Pop-Up stitching workshops

Individual learners, hen parties and friend groups, community groups, and venues or shops that want to offer workshops to their customers.

Ticket price per person, flat fees for private group bookings, and a fee or revenue share for venue partnerships, minus hall hire.

• Teaching mixed-ability groups
• Planning and packing kits
• Local marketing and bookings
• Managing a room confidently

• Public liability insurance, and check whether the venue also requires its own cover
• Empty seats: set minimum numbers and take bookings in advance
• Check venue rules on electrical equipment and bring tested, safe machines
• Working with children checks may apply if teaching under-18s, check your state's rules

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around $800 to $5,000, depending on how many portable kits and machines you buy or hire, venue hire costs and what insurance you choose. Your own quotes will vary.

Check public liability insurance and whether each venue also requires its own cover. Check venue rules on electrical equipment and bring tested, safe machines. Working with children checks may apply if you teach under-18s, so check your state's rules.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around $500 to $3,500, depending on workshop frequency, group sizes and pricing. Empty seats can hurt, so consider setting minimum numbers and taking bookings in advance.