So, I've been thinking about reviving my crafting blog. I haven't knit much since the last posts in this blog (which are... what, seven years ago?) but I have been crocheting a whole bunch. I'm starting to get more requests for commissions again. Interestingly, I've been reconsidering how I charge for projects.
I got to thinking about it and realized that materials x2 really is absurdly low for hand-made things. I found an app that tracks time in monetary values. I realized that my calculating brain was going into overdrive.
I'm going to start listing my projects here and assigning prices to them based on a few factors:
- material costs
- surcharge for difficult yarn
- discount for sustainable yarn
- pattern complexity
- workshop time
- swatching
- learning the pattern
- working out illogical factors and mistakes
- crafting time
- time taken to crochet or knit
- finishing time
- weaving in ends
- assembling pieces
- stuffing
- attaching buttons or other findings
From these factors, I'll give an asking price and, if it's a commission, a settled price. I feel like this would be useful for other crafters who have questions about how to price their handiwork.
Watch this space!
