Job sewing toys. How to make money tailoring toys at home

1. work at home
2. work with what they like to work with.

Both of these ideas are implemented in the Internet project "Gift for a woman - mental toys Tilly-Boom". The Tilly-Boom Internet project is based on such a business idea as Sewing toys to order. Actually, we will tell you more about this project.

Business Tailoring toys to order may be different. You can work as a "Chinese" and stamp vile rabbits. You can turn your attention to the classic author's doll and make soulless, but artsy freaks. But - and this is the whole point of the Tilly-Boom Internet project - you can do what customers want. Naturally, doing it beautifully.

The main idea of ​​the Tilly-Boom Internet project, which is used when sewing toys to order, is that modern children, fed up with transforming robots and Barbie dolls, increasingly prefer simpler and more “soulful” toys. Turns out, burdened with detail dolls quickly get bored with kids.

In turn, unpretentious silhouettes leave the kids more space for fantasy, conjecturing the qualities of the doll, its character. It is these toys that children put forward to the rank of “favorites”, talk and fall asleep with them, groom and cherish them. Maybe that's why they are becoming more and more popular in the world soft toys-primitives, the so-called tilde dolls (on behalf of the Swedish designer who designed them). The essence of such toys is in a simplified way - everything superfluous is removed, only the most essential features remain. Stylish "tildes" are also liked by adults who complement the interiors of their homes with them.

The operating system of the Tilly-Boom Internet project is very simple: the customer calls and says that he wants, for example, the Serpent Gorynych from the cartoon "Dobrynya Nikitich and the Serpent Gorynych". Internet project designers sit down, arrange brainstorm- and the sketch is ready. Further, the matter is almost simple - you need to turn the sketch into the actual toy. At this stage, the sketch, as usual, is completely redone.

A few final touches, characteristic details and nuances - and the beautiful Zmey Gorynych toy is ready.

As you can see, the procedure is simple. And the creators of the Tilly-Boom Internet project can only maintain the site well-known enough to find new customers - and get exactly what they want.

Time does not stand still, and now many young mothers do not want to sit idly by on parental leave. And I think it's right! Someone just wants to make good use of free time and some want to earn extra royalties. We, mothers, know how much our children need and that's all, it costs a lot of money. But you really want everything to be the best and most beautiful for them. Therefore, all of us, sitting at home with a baby, sooner or later begin to think: “How can a young mother earn money?”

Likewise, I, after a short time after the birth of my child, and this is somewhere close to a month, began to think about how to make a profit. After thinking through a lot of ideas, I settled on one. How it was, I will tell further ...

My name is, Antonova Svetlana, young and modern mother. I have a wonderful daughter, she is already one and a half years old. I'm actually 24 years old. My business is the idea is to make children's educational mats and books with their own hands. It was this type of my activity that I decided to do after I saw on the shelves of children's stores, great amount just this product. And, frankly, the price for them was quite high. I was very interested in them, so when I got home I decided to try to make a small play rug for my baby.

How to start your own business sewing and selling educational rugs with your own hands

I found material for my first work - it was old, unnecessary things and a few small soft toys. I was satisfied with the result. I think then my one and a half month old baby too. For more than a year now, this type of activity has been bringing me quite a good profit.

At first, I did not think that my products would be so successful. Somehow, walking with a child and talking with mothers in the yard, I invited them to look at my play mat, and at that moment, I also made a book. She said, if they want, they can place an order at their discretion, the color of the product, the details that should be present there, women can choose for themselves and I will do it according to their wishes, or if they like, let them look from what is.

I set the price for my products rather low compared to those branded toys that are sold in most stores and many can not afford. Then everything worked out, I earned my first fee and received a couple more orders. Then, having written ads on the Internet that I sell this type of children's goods and, having thrown off a few photos of my work, I successfully continued to do my job and waited for orders. Of course, at first there was great excitement, whether someone would be interested in my products. And to my surprise, they began to call me and write questions, sending orders to my email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Well, my business began to improve, and it turned out to earn very good money.

My undertaking was very supported by my husband, he went to the store to buy fabric or some other details for products. For this, of course, I am very grateful to him. Everything is going so well that in the future my dream is to open a small sewing factory or open an atelier for sewing educational toys to please little children. For me, this type of activity is a hobby and a type of main income, since before that I had never worked anywhere.

Naturally, at first I was very worried that nothing would work out, that no one would be interested in my products. But, all this is just excitement, so you don’t need to doubt your abilities, always go forward and are not afraid of anything. But what feelings of joy and pride will overwhelm you when your native and beloved business of sewing and selling educational rugs and books develops and flourishes. It certainly is something!

I won’t hide it, at first I wasn’t very good - I had enough time, I tried to do everything while my daughter was sleeping. When she got a little older, her sleep time decreased, and she naturally began to demand more attention. This is where our grandmothers came to the rescue, who spent time with their beloved granddaughter with great pleasure when I needed to fulfill some order. And then the daughter, and she herself began to help me in something. She is so interesting! It was hard, tired. At times, she simply did not have enough strength, then again she gathered her spirit and went to work. But everything was worth it, the more I like to do it.

Therefore, young businesswomen, I want to say that at first glance it is very difficult to take the first step towards your business and career. There are many concerns. It seems that nothing will work. Before us, a lot of questions immediately arise, where to start, and whether it will work out, whether I can handle it, whether I can combine business and a child. But, you should never doubt yourself.

Starting to choose

Parental leave is a great time to discover new talents and choose interesting hobby. Mom on maternity leave is devoted to the baby all the time, and even a bunch of household chores need to be redone. Being a mom is hard work. Being creative is sometimes just a necessity, an attempt to add variety to the daily routine. With the advent of the baby, there is often a desire to pick up knitting needles, or start taking pictures. In general, create.

Perhaps there was not enough time for this before, or maybe because an object and consumer of your creations appeared. Sometimes it brings not only joy and satisfaction, but also additional income. It is important for a young woman to fulfill herself. His story with the readers of the magazine Reconomica Diana shared. She sews educational toys.

Hi all! I am Diana Vladimirovna Soboleva from the city of Novomoskovsk Tula region. I am 28 years old and currently in maternity leave(my son is 2 years 8 months). I sew educational toys and books for children, mainly from 0 to 5 years old.

Why did you decide to do this? Yes, everything is simple. When a baby is born, I want to do something for him with my own hands, with soul and love. Well, it is useful for every woman to be creative, she needs it. In order to be full of energy, we must create!!!

Bright and fun.

First, of course, I went online and found many different master classes, paid and free. I bought a terrible Chinese felt, they don’t sell another one in my city, unfortunately ... I brought it from my grandmother sewing machine"Volga" 1961. And sat down to sew. The eyes just popped up! Where to begin? What to sew?

And then a client comes to my nails (I am a master of nail service at home), I share my discoveries and plans with her, show pictures on my phone. And a miracle happened! She ordered a book from me, can you imagine, a book!!! Although I didn’t have anything sewn at all, I got down to business. Naturally, since this is the first order, I sewed for a symbolic price, but still nice!

Then I created a group in VK. Now there are more than 2000 people. On June 31, my group will be 2 years old and how I began to sew educational toys! After a while, other orders began to appear, mostly from acquaintances and friends. She also sewed a dollhouse for her husband's goddaughter's birthday. I promoted my group, did various contests, invited friends, advertised in other groups.

Orders, profit, customer search

After about six months, my group began to work. And before the new year, a bunch of orders appeared, everyone needs gifts! I even came up with my own New Year's book!!! And she made a paid master class on it.

Switched to good materials(Korean felt), bought a new sewing machine Brother 2125. The cheapest, but so far it suits me.

And for this New Year there were even more orders… I didn’t sleep at night, because this process takes a very long time. Somewhere in December I earned money on sewing 15000 rubles. But only before the big holidays.

Basically, a page of one book costs 400-500 rubles, depending on the complexity and plot. On average, a book consists of 3-5 sheets. This is 3000-5000 rubles. From this money, of course, you need to subtract the cost of the material. This is somewhere around 1000-1500 rubles. In general, the cost of the product is easy to calculate. You need to multiply the cost by three. And that's almost always how the price is calculated.

Another important point. Sewing toys and books is a very long process.

It takes me an average of three to four weeks to complete one book. Well, if, of course, you sew all day long, then you can sew it in a week. But hardly anyone can allocate so much time for this.

Gastronomic fantasy.

Earnings at best came out per month 5000-7000 thousand. But!!! I want to buy so many things ... So many buttons, fabrics ... All sorts of different interesting things and little things! And all this is necessary, always necessary! At home, just hamster stocks appear. And this is still always not enough (I think that all the girls will understand me), and I spent all my free and non-free money on materials.

In fact, this is just an insanely interesting activity, it gives me great pleasure! The same thing happened to me recently. I did not sew for two months, completely switched my attention to another project. And I started panic attacks! There were two days. But then an order came in, and I began to sew. Everything! How the hand removed these attacks. I just felt like I was calming down.

If you creative person and have perseverance, you will like this activity.

But finding customers is actually problematic, since the price of products is rather high, not everyone can afford such a toy. It is easier for them to sew themselves, and then also organize paid master classes.

We learn numbers.

Now there are a huge number of different craftsmen who sew development shoes, there is a lot of competition. Therefore, you have to sweat over even lines, quality work, good photos(a blurry dark photo against a carpet will definitely not work), attractive texts, regular work on your VKontakte group or Instagram account (or better, both).

If you decide to sew for your baby or sew to order, then it is advisable to immediately buy a good, high-quality master class.

About master classes

No, you can, of course, collect grains from free ones ... But why reinvent the wheel ?! Invent something yourself, when they tell you everything, show you from beginning to end, chew it up, answer all questions and prompt. Moreover, the price of such master classes varies between 200-1000 rubles. Agree, this is not very big money.

Just be sure to pay attention to the conditions when choosing. There are some that you can sew only for yourself, but you can’t sell them (in fact, I don’t understand the meaning of such master classes).

Lacing.

Where to sell

If you have made up your mind, sewed a book and you need to sell it, then there are many possibilities how to do it. For example, there are well-known Avito and Yula. There is a site “Fair of Masters” and many sites (Russian and foreign) of this type. There is also a group in contact “Developer Fair”, where you can post your work.

In principle, if the work is beautiful, high-quality and functional, then there will be no problems with the sale. Of course, you will have to wait, but there will definitely be a little owner.

What toys develop and the technique of their manufacture

What are these educational books for? For the development of kids, of course. For development fine motor skills, learning to deal with different types of fasteners in game form(fastex, Velcro, sew-on buttons, magnetic buttons, buttons, zipper, lacing, etc.), study geometric shapes, numbers, letters, colors and much more. The list is almost endless (rules traffic, cars, dollhouse, books on fairy tales, cartoons and poetry and so on).

There are also many different techniques in the manufacture of this kind of books. For example, the pages themselves can be sewn from fabric (reinforced with a two-thread or synthetic winterizer), or from felt. Can be done with or without a tie. 100% fabric, 100% felt. Different kinds binding and fastening pages. In principle, everyone will find something interesting for themselves!

• Choice of direction
• Checking demand
• Registration of activity
• Technology
• materials
• Product cost
• Sale

Women who constantly sit at home often think about opening own business on toys self made. This is especially true for girls who want earn money on maternity leave with your favorite hobby. This type earnings can indeed be very profitable, since hand-made goods are always sold more expensive than factory-made goods. The only thing is that before you get down to business, you need to carefully consider all the nuances of the business. In order not to miss anything, we recommend that you read this article.

Choice of direction

To open successful business on children's toys, it is necessary to clearly define the direction of activity. You must choose what you can do better than others. These can be designer dolls, cute toy animals (bunnies, bears, kittens, etc.) or bouquets of plush animals. For lovers of knitting the best choice would be the popular direction of amigurumi (knitted dolls). By the way, handmade toys can be made from a variety of materials:

• fabrics;
• tree;
• felt;
• felt;
• colors;
• wool.

It all depends on your skill and desire. In any case, you can learn almost everything. Moreover, on the Internet there are many detailed master classes, specialized forums where people share their reviews and exclusive patterns. Of course, if you want to make big money on homemade toys, you should try and come up with something of your own and clearly define the direction for business development.

Checking demand

So, you have chosen a direction for the children's toys business, but you don't know if you can make enough money on it? Here again, the Internet comes to the rescue. Using the free Yandex Wordstat service, you can check how relevant the option you have chosen is in given time. Everything is extremely simple: enter the direction you are interested in in the selection line and see how many people are interested in it per month. An example of such an analysis can be seen in the photo:

Do not be afraid to spend a few days on the selection. So you will know for sure which toys are most relevant now.

Registration of activity

1. Select the legal form. The simplest and most common option would be to register an IP (Individual Entrepreneur).
2. Check out the OKVED codes. Experts always advise choosing several codes that at least indirectly relate to your activities. It could be 52.61.1. "Retail postal (mailing) trade", 52.12 "Other retail in non-specialized stores.
3. Choose a form of taxation (simplified is best) and register with a pension fund.
4. Ask the relevant authorities for information on statistics codes.