They're asking what price?

[neotoma]

I was following links to see what the inspiration for a lj-friend's project is -- the original is a caplet from Anthropologie. I was *totally* distracted by the fact that this model is wearing a crocheted necklace.

A crocheted necklace that cost $198 -- and is the Hemp Flowers Necklace that I made this spring.

They're making it out of mercerized cotton and lurex, so the yarn isn't any more expensive than the hemp I used (and quite probably less), and yet they're charging almost $200 dollars for it? bwuh?

Is this highway robbery or am I severely undercharging when I make stuff on commision? Is the Anthropologie brand so prestigious that they can charge just so you have the privilege of saying "Oh, this little thing? I bought it at Anthropologie"?

Comments

[dphearson.livejournal.com]

Wow. Thank you for making all of that explicit. Now I don't feel so guilty for my watercolor quilts. I remember when I made several small samples and hung them at a gallery for a quilting shop. Several people approach me for project- and after I told, they said "Yikes, no way!" Others were more understanding. Another story: I went to the farmer's marke last fall to buy lamb, and the stall keepers were selling wonderfully soft, exquisitely dyed wool. It was a bit expensive- but it was so beautifully produced and in such lovely colors tnat I bought several skeins for a friend. I felt good about that; it was lovely, and I know that it took alot to make those lovely varying colors.