How-To: Price a Hand-Knit Sweater

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Andrew Salomone

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December 31st, 2013 6

For anyone who has tried to explain the complexities of pricing a custom made garment that is knitted by hand, here is a great video by Jess Herself that gives a concise summary of the pricing procedure.

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6 thoughts on “How-To: Price a Hand-Knit Sweater”

craftcre8r says:

January 1st, 2014 at 5:20 am

Very good explanation. I’ve often been told I should make garments for a living, only to turn and ask, “Do you want to pay $200 for a pair of socks?” It’s too difficult for people to truly understand, especially since in the US we’re used to cheap clothing made in a sweat shop in Bangladesh paying workers 5 cents an hour.
Andrew Salomone says:

January 1st, 2014 at 9:31 am

I agree! : )
Traci Bunkers says:

January 2nd, 2014 at 11:02 am

Great video–you also have to take into consideration the cost of the yarn–using a nice yarn can add quite a bit of $$ to the price.