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Gorgeous color combos!
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Latest reply: March 28, 2010 at 11:32:31 AM
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message #1
Gorgeous color combos!
March 23, 2010 at 6:13:29 PM
Here's some great eye candy...yummy, yummy!
http://www.karenallen-fiberarts.com/home.php
I
love
these color combos, and the bold designs are incredible, too!
My favorite is the Monterey Zip Sweater. I also like the Zanzibar Nomad Scarf. And the Rhapsody Gaitors! (I'm guessing these are the same as cowls?)
Melanie (known to the cat as "Rowr" or "Rowr Rowr") =^.^=
Melanie (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=
~~~~~
I'm a beading, knitting and crochet addict. If that means I'm admitting I have a problem, then I admit to nothing. Please refrain from helping me.
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wizdmzchyld
message #2
Re: Gorgeous color combos!
March 26, 2010 at 9:49:26 AM
Thank you for sharing. They're beautiful. Wouldn't it be nice to get those prices for our goods too! ;-)
Charlene
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Re: Gorgeous color combos!
March 26, 2010 at 3:33:31 PM
Charlene,
It sure
would
be nice to demand such great prices! I remember the sweater set (cardi & long-sleeved pullover) a former co-worker was thinking about having me knit for her daughter. It turned out that she was willing to pay $20 per piece (beyond materials costs), and this wasn't for an infant!
I didn't end up making the item. Her argument was that she could go out and buy handmade sweaters from any street vendor (this was in Manhattan) for $10 apiece, so $20 was twice that and seemingly very generous to someone who didn't know how long handknit items took to make. I couldn't compete. Of course, these were probably items that had "fallen off a truck," so I could compete even less!
The world of handmade items is crazy. Sadly, in order to sell and do well enough to survive, one either has to have a really good market (like a friend of mine from back then, who worked in the executive offices of the same company and had a virtually unlimited market of people willing to pay her what her work was worth) or some special niche/product nobody else offers. (Or both!)
Melanie (known to the cat as "Rowr" or "Rowr Rowr") =^.^=
Melanie (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=
~~~~~
I'm a beading, knitting and crochet addict. If that means I'm admitting I have a problem, then I admit to nothing. Please refrain from helping me.
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wizdmzchyld
message #4
Re: Gorgeous color combos!
March 27, 2010 at 8:48:11 PM
Melanie, I keep making things for people around home. I just finished another shrug for a friend. Until I have skills that would allow me to ask proper prices, I'm "volunteering" my friends to be walking bill boards for me. I've tried a couple of stores (the latest hasn't responded yet) but since I love my machines and they're quick, I have hope.
Charlene
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message #5
Re: Gorgeous color combos!
March 28, 2010 at 11:32:31 AM
Charlene,
That's an ingenious idea, to have your friends "advertise" for you that way!
I hope you get good responses from the stores. Are these stores where you would sell on consignment?
Melanie (known to the cat as "Rowr" or "Rowr Rowr") =^.^=
Melanie (cat slave and Official Feline Can Opener) =^.^=
~~~~~
I'm a beading, knitting and crochet addict. If that means I'm admitting I have a problem, then I admit to nothing. Please refrain from helping me.
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