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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 7:01:54 AM

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IMO: Most folks will not pay 15 dollars for daily use bibs, but they do or will pay 15 dollars or more for the " formal " ones, such as the babies wear on holiays, Christianings, special events. These are more often that not eyelet, lace, satin etc.

If I could suggest, do a little research before you make up a whole bunch of them to see if their is a market for bibs at the price you are considering charging. Or go to a few stores and see what they are charging for comparable bibs and see if you are in the ball park. I know yours are hand made, but it is my experience for baby items the
*average * person isn't going to pay too much over the stores price for short term usage items.

Another suggestion, if I may : * average * people will pay a fair amount above market price for, crib sets , christianing gowns, holiday outfits, crib quilts.

I say this, because I knit and I can't get a decent price for hand made gloves, mittens and scarves, because they are just too reasonably priced at most stores. But I do get a decent price for sweaters, afghans, coats because they wil be used more often.

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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 7:41:32 AM

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Sir kenin their reciving blankets , they're not ment to last 5 years. Reciving blankets are meant maybe for 6 months maybe 7 how ever long you swaddle babies in reciving blankies.

I know that around here they give you recieveing blankets when you leave the hospital and they are only about $5 for 2 at the local discount store. As far as how long they last, I know that my mom still has some that have lasted through 6 children at a little over a year a piece (she used them for breast feeding as well). She still had them the last time I checked and was passing them on to my niece and they were in pretty good shape (no holes, bad stains, and they weren't ratty). Maybe it depends on where you get them, but I know that she got hers from the Cleveland Clinic and from Big Lots

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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 11:51:55 AM

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I still make them even if just for fun, because it's a craft I enjoy hehe.

I know how to sew but it's been litterally years like since ?I was 10 that I made clothing and I doubt I'd be able to do it now, hell the dam patterns half the time are so confusing and unclear lol. I want to take sewing lessons again because I wanna know how to make bubble butt rompers and stuff, the problem is finding non structured sewing classes, meaning that instead of the whole class doing the same thing at the same time, the class students are left to decide what they'd like to make.

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Another suggestion, if I may : * average * people will pay a fair amount above market price for, crib sets , christianing gowns, holiday outfits, crib quilts.

I say this, because I knit and I can't get a decent price for hand made gloves, mittens and scarves, because they are just too reasonably priced at most stores. But I do get a decent price for sweaters, afghans, coats because they wil be used more often.

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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 12:09:52 PM

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I would agree with maybemaybenot on this. To charge $15-$20 you may want to go with seasonal or event fabrics, and yes, those can be done up with lace, embroidery, and such if you're feeling into it. Actually, the Spanish saying print is really interesting and might hold special appeal. A set would be attractive even in less themed fabric. Have you ever done a boppy pillow? They are quite easy and as a set along with a bib and a blanket you could possibly charge more than $25.

For an adult baby bib, just take your pattern to an enlargement place and have in increased to roughly 2 or 2.5 times the original size, then adjust the neck width. I'm sure you could find a guinea pig or two to hold still while you measure, maybe even do a trial run.

I have also taken used baby/toddler clothes and turned the fabric into a crazy quilt for parents. It's no more than a larger baby blanket would be to do, but since the it has sentimental value, that's a service people are willing to pay more for.

*edited* because I don't know where my head was as I was typing this.

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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 12:48:16 PM

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I want to take sewing lessons again because I wanna know how to make bubble butt rompers and stuff, the problem is finding non structured sewing classes, meaning that instead of the whole class doing the same thing at the same time, the class students are left to decide what they'd like to make.

I would like you to take this in a "motherly" way not as in critcism, FP. As that is how it is intended.

If you are seriously considering deriving an income from sewing or any other craft, you kinda have to go thru the steps to learn. Whether that be lessons from your Gramma
< as was my case > or the commercial classes. Few are self taught. While the project a sewing class may have you do may not be what you *want* to make, it is a building block to broaden your scope and to build your talent.
While you may want to do baby bibs and romper sets, think about it..... that is a very small market for the average person. Unless you have connections with stores or the like, it's not a reliable. If you seriously want to get an fair or decent income you need to be a little more diverse.

You seem to be going for the quick fix and the instant gratification and that rarely works out. You know the old saying, you have to crawl before you walk. That holds true for the most part.

One other thing to add.. I knit as I said, I get my yarn online. There are many discount sites that sell the same product, same brand for 25-50% below the store prices. There are fabric sites that do the same. You may want to Google "discount fabrics" and check it out.
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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 3:19:50 PM

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i don;t know where you are getting your material, but 8 dollars a yard seems quite high for flannelette, which is what the majority of baby blankets are made of. also, while you want to use high quality material that isn;t going to disintegrate, no parent in their right mind is going to pay that much money for something that is just going to get wrecked by the kid, like many other people have said. as for baby blankets, if you want to sell them, maybe think about making quilts, and having them personalized, made to order sort of things. people will pay way more for something like that then a simple flannel recieving blanket that take 30 minutes of work. a nice cot quilt can be sold for 100$ easily, especially if you are catering to the upper classes. while the blankets you made look nice, they are also something that can be picked up at the local walmart for 4.97, and do the job just as well. to make any kind of a profit from baby items, they need to be unique, and usually personalized (ie: a parent will order a blanket with a certain pattern, perhaps a name on, it, etc). my grandma makes baby clothes for everyone in the family, and i know these things are highly treasured beyond the storebought items, but they are things that cannot be bought in a store, like a hand knit sweater set, or a flannelette cot quilt. (a cot quilt is just a small quilt, made to fit in a crib or bassinette). good luck with your venture, whatever you decide, but i would advise you to look into something a little more uniqe than just bibs and recieving blankets. someone mentioned specialty bibs, for christianings and such, those would get a better price, becuase they are something that is going to be saved and has sentmentality attached to it.

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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 7:40:51 PM

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Maybe I was confusing, I do know how to sew, I just have not since I was 10, not clothing. anyway.:D I enjoy all kinds of potential projects, just for the charities I am on the things are for babies, a lot of people ask that you not send stuffed toys or things like that. I enjoy all means of sewing I am just fixated on baby stuff right now if you will cause the charities.

I do make stuff to give away. That's primarily it right now. make n give away:d

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I made the mistake of going to a quilters store, they charge 8 dollars a yard for everything and beverlies is 9 dollars a yard for their material. those pieces are at the most the most expensive stuff. I only get that stuff if it's something so special you can't find it anywhere else.

And as I said before reciving blankets at walmart are 10 to 20 dollars, I should know lol I wanted to buy some for a doll I had and that's why I started making rec blankies myself 10 13 14 dollars was stupid to pay for a baby doll's blankie when the blankie I made her was 2 bucks.* hehehe*

Quilting, now that's a blast from thepast, I haven't quilted in years, it's a good idea too.

[If you are seriously considering deriving an income from sewing or any other craft, you kinda have to go thru the steps to learn. Whether that be lessons from your Gramma
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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 8:09:46 PM

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yeah, craft stores are rip offs. i buy all my sewing supplies at walmart, they have a really good selection of fabrics (at least here anyways). im assuming they are the same in the states, since its an american company. quilting is a bit of a blast from the past, but thats why people are so interested in hommade quilts, not everyone can do it anymore like they did 50-60 years ago.

thats crazy that recieving blankets were 10-20$...i just bought some here for a friend of mine's baby shower, and they were under 5$ and are nice material. i think i got them at walmart, but it might have been zellers. again, i ahve no idea if you have a zellers in the states or not...but generally prices are higher here than there anyways, or so i thought

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RE: how much do you think would honestly be a fair pric... - 1/26/2006 8:14:36 PM

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bucky my mom belived in teaching me how to do feminin crafts like sew and embroider and quilt, So I know kind of how to quilt and embroider, but I say blast from the past cause it was years ago she taugth me, I have pics of me like 6-7years old on the couch embroidering

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