DESCRIPTION

Retail Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Executives allows you to target individuals that own and operate businesses that engage in the retail sales of sewing supplies, fabrics, patterns, yarn and other needlework accessories.  

Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with a needle and thread. It is one of the oldest of the textile arts. Products that are made of leather, fabric, paper, and plastic, the basic components of sewing are the same: stitches and seams. Although usually associated with clothing and household linens, sewing is used in a variety of crafts and industries, including shoemaking, upholstery, sail making, bookbinding and the manufacturing of some kinds of sporting goods. Sewing is the fundamental process underlying a variety of textile arts and crafts, including embroidery, tapestry, quilting, appliqué and patchwork. Needlework is a broad term for the handicrafts of decorative sewing and textile arts. Anything that uses a needle for construction can be called needlework. The definition may expand to include related textile crafts such as a crochet hook or tatting shuttles. Piece Goods also use the term "yard goods" referring to fabric or other material cut and sold by the yard.

An increase in the popularity of arts and crafts and a surge in home decorating prompted renewed growth in the sewing, needlework, and piece goods industry during the 1990s. The popularity of discount retailers changed the competitive structure of the sewing, needlework, and piece goods industry. Department stores, once the industry's primary competitor, had virtually eliminated their fabric and craft departments. Because all the stores in this industry carried limited product lines, albeit deep selection within those product lines, they are classified as specialty retailers. The broad category of specialty retailers, the sewing, needlework, and piece goods industry is populated by two different retail formats. In the sewing and fabric category, large "super stores" are the norm. The needlework stores, on the other hand, are usually small boutique-like shops. Although these two types of stores often carry similar products, they have different competitive priorities. The large fabric retail chains carry large inventories of varying quality, the small independent shops focus on providing high quality products and services. The small stores, usually carry products related to only one or two segments of the industry, such as quilting or knitting. The local stores, exude distinctive competence in service and quality, while the national chains emphasize selection and price. An increase in the popularity of arts and crafts and a surge in home decorating in the 1990s prompted renewed growth in the sewing, needlework, and piece goods industry.

Owners and operators of Sewing, Needlework and Piece Goods stores have experience and knowledge of the types of material available to sew and every technique there is to sew items together. Some stores hire custom tailors and sewers with experience in manufacture, design and/or alterations. Having knowledge of fabrics, design and construction is important. Seamstresses and tailors sew pants, dresses, shirts, wedding dresses, gowns, tuxedos, costumes, and many other types of garments. They shorten and lengthen clothing, replace zippers and buttons. Items also include chairs, slip covers, draperies, curtains, bedspreads and jerseys. They take measurements of clients to make the right adjustments needed. Employees are diligent and meticulous in detail.

Sewing, Needlepoint and Piece Good stores purchase supplies and products to stock stores which include appliqués, armchair organizers, batting, binding, bobbin towers, bobbins, buttons, cash registers, chairs, cleaning supplies, computers, cotton fabric, crewel, crochet needles, denim fabric, desks, display shelves, elastic, embroidery, embroidery hoops, fabric, fabric cutters, fabric pencils, fasteners, felt, fleece fabric, floss organizers, hangers, hem pins, interfacing, ironing boards, irons, knit fabric, knitting needles, linen fabric, magnifier lights, mannequins, marking tools, measuring tape, mini vacuum kits, needle threaded, needlepoint books, needles, needlework frames, office supplies, PC Stitch software, pin cushions, polyester fabric, presser feet, rulers, safety pins, sales receipts, scissors, seam rippers, sewing books, sewing boxes, sewing machine needles, sewing machine pedals, sewing machine tables, sewing machine totes, sewing machines, silk fabric, snaps, stools, stuffing, synthetic fabric, tailor boards and pads, templates, thread, thread spools, thread storage, tote bags, underlining, Velcro, vinyl fabric, yard drum, zippers.

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ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

• 5,000 Name Minimum Order $0.00 Minimum Price
• 85% Net Name available on orders of 20,000 or more ($10.00/M Run Charge)
• Exchange is not available
• Broker Commission 20% on base
• Agency Commission 15% on base
• Reuse is available on orders of 1,000
• Cancellation fee at $100.00/F