neotoma: Grommit knits, and so do I (GrommitKnitting)
neotoma ([personal profile] neotoma) wrote2006-08-29 10:50 am
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They're asking what price?

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"?

[identity profile] neotoma.livejournal.com 2006-08-29 04:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I'm not sure that you can mechanize crochet. In fact, I'm pretty sure it hasn't been done. It's one of those weird techniques that just don't automate easily, like cardweaving.

Yeah, most of the stuff I make for other people are gifts to family members (my itty cousins all have handmade sweaters or blankets) -- and I'm the sort who instead of asking for an item in exchange, usually asks "show me how to do that, please?" -- I am so DIY that my friends tease me about it.