products you can make more than once, and
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getting your first customers without losing your mind.
They'll cover what transferred from their tech careers, what didn't, and what they're still figuring out. Stick around after for hands-on demos of needle felting and weaving, and bring your questions.
Fine print: By purchasing a ticket, you confirm that you're over 21 years of age. We may take photos or video during the event for use on social media and marketing materials. Unless you email touchgrasstextiles@gmail.com before the event with the subject "No photo consent," you consent to being photographed or filmed during the event and to the use of those images.