The Business of Teaching Sewing

Everything needed to start a home-based teaching business can be found in this guide for those who love to sew and are tired of working for others. Taking the reader through business basics, personal and business image, and how to be a great teacher, the book includes a Web address for downloading more than a dozen forms that help plan, market, and make the new venture a success. Whether setting up a classroom at home or working out of a store, this reference will show readers how to design a sewing room and work effectively with owners and managers to maximize earnings.

Pati Palmer is the owner and CEO of Palmer/Pletsch publishing. A former designer for Vogue Pattern Co., she currently designs for McCall's. She lives in Portland, Oregon. Marcy Miller is a certified Palmer/Pletsch instructor. She lives in San Diego.