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stitchwhich) wrote2014-11-18 03:17 am
stitchwhich) wrote2014-11-18 03:17 am
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For the past two, maybe three, weeks I've been sewing for my little booth at Holiday Faire. I haven't made enough stock though, not enough to reach my goal even if it all sells. There are a lot of merchants at that event and many of them are selling garb. Oh well - I will make some money and I know that some tired and anxious parents will have clothing for their children that they won't have to try to find the time to make themselves.
But pricing has been a struggle. I know that SCA garb is almost always sold under-price compared to what would be considered normal for Renn Faires or other venues. $15-$20 a tunic/dress is the most I can reasonably charge for the majority of my wares else no one will buy them - not for clothing designed to fit infants to size 8(ish). So I know that this won't be the one-shot effort that I had imagined. I'll have to set up my booth at least once more before spring, and then suck it up and serve ramen for a while so we can afford the new pavilion. Thank goodness them suckers last a long time! I don't believe we'll need another one again. Our enthusiasm for camping is fading as the TV and chair look more and more inviting. "Hotel" events are going to be more our norm.
Just for the fun of it, behind the cut are some of my little outfits. At least, some of the ones I feel fond of.
See now, this one was supposed to look all elegant, but it came out sort of like an Elvis-era "Blue Hawaii". The trim did NOT live up to its promise. Although my camera doesn't capture hues truly, perhaps you can see that this was supposed to have a nice medieval patterning on the trim, such as we'd find on tiles and fine fabric.
But pricing has been a struggle. I know that SCA garb is almost always sold under-price compared to what would be considered normal for Renn Faires or other venues. $15-$20 a tunic/dress is the most I can reasonably charge for the majority of my wares else no one will buy them - not for clothing designed to fit infants to size 8(ish). So I know that this won't be the one-shot effort that I had imagined. I'll have to set up my booth at least once more before spring, and then suck it up and serve ramen for a while so we can afford the new pavilion. Thank goodness them suckers last a long time! I don't believe we'll need another one again. Our enthusiasm for camping is fading as the TV and chair look more and more inviting. "Hotel" events are going to be more our norm.
Just for the fun of it, behind the cut are some of my little outfits. At least, some of the ones I feel fond of.
See now, this one was supposed to look all elegant, but it came out sort of like an Elvis-era "Blue Hawaii". The trim did NOT live up to its promise. Although my camera doesn't capture hues truly, perhaps you can see that this was supposed to have a nice medieval patterning on the trim, such as we'd find on tiles and fine fabric.