After keeping meticulous records of how long a very basic-looking (but
actually rather fiddly to sew) 15thC dress took me to make, I decided that I
could either a) make about $0.50/hr but actually sell things, b)charge what
it was actually worth and wait years for that special customer who was
actually willing to pay for it, or c) lower my standards drastically. I
decided to opt for d) make things to fit me, offer them on eBay if I feel
like it, and just keep 'em if they don't sell, along with a healthy dose of
e) use my other skills to make a very nice hourly rate indeed, thank you
very much.
In costuming, the money really does seem to be in easily & quickly made
accessories, and that's just not particularly interesting to me. (Though I
like the fiddly, detailed accessories, as my current project list shows.)
Actually, due to a lack of quick easy accessories, I'm struggling right now
to find a single decent outfit to wear to my 2nd ever (!) SCA event (really
not a joiner). It turns out that chemises, shoes, hosen, headwear, pouches,
etcetcetc really do become necessary if you want to leave the sewing room.
Who'da thunk it?
-E House
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