At 12:57 21/07/2006, you wrote:
I charge by the job, but my husband says I always undercharge.
Natalie
I charge by the hour. The problem is doing a proper estimate
beforehand. I almost always underestimate.
Sylrog
On Jul 20, 2006, at 10:10 PM, Sharon at Collierfam.com wrote:
> Dear Listees,
> I have been asked by some folks to make some costumes for them. <snip>
> . For those of you that do sewing as a business,
> how
> much do you charge for sewing? Do you charge by the job or the hour?
It depends on the job - a Regency wedding dress (or any wedding
clothes) costs more than an re-enactor Regency dress, as there will
be no opportunity to change it if the customer wears it and finds
something not quite comfortable.
If I charged by the hour, no-one could afford to buy from me, so I
tend to charge by the job. For a first time, like the quilted
petticoat I made recently, I set a price, and discovered I took
longer than estimated, so I know that if I ever make another, I need
to charge more.
BTW prices here are way higher than similar work in the U.S.
Suzi
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