Local thread wholesaler for sewing businesses

Alteration and tailoring shops, embroidery and screen print studios, upholsterers, small garment makers, craft stores and sewing schools.

You buy in large volume from manufacturers or distributors and sell by the cone, case or standing order. Regular accounts reorder on a schedule.

• Selling to businesses
• Inventory and ordering
• Knowing industrial thread types
• Reliable delivery

• Check state sales tax registration and resale certificate rules for wholesale sales
• Check city or county business license and zoning rules for a storage unit or warehouse space
• Stock ties up cash, so order carefully and track slow-moving colors
• Customers may pay on invoice terms, so check how you will manage late payments
• General liability insurance and coverage for stock and your delivery vehicle

Startup costs are typically around $6,000 to $30,000, depending on how much industrial thread stock you buy, your storage space and your delivery setup.

Monthly revenue is typically around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how many local sewing businesses you supply and how often they reorder. These are revenue estimates, before stock and delivery costs.

Check state sales tax registration and resale certificate rules for wholesale sales, and city or county business license and zoning rules for storage space. Also check general liability insurance, cover for stock and your delivery vehicle, and how you will manage late invoice payments.