Stitch for Cash: How to Make Money from Your Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, Needlearts and Textile Crafts

Are you struggling to get your handmade crafts into the hands of eager buyers? Learn how to turn your knitting, sewing, or needlearts hobby into a thriving business.

Is your textile side hustle failing to grow? Are you losing money on your creative endeavors? Has your current online sales presence failed to gain traction? As a fiber craft artisan featured in The Wall Street Journal, Yahoo Finance, and Entrepreneur Radio, marketing genius James Dillehay’s thirty years of experience has made him a master of turning small projects into six-figure enterprises. Now he’s here to teach you how to position your work head-and-shoulders above the competition.

Stitch for Cash is a one-of-a-kind blueprint for finding success and generating profitable returns in this highly competitive industry. Between helpful how-to’s and crucial checklists, Dillehay’s proven strategies will help you land your passion projects in every buyer’s shopping cart. By following his user-friendly approach, your hard work will reach an audience ready to invest in your talent.

In Stitch for Cash, you’ll learn:
- How to price your pieces to earn top dollar and retain a fanbase
- Insider presentation techniques to help you outshine competitors at fairs
- Ways to pitch to influencers so your products secure social media attention
- Pro tips for selling on Etsy, Amazon, and other sites
- Methods for spotting trends to maximize profits, and much, much more!

Stitch for Cash is the essential guidebook for anyone looking to take their handmade textile crafts venture to the next level. If you like insightful words of wisdom, indie success stories, and expert advice, then you’ll love James Dillehay’s must-have manual.

Buy Stitch for Cash to shape your creative product ideas into in-demand commodities today!

What reviewers have said about James Dillehay's craft business guides...

"Should be viewed as the blueprint for success in the crafts industry."
-- The Crafts Report

"One of the most user-friendly yet practical books of its kind."
-- Fiberarts Magazine

"Just what you need; he's clearly been there."
-- Weavers Magazine

"Since reading James Dillehay's books, I have implemented many of the ideas . . . have sold about 4 times what I sold in the equivalent time last year."
-- Julie Anderson, Costume Salon

"This new book is so useful, we can hardly stop using it long enough to review it. If you're considering establishing or improving a web presence, invest in this book."
-- The Crafts Fair Guide

"Everything you need to know is here, and it's applicable to any craft."
-- Whole Earth Catalog

"Quite an expert....Very informative. I wish we could keep you for the next three days."
-- Carol Duvall, HGTV, The Carol Duvall Show

"Dillehay knows the field -- I can't think of a more rewarding retirement pursuit."
-- Jack Smith, Syndicated Columnist: Senior Sense

"After reading James Dillehay s books, my business took on a new life. My first order was triple what I had planned for, and other orders are pouring in! Because of the techniques I learned from him, my business is thriving."
-- Cathy Marble, Chamisa Hill Designs

"James is by far the most qualified and talented marketer for the craft industry. His knowledge is only outweighed by his honest desire to help people." 
-- Phoebe Welburn, Vice President, Welburn Gourd Farm

"Dillehay knows of what he writes because he's done it. A very handy and practical book."
-- Crafts N Things

"The first bit of sanity I've encountered since I began my business. It teaches me everything I need to know, over and over!"
-- Carole Baylus, Maryland

James Dillehay is a fiber craft artisan, former gallery owner, and author of fifteen books. He's sold his work at competitive juried shows in the US, wholesale to galleries and boutiques from Manhattan to the Grand Canyon, and online at Etsy, Ebay, and Amazon. James has been interviewed in The Wall Street Journal Online, Yahoo Finance, Bottom Line Personal, Family Circle, The Crafts Report, Working Mothers, Entrepreneur Radio, HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show, and more. He has developed and presented crafts marketing programs for the University of Alaska, Northern New Mexico Community College, Bootcamp for Artists and Craftspeople, and The Learning Annex. He currently lives, writes, and creates cool stuff from a studio he built himself (and it doesn't leak) next to a national forest in New Mexico.