tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post813947679244722460..comments2024-01-31T17:39:44.323+00:00Comments on margaret-cooter: More sewing kits - and a note on pricingMargaret Cooterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-92043259306370585582013-05-21T19:10:13.626+01:002013-05-21T19:10:13.626+01:00Low value is definitely a problem, Irene - this ha...Low value is definitely a problem, Irene - this has been called the hobby model of pricing (in contrast to the business model). The business model would take development and material costs - and overheads - into account in setting the price. The price I'm working with now doesn't include these, but does pay me more than minimum wage if only sewing time is taken into account. <br /><br />To use an art model, if I made "an edition" using the very same fabrics for, say, 10 sewing kits, and could sell all of those, it would be reasonably lucrative, because the time to choose fabrics would be minimal. Perhaps that's a way forward - make a sample and if it sells, make another to the same specifications. But that would mean keeping enough of each of the fabrics for the "edition" - whereas one of my objectives is to use up fabric!Margaret Cooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08529035740804527176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20432226.post-48078968488605880492013-05-21T17:14:24.326+01:002013-05-21T17:14:24.326+01:00There is also the problem when pricing textiles no...There is also the problem when pricing textiles not to put too low a value on work, otherwise we will make it impossible for students and others who have to support themselves by making and selling textile work from teacosies and bags and Binders Keepers to wall pieces and bed quilts. Irene irene macwilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.com