[h-cost] Charging for sewing

[Catalina Elvira Osorio Lopez de Xerez]

I charge by the job. If I acquire the materials myself, I can usually get a 
better discount than the person who wants the costume.
Since for a long time I always underestimated the amount of time involved, I 
finally decided to go with a percentage system. I add 33% to material cost 
for a normal job. If they want something in less than a month I add another 
15% expedite fee.
But your customer must consider the complexity of the costume you are 
making. For instance, I once sewed 1240 pearls on a man's doublet.
For wedding dresses, a lot of designers add 65-75% to their costs just 
because the more complex dresses take a lot of detailed hand work. One of 
the wedding dresses I made had to have German lace hand sewn to the edge of 
a cathedral length train and aprox 300 pearls sewn on the bodice. So I can 
certainly see the point.


Catalina
nunca sin mi vino


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