Have a knack for creating handicrafts like crochet or knitting? How about having a keen eye for fashion and accessory making? These are creative and fun side hustles with relatively low risks. Discover handicrafts side hustle that you can start at home now!
Crochet and Knitting
Required Skills: Crochet, Knitting and Sewing
Initial Cost: As low as $2 to more than $40, depends on the brand and materials sourced.
Materials Needed: Yarn and crochet hooks or knitting needles, sewing needles optional, accessories like buttons
Quick Profitability: Depending on the platform where the product is listed on. For product visibility, you’d often be expected to pay for boosted product listing on Carousell.
Time Commitment: Short to long term, it takes time to create the product. You might be expected to create custom plushes, depending on the customer.
Customer Acquisition: Instagram, Carousell, Shopee, Etsy
Notes: Popular among hobbyist and if you are able to create more interesting designs, you can try your hand at a convention booth or shopping mall event booths.
Sewing and Embroidery
Sewing
Initial Cost: $200 onwards.
Skills Required: Sewing.
Materials Needed: Sewing machine, fabric, needles, and thread.
Profitability: Moderate, with immediate payouts upon sale.
Time Commitment: Short to long term, depending on whether products are handmade or machine-made.
Customer Acquisition: Instagram, Carousell, Shopee, and Etsy are effective channels.
Target Audience: Popular among hobbyists. Those with interesting designs can consider selling at convention or shopping mall event booths.
Embroidery
Initial Cost: $1,500 onwards.
Required Skills: Embroidery.
Materials Needed: Embroidery machine, embroidery hoops, embroidery thread, needles, and clothing items.
Profitability: Moderate, with immediate payouts upon sale.
Time Commitment: Short to long term, depending on whether products are handmade or machine-made.
Customer Acquisition: Instagram, Carousell, Shopee, and Etsy are effective channels.
Target Audience: Popular among hobbyists. Those with interesting designs can consider selling at convention or shopping mall event booths.
Clay and Accessory Making
Required Skills: Clay Making, None
Initial Cost: As low as $2 to more than $100 depending on materials needed
Materials Needed: Clay (polymer, air dry etc.), Accessory base (earring loops, clasps, keyring, jump ring, wires), Beads, Sequins, Necklace, Chains, Pliers, Resin and UV light etc.
Quick Profitability: Moderate (depends on how quickly you sell, but payout is immediate once sold)
Time Commitment: Short to long term, it takes time to think of the design and to create the product and packaging
Customer Acquisition:Instagram, Carousell, Shopee, Etsy
Notes: You can also buy premade ones and sell them
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