I sent off for a ‘kit’ from New England Crafters (www.magicalgift.com) on Monday and got my first sample yesterday. Within 3 hours i had dug out my sewing machine, glue gun and other items and put together my first test sample. I sent it back to them last night.
Now, I am going to assume that it’s going to fail inspection for a few reasons. I had to adjust my sewing machine a lot during the sewing part, as I haven’t used it in a long time, and what with it being shipped across the country not too long ago. The instructions said to put the velcro on BEFORE doing the sewing, which is NOT what was done on the sample they sent me. The sample has the velcro OVER some stitching. My sewing was not the most steady, I think in the future I won’t cut the curved corners of the fabric until after I sew. I was on the last tiny bit of a glue stick in my glue gun and had to use a pencil to push it through, so my hand wasn’t that steady while gluing. Cutting the felt wasn’t hard at all, but took a little bit of time. The instructions they send are simple and easy to follow if you sew at all. They only sent me enough materials to make one test, so I couldn’t try it once and then try again if i screwed up.
If this turns out to be a legitimate opportunity, i don’t think it will take me very long at all to make the required 200 cd cases.
It still adds up to slave wages for the hours put in, but it’s something I can do from home, and that appeals to me greatly. We’ll see.
I’ll attach some pictures of my first attempt.
Example that came with the kit:
My first try:
Hopefully, the mail will not be horribly slow and I’ll get my critique back soon. When you send in your sample they send back a critique if they don’t accept your sample, and more materials to try again.
(follow another experience I had with a ‘work at home’ assembly job with the company Tiny Details: http://www.hellifino.com/hellifiblog/?p=30 )
