[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Craft boutique

Sat Sep 29 04:54:29 UTC 2018

This is not easy to answer.  You need to do a lot of research and go to
craft shows and check out prices, workmanship, materials used and Hopefully
come up with the right answers.

People can tell you to double or triple your cost of materials, but don't
sell your time short.

A few examples:

Materials for a baby's pair of overalls   You found this corduroy and it was
on sale normally $10 per y yard , but you got it for $6 a yard.  You bought
matching thread bias tape snaps and 2 cute buttons Spool cost $2, but you
don't use much whenb making the overalls.  Package of snaps $2 and you use 6
out of 10 snaps , buttons were $2, You put an elephant applique and used
scraps of fabric you already had.  The pattern cost $5.  Nowit took you 2
hours to make this.

Do you count the fabric at the sale price or the regular price?    How do
you figure in the price for the pattern?-you can use it more then once.  And
how about the fabrics you had and used   There is one other thing to think
about they basically stopped making corduroy overalls with snap crotchj for
easy changing and this is your own design.  This is why people may charge
between $40 to $50 for this and people will buy it.

Let me give you another example 

I do embroidered scarves for your dog.  The scarf costs $1 I use 15
different color threads and these threads cost me $3.65 for one thousand
yards   Consider I can get an awful lot of scarves out of this thread  I
need to use stabilizer and I purchase a lot of it.  10" wide by 50 yards
costs me $30 I can get 6 small scarves from 1 yard.  It takes me 28 minutes
to finish one scarf.  So tripling it is $3.75   So I would make $5 per hour
and I paid $6,000  for my embroidery machine.  In the embroidery business
the least folks feel they should make is between $40 -$50 an hour 

That is also why I charge $12 for a scarf.  That is low compared to others
out selling them on EBay and Etzie.

Joyce

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In past research, I have seen recommendations of at 2-3 times the cost of
your supplies.

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Kaila;

I price my items, thinking of, if I was the customer, what would I pay for
this item?
Also, you can not make it so low that you can not make any money after
buying supplies and the work that goes into the item.
Many do not realize the cost of supplies and the time that goes into making
something, large, like a scarf.

Write me directly, if you want to discuss this more.

Terry.powers at nih.gov

Terry

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Subject: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Craft boutique

I mentioned a few weeks ago that I am going to be in my first craft boutique
next month. Three weeks actually. I'm getting a bit nervous. Maybe
terrified. LOL. I'm a bit overwhelmed with all the new things I'm doing in
my life. But I'm so happy! I am having trouble figuring out how much I
should charge for different items "fingers crossed" maybe some sort of
formula? Also, I would love any tips tricks, what not to do. Maybe a general
how it all works? Your favorite thing about your experience in doing craft
shows. I'm not even sure what questions to ask. LOL hope you're all having a
beautiful day.

Thank you,

Kaila
Blind Beauty Crafts

The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not
expect to sit. Nelson G Henderson

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