Keeping a Fabric Sample Journal
Keeping a Fabric Sample Journal
When you are involved in creating your own fabric designs for art quilts, wearable art, or embellishment on ready-to-wear clothing, you may find it hard to remember what works and what doesn’t. That’s when having a fabric journal pays off. Just like a writer’s journal or an artist’s sketchbook, a fabric sample journal is the place to explore designs and techniques and serves as a creative reference tool.
Start with a couple of yards of pure white, 100% cotton fabric. Wash in hot water and dry without using fabric softener. The pre-wash takes care of any fabric finishes applied by the manufacturer and will pre-shrink the fabric. Then cut the yardage into small sample sizes, either six inch or eight inch squares work best.
The Solo Entrepreneur’s Journal
The Solo Entrepreneur’s Journal
If you are starting your own small business (especially if you are doing so for the first time), now is a good time to consider setting yourself up for success. You can save yourself a lot of unnecessary anxiety and sleepless nights if you lay out the main issues you want to look at to ensure success.
As a solo entrepreneur (coaches, trainers, speakers), you will soon find that you have to manage everything from marketing and sales to production and logistics on your own. Then there is keeping of the books and taxes. You have the same amount of time but now need to stretch yourself thinly to cover all the functional aspects of a business.