Top 10 Spoonflower Tips for Fabric Designers

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TOP 10 SPOONFLOWER TIPS FOR FABRIC DESIGNERS.
Curious how to sell your own fabric designs on various fabrics and wallpaper on Spoonflower? Here are my top 10 tips for Spoonflower fabric designers that will help you sell more designs, get more exposure for your work, and save money in the process.
In this video, I talk about my own experience of 12+ years of designing and selling my own fabric and other types of products on Spoonflower. Hope you find it helpful :)
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@oksancia 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching! Did you find this video helpful? Comment “yes” or “no” and let me know so that I make more videos for you that you want to see :)

@DanaDoes 2 жыл бұрын

I love the tip about entering Spoonflower contests! I never win the contests, but I make almost all of my sales from designs that I've entered into contests. So, now I try to enter every single one.

@oksancia 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience! I agree. It does help.

@VitroFractal-mc 4 ай бұрын

Gracias por los consejos. Me serán muy útiles. 😊

@colorcreatecamera 6 ай бұрын

I just joined Spoonflower and these are hugely helpful! Thank you.

@katerynasukhomlynova734 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips! Thank you

@katienelson4707 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I really liked the build a yard tip. Thank you!

@oksancia 2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! :) So glad you liked it

@jujukentucky3479 Жыл бұрын

Your tips are very useful, thank you!

@oksancia Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@jasminlatifa5516 2 жыл бұрын

Hi oksancia,I would love to see a video about marketing tips on how to promote your designs.thank you!

@oksancia 2 жыл бұрын

Great video idea suggestion, dear Bre! I will add it to my video creation plan. Thank you for watching!

@CherryDaviess 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I am going to use almost all the tips haha. I have just learnt how to make seamless patterns, and they are so fun. It is going to take time to get to 42 and be able to sell (after buying swatches) though. But it is on my to-do list. I also love your work.

@geegee9991 Жыл бұрын

At Spoonflower, they have a video showing how to create the quilt, and you don’t have to have 42. You can stretch one fabric over four of the units, for instance.

@deneseiasharell Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@oksancia Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@LovelyDollsAndToys 2 жыл бұрын

💝 I Love Your Videos.

@oksancia 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your support

@jacquietimms3075 5 ай бұрын

I'm just starting as a designer, and I look forward to implementing these tips! Does spoonflower give protection for your designs (copyright) when you start selling, or does that have to be done privately?

@Roxyloves17 2 жыл бұрын

How about different sizes of patterns. Like a small, medium or large scale? Do you upload different scales as well?

@oksancia 2 жыл бұрын

Great question! I will add this to my list of video ideas. I usually upload one larger size of patterns and only upload different sizes or color versions to my most popular pattern designs. Hope this helps.

@tweeta6793 9 ай бұрын

@@oksanciaDoes each color version require a separate swatch purchase?

@markwm.gagnier5277 Жыл бұрын

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@shastingrace3760 Жыл бұрын

So you have to order a swatch of your pattern after uploading in order to sell it on Spoonflower?? I didn't realize ordering a swatch was required.

@oksancia Жыл бұрын

Yes, this is done to make sure that the fabric is as you intended for colors and all the lines print well. Please make the swatch cost much less by using fill-a-project method I share in this video. Good luck!

@Vartikas.illustrations Жыл бұрын

I did not understand tip no. 5. I need to buy 42 swatches or more first before I start selling on spoonflower?

@LaurenInesRuiz Жыл бұрын

To be able to sell an item on Spoonflower, they require you to buy a test swatch. This is $5/swatch. However, if you upload 42 designs and group them in a collection, and then go to sell, you have the option of doing a "cheater quilt" as your test swatch. So instead of paying $5 x 42 ($210) for 42 individual swatches, you end up paying about $19 for the whole cheater quilt, which includes the 42 designs.

@sweetslasherwalks Жыл бұрын

@Lauren Ruiz thanks for the clarification 💖💖

@lindalee945 9 ай бұрын

@LaurenInesRuiz thank you for the explanation.

@animajebinesha3597 2 жыл бұрын

hey dear! If I don't want to buy clothes from Spoon Flower and just want to upload designs, will my designs sell? Do I have to pay for it?

@oksancia 2 жыл бұрын

Spoonflower does not sell clothes, they sell fabric, wallpaper, and home decor goods. You need to pay every time you upload a new design and want to post it for sale to order a test swatch, but please watch this video again to see my tip on how to make it much cheaper for you. Good luck!

@Lady_in_Waiting Жыл бұрын

Do you hand draw and paint designs or are they computer generated from somewhere?

@oksancia Жыл бұрын

Great question! I draw my designs in Adobe Illustrator by hand.

@amandaleahspears Жыл бұрын

So how do we proof our designs?

@oksancia Жыл бұрын

On Spoonflower you can order single proof as a swatch or a collection of 42 or 48 swatches on 2 yards of fabric to proof a lot of the designs at once which is much cheaper.