About FreshStitches

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The idea for FreshStitches began in 2008 when crochet designer, Stacey Trock, noticed a distinct lack of patterns for big and cuddly stuffed animals. A handful of adorable designs later- FreshStitches was born! Since then, FreshStitches patterns have become legendary for their cuteness, detailed instructions and step-by-step photos. Using the abundance of help and information in the patterns, numerous crocheters have crocheted a FreshStitches animal as their first crochet project! ...more

Business of Design

What is Direct Checkout on Etsy? Should you sign up?

I sell my crochet patterns and stuffed animals in my Etsy shop, and sales on Etsy are a big percentage of my business. Yesterday, ...

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Designing a Banana Slug: a peek into the process

Right now, I'm in Santa Cruz, CA... tagging along with the hubby who has a conference to attend at the University of California, ...

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Be Crafty About Shipping Your Crochet Items

I know a lot of my readers don't just crochet (or knit) for fun, but also sell finished pieces online. A big part ...

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Tips for Making your Knitting/Crochet Patterns into Kits

Since I started selling amigurumi kits, I've gotten lots of questions from other designers about how to do it. And you know what ...

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Does your business need Twitter?

There's a question I hear from crafty-business owners pretty consistently: Do I need to tweet/facebook/blog to be successful? So-and-so does it, so I ...

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2011 FreshStitches wrap-up!

I absolutely love reading year-end posts! And I love writing them just as much... trust me, if I thought you'd want to read ...

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Resources for turning your crafts into a business

Happy Tip Tuesday, everyone! Today's tip is going to be a little different than the usual tips I post on Tuesdays... my tip ...

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Who do you write your patterns for?

If you're a designer (whether it's knitting, crochet or sewing patterns and whether you're professional or just starting designing as a hobby), I ...

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Tips for managing ‘bipolar crafting’

You may not know it by that name, but we all know the feeling: one day, you crochet for hours on end, come ...

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How are your 2011 goals going?

Yup... I'm asking you- how are you doing with the goals you set for 2011? You may be asking, "Isn't it a ...

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