Yoshimi - 1:16 pm on Feb 3, 2009 (gmt 0)

Yes, me too and unfortunately that's what we guys who do it full time and have to make a living from it are up against.

you will see me mention my knitting obsession at least weekly round here, but I just wanted to bring up a discussion that never dies in the crafting community.

to knit a scarf, for instance, takes 5 to 6 hours, at minimum wage that's around $60, plus materials costs which can easily be $20 and you are looking at an $80 scarf. Those who try to make a living at knitting will try and sell this for $80, while many others just want to be able to recoup their materials costs and do the knitting for the fun of it.

The net result of this, the people who are trying to make a living from this skilled craft are unable to as the expectations from the buyers are that this scarf should cost $20.

If you are going to sell anything for "spare cash in your spare time" it is really important to do it at the price that the market will bare, this is better for you as you will get a better rate for your work (a fair rate) and also because it will ensure that when you need that fair rate you are able to get it.