Crafterpreneur Workshop Series with Ali Usman

Where Craft Becomes a Business

Make something with your hands, then learn how to sell it. The Crafterpreneur Workshop Series at Alliance Française de Karachi turns paper craft into a first lesson in entrepreneurship. Across three hands-on Saturday sessions each month, participants design finished products and learn the thinking behind a small creative business: idea to product, costing and pricing, branding, and how to reach customers. It is built for curious makers of every age, from children taking their first step into enterprise to adults building a side income.

Led by Ali Usman, educator, trainer, and paper-craft artist, each monthly theme ends with a set of market-ready pieces and a simple business plan you build yourself.

Get in touch with us to learn more, or find Ali Usman's work online.

Meet the Instructor: Ali Usman

Ali Usman is a Karachi-based educator, trainer, and paper-craft artist, and Deputy Director at the Training Unit of the Sindh Education Foundation. His work spans paper jewellery, gift items, greeting and invitation cards, and flower arrangements, and he has shown and sold his handmade products at exhibitions across the city. His teaching carries one clear belief: craft can be a powerful way to build an entrepreneurial mindset in children and adults alike. Through Crafterpreneur, he guides participants from a blank sheet of paper to a product with real market value..

How the Series Work

Crafterpreneur runs on Saturdays in a rolling monthly format. Each theme is a block of 3 Saturday sessions, and one fee covers the full month. Every Saturday runs two separate batches by age:

• Children, ages 10 to 16: 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM

• Adults, 17 and above: 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Every session is hands-on, beginner-friendly, and capped at 15 to 20 participants for close attention. Each participant receives a complete product-making kit and a simple, activity-based marketing and pricing guide.

October Theme: The Craft of Gifting

This month, participants learn to design and sell handmade gifting products, finishing with a complete, market-ready gifting range and a plan to price and promote it.

Week 1 | Gift Box and Bag Making

• Date: Saturday, 17 October 2026

• Time: Children 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM | Adults 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

• What you will learn: the core techniques of building gift boxes and bags from scratch, folding, structure, and a clean, sellable finish.

• The Outcome: your first finished products, and the foundation skills the rest of the month builds on.

Week 2 | Goody Bags

• Date: Saturday, 24 October 2026

• Time: Children 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM | Adults 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

• What you will learn: shaping, handles, and decorative finishing for party goody bags, and how small, repeatable products become a sellable line.

• The Outcome: a batch of finished goody bags ready to gift or sell.

Week 3 | The Gifting Package

• Date: Saturday, 31 October 2026

• Time: Children 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM | Adults 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

• What you will learn: bringing your pieces together into a complete gifting package with wrapping, tags, and presentation, then setting a price and planning how to sell it.

• The Outcome: a market-ready gifting set and a simple one-page plan to cost, price, and promote your work.

Monthly Enrollment

• Full Monthly Theme (3 Saturday sessions): PKR 5,000 per participant.
  

  One enrollment covers all three Saturdays of the month's theme, with all materials included, plus a product-making kit and a marketing and pricing guide.

What Is Included and Student Checklist

What We Provide:

• All craft materials and a complete product-making kit for every session

• A simple, activity-based marketing and pricing guide

• A dedicated classroom with tables and seating for 15 to 20

• Expert instruction from Ali Usman

What Students Should Bring:

• Just yourself, your ideas, and a notebook. All tools and materials are provided.

*Please note that no full refund will be issued without at least 48 hours' prior written notice, and refunds will only be granted if the course is canceled by Alliance Française de Karachi.*

Why Study at Alliance Française de Karachi?

• More Than a Craft Class: you leave with finished products and the know-how to price and sell them.

• A Real Entrepreneurial Skillset: costing, pricing, branding, and marketing, taught through hands-on making.

• For Every Age: separate batches for children and adults, each pitched to the right level.

• Small Class Sizes: seats are limited for close, personal guidance.

• A Supportive Cultural Space: learn in the heart of Clifton at Alliance Française de Karachi.

What Is Coming Next

November: Flower Arrangement. December: Wall Decor. Each month brings a new theme and a fresh set of products to make, price, and sell.