How to open a knitting studio

The market of knitwear and knitwear today, at first glance, is very saturated. However, it is quite difficult to choose a truly high-quality thing of an exclusive design. A knitting atelier can offer discerning customers a full range of services, thanks to which they will receive excellent things according to their individual wishes.

You will need

• - premises;

• - money;

• - equipment;

• - staff;

• - materials

Instruction manual

1

Pick a room for work. It should include workrooms, a utility unit, a dressing room and a hall for receiving visitors. It is also advisable to organize an exhibition area where customers can see options for finished models, look through catalogs with patterns, and examine yarn.

2

Register as an individual entrepreneur or create a legal entity. Choose the best tax form for you. Decide on the necessary administrative issues: in particular, get permission from the fire department, and also submit information about your organization to a pension fund.

3

Buy furniture and equipment. First of all, you will need furniture both for work and for receiving visitors. In addition, already at the initial stage of work, a kettle machine, a winder, intarsia, and a color changing device are needed. Do not forget about consumables associated with handmade items.

4

Get a knitting machine. Today, the choice of professional equipment is wide enough, so rely not only on your budget, but also on functionality. If you plan to release things in large volumes, it is advisable to buy a computer-controlled car. Such a device is quite expensive, but it will help you create hundreds of variations of patterns and achieve high speed. However, the traditional model with punch cards will allow you to combine many popular patterns and methods of weaving threads.

5

Hire staff. The craftsmen working for you should have the skills of both manual and machine knitting, as customer requests can be the most unpredictable. In addition, they need basic cutting and sewing skills to work. Try to improve the skills of workers: they must understand the embroidery, design of models, new ways of knitting.

6

Set up supplies of yarn and supplies. Your potential customers will not always be able to purchase everything you need for the selected model yourself. Offer yarns of different quality - from inexpensive synthetic to elite. This will allow you to get additional profit for your studio.