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"?

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[wordplay.livejournal.com]

Anthropologie is just like that. You can tell from the "ie" spelling. :-P

Have you made this on commission before? And how much have you charged for it? I'm always curious about what things like this generally sell for - I have no frame of reference AT ALL.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

Well, not much on comission, really. The few times I've tried, the people on the other side did not understand that "just make a vest for my granddaughter from your leftover yarns" is *not* really going to go -- for one thing, my stash is just that, *mine*; I have projects for almost all the yarn in my stash. Also, I'd rather have the person there at the yarn store to select color, because I love jewel tones, and will bypass the pastels the granddaughter would actually like unless told that pastels are the way to go.

That said, I know I underpriced the shawl (http://pics.livejournal.com/neotoma/pic/0002h3rs/g5) that sold at the Strathmore show. I could have tacked at least another $50 to the price, at the very least.

For a plain stockinette sweater that doesn't have cables, lace, colorwork, or mitering, I'd charge about three times the price of the yarn -- and I wouldn't let the customer pick cheap acrylic yarn (because it squeaks on the needle -- YUCK) -- any technique that would take extra time, would cost more, with mitering costing the most.