Pipkin
OKAY! Drawstring bags pics & pricing discussion plurk
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according to the labels both yarns are worsted weight, the holiday spirit/Italian pride one is 100% cotton, the oatmeal one is 96% acrylic (4% 'other fibers')
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plus cat for scale, apparently, and please ignore that the drawstring on the first one is way too short and on the second one is way too long, I'm still working out how much length is lost in braiding
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BUT
Pipkin
if you were to see a basket/chest/cardboard box full of these guys at a craft fair, for instance, how much would you expect them to cost?
🍁waffle🍁
How long did it take you to make them, and how much yarn did they take?
Pipkin
About 90 minutes each and uhhh not sure
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the first one was somewhere between half and 3/4 of a 2oz skein, but IDK what that translates into in length
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AH, it does have yards on there hang on calculator time
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probably about 50 yards
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between 50 and 65 yards, if my math is correct
🍁waffle🍁
So I think $15 each might be the most people would be willing to pay for those, and that might be pushing it? They look good and well made but they're a little plain
Pipkin
Okay, that's still more than I was reckoning at $10 each (and IDK if Ko-Fi factors in shipping or not)
🍁waffle🍁
yadda yadda yadda late stage capitalism your time is worth more than that
🍁waffle🍁
$10 is definitely more likely
Pipkin
lol yeah, I was already doing the 'rate per hour + materials' calculation I have and laughing so I didn't cry
🍁waffle🍁
yeah like I said, 15 would be pushing it
𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕤
you could split it and sell acrylic for 12, the other for 14
𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕤
add some copy about ~all natural uguu~ to justify the slight bump/material cost difference
Pipkin
the cotton is definitely harder to work with, and I've got some wool blend ones that are uhhh fine
𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕤
remember to include links to your kofi, patreon (???), and poshmark on your page UNLESS there are rules against (i don't know because I don't make physical objects)
Pipkin
nah, nothing fancy enough for a patreon, but I've got my ko fi and my poshmark on my plurk profile, and links on a pinned tumbl post
Pipkin
(or, rather, nothing consistent enough for a patreon, like, not doing my own patterns or anything like that)
𝕙𝕒𝕦𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕔𝕜𝕖𝕥𝕤
ah, gotcha
StupidSexyV⚠der
"you could split it and sell acrylic for 12, the other for 14" and two acrylic for 22 and two other for 25