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Originally Posted by Erin  Thanks! I was thinking more along the lines of making the pattern rather than a ton of finished ones because everyone has so many different tastes and styles, plus then they could make the strap long or short enough for them. It's not adjustable. I think making it adjustable would make it very bulky. The bottom is heavily interfaced but not "firm" like cardboard. As far as making them, there is also the time commitment. I would have to charge way more than someone would most likely be willing to pay to make up for my time and all of the materials which are not cheap. I figured if I did a pattern/tutorial that lots of people sew or know someone who sews and they could make their own! Maybe I will do both.. we'll see!  |
This is too true. I make custom costumes (for people). I double on the cost of materials (that's it), and I figure the time I work is for free (sometimes upwards of 2 weeks). I charge enough for the costumes already, if I took in time as a factor they would be totally unaffordable, even at less than min wage.
When you're an artisan, and you don't have a lot of orders, you work for free for appreciation of your craft, not for the money.