Your Own Home Based Embroidery Business - Workspace Tips
One of the first things you need to do when you start your own home embroidery business is to decide where to set up your workspace.
Don't be tempted into thinking you can just set up your embroidery machine on your dining room table while the kids are at school and then store your machine in the closet while you use the same table to serve your family dinner that evening.
It sounds good in theory, but in reality you will spend too much time getting organized for each session, Then it is likely you will begin to procrastinate because the chore of getting your materials together and your machine set up every time you are available to work will be too much.
I would be the last person to tell someone to put off launching their own small home embroidery business simply because their living space is too small.
So, if you absolutely must, do whatever it is you need to do to get started.
But, your new primary inspiration for having a successful home business should be so you can move to a bigger home! Actually, it would be infinitely better to at least clear out a small corner somewhere and create a permanent place for your machine where it is ready to work when you are.
Ideally, a 12 x 12 workspace or larger would be an ideal size for your workspace.
Try to find a place that doesn't host a lot of family traffic.
In fact, the hierarchy of most desirable to least desirable places to set-up your workshop would be as follows:
Remember to take into consideration your comfort and safety.
You definitely want to be comfortable in your work environment.
If you set up your embroidery workshop in the garage you will most likely need to make the investment of an air conditioner/ heater, insulation, and flooring.
Your workplace doesn't need to be pristine, but it does need to be clean and free of dust and humidity, so improving the garage workspace by adding insulation and drywall would be a wise investment.
The spare bedroom home embroidery workspace is the other most common choice.
I think the only disadvantages in setting up this type of work space is that your space is probably more limited than in the garage, and space is an asset when it comes to working on different projects when they have several pieces each.
Don't underestimate the amount of space you will need to be productive and uncluttered.
Also, the spare bedroom workshop means bringing associates and clients through your home in order to get to your workshop.
This may be an issue at some point especially if you expand your business and hire extra help (always think big) or partner with a friend or colleague who shares your enthusiasm for machine embroidery.
(more about - the advantages of partnering with a friend rather than going it alone - in an upcoming article) I hope you found these Start Your Own Home Embroidery Business - Workspace Tips helpful and follow the links below for more articles in this Start Your Own Home Embroidery Business series.
Happy Embroidering! Mary
Don't be tempted into thinking you can just set up your embroidery machine on your dining room table while the kids are at school and then store your machine in the closet while you use the same table to serve your family dinner that evening.
It sounds good in theory, but in reality you will spend too much time getting organized for each session, Then it is likely you will begin to procrastinate because the chore of getting your materials together and your machine set up every time you are available to work will be too much.
I would be the last person to tell someone to put off launching their own small home embroidery business simply because their living space is too small.
So, if you absolutely must, do whatever it is you need to do to get started.
But, your new primary inspiration for having a successful home business should be so you can move to a bigger home! Actually, it would be infinitely better to at least clear out a small corner somewhere and create a permanent place for your machine where it is ready to work when you are.
Ideally, a 12 x 12 workspace or larger would be an ideal size for your workspace.
Try to find a place that doesn't host a lot of family traffic.
In fact, the hierarchy of most desirable to least desirable places to set-up your workshop would be as follows:
- Guest House (laughing)
- Detached Work-Shop/ Cottage
- Car Garage (leave the cars in the driveway please)
- Spare Bedroom
- Extra Room Designed For Entertaining But Seldom Used (where the good furniture is)
- Dining Room Table (no, no, no!)
Remember to take into consideration your comfort and safety.
You definitely want to be comfortable in your work environment.
If you set up your embroidery workshop in the garage you will most likely need to make the investment of an air conditioner/ heater, insulation, and flooring.
Your workplace doesn't need to be pristine, but it does need to be clean and free of dust and humidity, so improving the garage workspace by adding insulation and drywall would be a wise investment.
The spare bedroom home embroidery workspace is the other most common choice.
I think the only disadvantages in setting up this type of work space is that your space is probably more limited than in the garage, and space is an asset when it comes to working on different projects when they have several pieces each.
Don't underestimate the amount of space you will need to be productive and uncluttered.
Also, the spare bedroom workshop means bringing associates and clients through your home in order to get to your workshop.
This may be an issue at some point especially if you expand your business and hire extra help (always think big) or partner with a friend or colleague who shares your enthusiasm for machine embroidery.
(more about - the advantages of partnering with a friend rather than going it alone - in an upcoming article) I hope you found these Start Your Own Home Embroidery Business - Workspace Tips helpful and follow the links below for more articles in this Start Your Own Home Embroidery Business series.
Happy Embroidering! Mary
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