How I landed a publishing deal for my DIY Craft book

Was I one of the lucky ones? No.

That might sound like a weird question for someone sharing about how they landed a craft book publishing deal, so let me back track a little. Over the past few years, I've seen embroidery artists (mostly on Instagram) share about how they were approached by a publisher and landed a book deal. 

As I delved into the publishing world, I’d come to find out this is pretty much a dream scenario. Was I one of those lucky artists? No. In all reality, this doesn't happen all that often. Instead, I put in a lot of hard work and energy into getting my embroidery book idea published.

Want to know how? Here's my process for reaching out to publishers without using an agent.

Find Your Niche

First, decide on what you want to write about. I had a few concepts in mind from clothing embroidery to botanical embroidery to landscapes designs. I pulled book idea inspiration from themes I use in my everyday work as a teaching fiber artist. These are things that I’m known for and not concepts completely new to me.

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