You run a storefront or cart that only does mending — zips, chips, and small appliances. Clients pay a posted rate, ticket, dues, or commission.
You get paid to a storefront or cart that only does mending — zips, chips, and small appliances. Right-to-repair energy as a shop. Charge for diagnosis. A normal week is making or serving, photographing the work honestly, and a booking or preorder habit. Write the offer in one sentence a stranger would understand. Price for your hours.
Etsy listing fee is $0.20. First materials for 20 units is the real min — typically $30–250, not a booth build-out (Etsy Seller Handbook). First sale often 1–6 weeks once listings are live.
Each required material has a matching shop listing — photo, price, and a way to add it to the cart.
Bench
Workbench
Workbench. A bench with a vice slot and a lower shelf. For repairs and assembly — not a hobby desk.
Parts bins
Parts organizer bins
Stacking bins with dividers for screws, buttons, and spare parts. Organizers, not the parts themselves.
Multimeter
A digital multimeter with leads and a fused input. For voltage, continuity, and not guessing. This is a meter, not a full electrical kit.
Public examples matched to this path by what they actually publish — not endorsements, and not a claim they run this exact shop. Handles change. Verify before you write to anyone.
Louis Rossmann
Repairs old electronics on the bench and argues for reuse over replacement.
Bernadette Banner
Historical dressmaker who teaches mending, hand sewing, and making clothes last.
Technology Connections
Explains heat, air conditioning, and how a house actually stays cool.
Platforms on this card: YouTube.
Jonas Hale left salaried work and now coaches this craft. Book a slot for a tailored plan, a starter kit list, and follow-up support.
Piano Rebuild Assistant-to-Shop
Action work after apprenticeship
Piano Rebuild Assistant-to-Shop
Action work after apprenticeship
You do this trade work — action work after apprenticeship. Customers pay from a written estimate with a deposit, inside a set service radius.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $500
Hand-Bound Notebooks
Make and sell coptic and casebound journals
Hand-Bound Notebooks
Make and sell coptic and casebound journals
You make coptic and casebound journals by hand. Customers pay per piece on Etsy, at a market, or through a shop.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $80
Storm-Glass Frames
Make and sell pressed weather and botanicals
Storm-Glass Frames
Make and sell pressed weather and botanicals
You make pressed weather and botanicals by hand. Customers pay per piece on Etsy, at a market, or through a shop.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $50
