Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun
Sorry to take so long to respond, we've been lambing the last 10 days and I swear we're having in one year all the problems we never had before! Including a ewe Zack jugged with her twins, then gave corn like he always does (I always said we should wait a couple days so as not to stimulate too much milk production, but he does things his own way). Result: she literally inhaled some corn and started to cough and gag. She seemed better, and we sheared her the next day, but that afternoon she was dead, and we had a pair of bottle babies. We *almost* managed to graft them onto a ewe who also had twins just after we found the dead mom - we rolled the orphans and put them in with the newborns. She actually did let the orphans nurse a few times, but within 24 hours was butting them both away. Fortunately, we have more buyers for bottle babies than babies to sell, so 2 hours after I put the word out via email, they were off our hands, to be pets for a little girl :) Anyway, my thanks to all for the responses on pricing handspun yarn. I found it interesting that no one mentioned the preparation of the fiber, in the sense of whether working from roving or top, and what quality of roving. I've seen some really awful stuff folks wanted spun :) And it's also interesting, the dichotomy between charging by the yard vs by the finished weight. In the US, at least, the vast majority of yarns are sold by weight, yet for handspinners the usual recommendation is to price by the yard. Not saying there's anything good or bad about either, just noting the difference. Thanks again for all the responses, I appreciate it! Holly
Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun
somplace down the line, and, i think, 'here,' someone priced handspun at singles, the, if plied, 3 x that price ( 2 singles then run thru again to ply.) i'm sure y'all will correct me and i'd really appreciate that ! maybe a year ago? or MORE --- On Sat, 4/10/10, Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun To: fibernet@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, April 10, 2010, 12:32 PM Just a thought. I've tried to keep track of time, when spinning. Something always interfers and I don't stop the timer or I forget to look at the clock. By charging by the yard, everyone pays the same amount. It doesn't matter what the weight of yarn or the time I spend spinning it, I'm getting paid for my time. If the customer doesn't have the fiber, then I charge for the fiber. It's simple and easy to keep track of. There have been some doggie blends that we couldn't machine spin, and I included the processing charges as well. Gail -Original Message- From: JC Sandstrom jsand...@yahoo. com Sent: Apr 9, 2010 4:41 PM To: fiber...@yahoogroup s.com Subject: Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun Hey Everyone-- Just have to chine in here that I just bought some handspun, 2 ply alpaca at 6 to 8 wpi for $8/oz. I think I got a good deal. John S. --- On Fri, 4/9/10, Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink. net wrote: From: Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink. net Subject: Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun To: fiber...@yahoogroup s.com Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 10:43 AM I have a friend that spins for others. She charges 10 cents a yard for 2 ply and 15 cents per yard for 3 ply. She does basic spinning, nice and even in different weights, fingering, sport, etc. She also weaves for others and charges 5.00 foot. Gail White [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun
Just a thought. I've tried to keep track of time, when spinning. Something always interfers and I don't stop the timer or I forget to look at the clock. By charging by the yard, everyone pays the same amount. It doesn't matter what the weight of yarn or the time I spend spinning it, I'm getting paid for my time. If the customer doesn't have the fiber, then I charge for the fiber. It's simple and easy to keep track of. There have been some doggie blends that we couldn't machine spin, and I included the processing charges as well. Gail -Original Message- From: JC Sandstrom jsand...@yahoo.com Sent: Apr 9, 2010 4:41 PM To: fibernet@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun Hey Everyone-- Just have to chine in here that I just bought some handspun, 2 ply alpaca at 6 to 8 wpi for $8/oz. I think I got a good deal. John S. --- On Fri, 4/9/10, Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun To: fibernet@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 10:43 AM I have a friend that spins for others. She charges 10 cents a yard for 2 ply and 15 cents per yard for 3 ply. She does basic spinning, nice and even in different weights, fingering, sport, etc. She also weaves for others and charges 5.00 foot. Gail White [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun
I have a friend that spins for others. She charges 10 cents a yard for 2 ply and 15 cents per yard for 3 ply. She does basic spinning, nice and even in different weights, fingering, sport, etc. She also weaves for others and charges 5.00 foot. Gail White
Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun
to protect the investment of your time... I would go with an hourly rate ... This can be a good idea if you're quite accustomed to production spinning and have a good, consistent spinning rate. But if you're just starting to set up a business of spinning for hire, I think an hourly rate sounds much more advantageous for the spinner than for the customer. That's probably not a good way to get customers. Gwen S. -- reply to: gwe...@xmission.com
Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun
Hey Everyone-- Just have to chine in here that I just bought some handspun, 2 ply alpaca at 6 to 8 wpi for $8/oz. I think I got a good deal. John S. --- On Fri, 4/9/10, Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink.net wrote: From: Gail W (Ozark Carding Mill) whit...@earthlink.net Subject: Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun To: fibernet@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 10:43 AM I have a friend that spins for others. She charges 10 cents a yard for 2 ply and 15 cents per yard for 3 ply. She does basic spinning, nice and even in different weights, fingering, sport, etc. She also weaves for others and charges 5.00 foot. Gail White [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [fibernet] Re:pricing handspun
A friend of mine would spin a certain small amount of wool and figure the time it took her to spin that many ounces. She could then spin the yarn as time permitted, weigh it and figure the hourly amount based on her sample. So if it took her an hour to spin 2 oz. finished and she wanted $X amount an hour and she spun 8 oz, she could take her hourly amount times 4 and come up with the the labor part and then add on the cost of the materials. Hope this makes some sense. Jean Inda jeani...@gmail.com On Apr 9, 2010, at 12:20 PM, gschamel wrote: to protect the investment of your time... I would go with an hourly rate ... This can be a good idea if you're quite accustomed to production spinning and have a good, consistent spinning rate. But if you're just starting to set up a business of spinning for hire, I think an hourly rate sounds much more advantageous for the spinner than for the customer. That's probably not a good way to get customers. Gwen S. -- reply to: gwe...@xmission.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] A message archive and photo page are maintained. Commercial selling and spam are not allowed. Members are allowed to offer personal items for giving away or selling. See http://hem.bredband.net/ronpar/fninfo.html for more details. Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fibernet/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fibernet/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: fibernet-dig...@yahoogroups.com fibernet-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: fibernet-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
