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I got some good news, I will be at both the Wrap Me Up sale on Saturday, Nov. 28, and the Creative Collection Craft Sale on Sunday, Nov. 29.
Wrap Me Up
Date:
Saturday, 28 Nov.
Time:
10am - 5pm
Location:
Costume Museum of Canada,
109 Pacific Avenue,…
Howabout Don't get your finger caught in the machine! I did this about a year ago. I have a 1911 Singer treadle machine that's quite powerful. It went through my nail, finger, and back up before I even knew what happened. I have no idea how my finge…
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Thanks :) I found the pattern online. Here is the link. I use them all the time. They do fold up quite small, so I can keep one in my purse. I changed the pattern a little in later ones, I liked how it looked when I sewed two pieces of fabric togeth…
Thanks :) I love it too! I would recommend one to anyone.
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- I've finally gotten my mitts on my grandmother's 1918 treadle machine and I can't stop sewing!
I have an online store, http://madfishmarket.etsy.com
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I'm a member of a lot of sites, and I find it hard to maintain them all. Please take a look at my site and follow the links from there, they cover most of the site I update regularly.
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- garment, home decor
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- 1918 Singer treadle
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- The kind I make myself
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Craft Sales!
I got some good news, I will be at both the Wrap Me Up sale on Saturday, Nov. 28, and the Creative Collection Craft Sale on Sunday, Nov. 29.
Wrap Me Up
Date:
Saturday, 28 Nov.
Time:
10am - 5pm
Location:
Costume Museum of Canada,
109 Pacific Avenue, Downtown Exchange District, Winnipeg
Located one block north of t… Continue
Wrap Me Up
Date:
Saturday, 28 Nov.
Time:
10am - 5pm
Location:
Costume Museum of Canada,
109 Pacific Avenue, Downtown Exchange District, Winnipeg
Located one block north of t… Continue
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 11:59pm — 2 Comments
Comment Wall (18 comments)
- At 7:27am on April 19, 2008,
VICKY plum said… - Thanks madfishmongers!!But.........I haven't got one!! It was a mad fool thing I did!! I didn't keep a photo of the whole thing. I have got one similar to the one I've shown.........will put it on for you.
- At 8:46am on April 19, 2008,
VICKY plum said…
- the wall hanging is called Catherines wall hanging and on my site now. xx
- At 8:47am on April 19, 2008,
VICKY plum said…
- the photo is called Catherines wall hanging and is on my site now. xx
- At 1:49pm on April 24, 2008,
Susan L. Hart said… - I just looked at your website and I saw some of your beautiful hemp necklace jewelry. Why aren't you charging more for your work? $5.00!!! Are you kidding me?
Honey...you are soooooo talented and so humble. You are where I was when I started doing alterations, 3 years ago. I thought I shouldn't charge much or else I wouldn't get anymore customers and I'd piss off the ones I DID get, by charging them too much.
I'd pay at least triple what you're charging or more for a handcrafted piece of jewlery. I assume you did the macrame and the bead stringing....not to mention the design thought that went into this!! Did you just wing it or do you draw some things out on paper?
Beautiful stuff, girlfriend.....
That's just my opinion about your underpricing, tho...good luck!
Let's see more!
- At 5:05pm on April 28, 2008,
Susan L. Hart said…
- So what I did was this....I went on the internet and looked up alteration pricing, (for you, it could be macrame jewelry or whatever you would describe it) and see what other folks are charging around the country or what other crafts people charge per hour of labor. Just to get some kind of idea. Then average it all out...
I know when I go even to a Target store and happen to see a macrame piece of jewelry hanging with all their other manufactured stuff, it's not selling even there for $5.00! Unless it's on sale...
Try $15.00 or so...
Like I said before...I think it's worth more than you think and if it is handmade people DO appreciate the hard work that goes into it, even IF you can tie the knots with your eyes closed! It's still your fingers that are doing it, and your imagination that's creating it.
You don't have to get out of hand with your pricing but you DO have to appreciate yourself. It takes time to do that...unfortunately a lot of women think that they're being too pushy if they expect too much for themselves or are more assertive in their pricing schemes. A good book to read is: "Pricing Without Fear; A Sewing Enterpreneurs Guide", by Barbara Wright Sykes. I know it says 'sewing' in the title, but the 1st page of the 1st chapter talks about being afraid to price and i really got a lot out of it, overall.
Good luck!!
Susan
- At 3:02am on April 29, 2008,
VICKY plum said…
- thanks! just wish I could get around to marketing myself properly, but I hate all that stuff! Trudging round galleries and shops is awful.......when I could be sewing!
- At 10:57pm on July 8, 2008,
Caf said… - Wow! I would love to be sewing on an antique...do you have pics?
- At 1:25pm on August 12, 2008,
busybug1 said… - I love your bags, Kewl and very well done !!
I have started a new group "We Love Purses', With the Idea of talking about Purses & purse designs. Will you join?
- At 5:00pm on October 28, 2008,
Katrinaroo said… - YOUR HEAD LINE REMINDS ME OF RED DWARF. THANKS FOR BEIN' MY FREN
- At 3:22pm on November 13, 2008,
VICKY plum said…
- would you swop fabric postacrds? I might be able to get one done for you for Christmas.....how to we swop email with out everyone else seeing it.....or does it matter? Then you can send me your address vx
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