The Risk of Making Things by Hand
In order to learn more about “the workmanship of risk” from our handmade policy, we spoke to a few artisans from the co-op about their experiences with risk, craftsmanship, and what “handmade” means to them.
About Craft
Our Handmade Policy
[UPDATED] With a careful checks-and-balances system of accessible onboarding, consistent labeling, incentivized peer verification, and swift action on community reporting. we believe our draft Handmade Policy will stop bad actors and encourage authentic artisans.
Handmade Survey Results
In this post, we’re sharing the results of our “Handmade Definition Survey” for our handmade cooperative marketplace.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Other Marketplaces (Guest Post 5/5)
[Guest Post 5/5] The final post and conclusion to our series tells about our experience trying other marketplaces as an alternative to Etsy to diversify our income.
Handmade Definition Survey (10-15 Min)
We created a survey to learn your opinions on what kind of artisans and products to include on the Artisans Cooperative handmade marketplace. In this post, we’ll talk about why we developed a “handmade” definition survey, and give the background on how the poll was developed.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Dropshipping Sites (Guest Post 4/5)
[Guest Post] To diversify our income from Etsy, we tried selling our handmade products on dropshipping sites in the mid- to late-2010’s. This is what we learned.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Amazon (Guest Post 3/5)
[Guest Post] To diversify our income from Etsy, we decided to post a few of our items on Amazon in 2014. n this post, we’ll share what it was like for us to post our handmade products on Amazon over a period of four years.
Automation and Outsourcing for Artisanal Makers (Guest Post)
[Guest Post] From maker Schuttenworks, advice on the balance Artisanal Makers need to strike between keeping production steps in-house, automating with tools, and outsourcing.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives: Our Own Website (Guest Post 2/5)
[Guest Post] After realizing we needed an alternative to Etsy in 2012 to diversify our income, the first alternative we tried was building our own website.
Our Experience with Etsy Alternatives (Guest Post 1/5)
[Guest Post] From maker Walnut Studiolo, the first in a five-part series sharing their experience trying out Etsy alternatives in 14 years of crafting.