Originally posted 2008-09-13 06:46:25. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
The success of the recent Stitch in Public Day has gotten me thinking about ways to promote needlework.
Here are some ideas, which are easy to do:
- Make sure your guild’s meeting are listed on the events page in your local papers and at your meeting location
- Make an 8.5″x11″ poster, so anyone can print it, and hang it on any community event board you know of, such as in the library
- Does a library, civic building, or school have free exhibit space for non-profits, have your chapter put one together.
- Stitch in Public yourself. I have a friend who does her needlepoint on the ferry on her way to work. She has gotten several other commuters interested in needlepoint.
- Make a bookmark about your meetings and put it in local crafts and needlework shops. Maybe expand this and go to knitting shops, bead stores and other crafts stores.
- Where do your local moms hang out while they wait for their kids, offer a free needlepoint lesson to them in conjunction with the tutoring center or program
- Lead a stitching lesson for a local Girl Scout troop or 4-H club.
- Get involved with demonstrating at your local county or town fair
- Wear and use your needlepoint items daily.
If you’ve have some good ideas, add them to the comments.
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Nice post there. I hadnt considered some of these points, but they seem simple and like common sense. Keep up the good posting!