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Lori Reynolds spray painted on a boxcar:
Thanks for the input, everyone. I've made some calls to local bridal shops and found out that seamstresses make $8-10 per hour. I think I'll charge $10 per hour as a flat rate rather than making a price list of different items $10 seems low. Get yourself a little timer from Radio Shack. Time everything you do.... I bill basically in 1/4 hour increments, based on my hourly ( which is $45) I have a price list made up based on these increments. After a while you will get a good sense of what certain things take you. Penny s -- Specialty Outdoors Modification & Repair of Outdoor Gear & Clothing Factory Authorized by The North Face www.specialtyoutdoors.com |
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Hi, Your labor charge is not just your hourly wage, it also takes into
account all the "overhead" that you might have. Electricity, wear and tear on your tools, and the other things that you use to complete the job that are not the actual materials of the item. Clear as mud? Sorry if I am not too clear. Nana |
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I agree with Nana------are you sure you can do it for $10.00 an hour??
Once I had to sew some costumes that were so dense I ended up having to repair my machine.........put a little in for that sort of thing too!! |
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Lori Reynolds wrote:
Thanks for the input, everyone. I've made some calls to local bridal shops and found out that seamstresses make $8-10 per hour. I think I'll charge $10 per hour as a flat rate rather than making a price list of different items. I think $10/hr is too cheap, considering the skill you are using and the investment in machines, cost of electricity, etc. is concerned. -- I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much. - Mother Teresa |
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Just think how much other professions charge for their services. Plumbers,
electricians, painters etc. The going rate for expert anything is around $45. I have a wonderful seamstress. She made both dresses for my childrens weddings for me. I bought all the materials and she charged $250 labor. All the fittings and she made a muslin pattern of the dress and jacket. The results were great. I am short and couldn't have bought anything off the rack. If I did find something, I would have paid a lot more than $350-$400 total for these formals. That is for each. -- Sugar & Spice Quilts by Linda E http://community.webshots.com/user/frame242 |
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Okay.... $20? Jeez, I think I get it all figured out, and I always forget
something! Can you tell I'm blond? :-) -- Lori in Peoria, IL "Pat" wrote in message ... I agree with Nana------are you sure you can do it for $10.00 an hour?? Once I had to sew some costumes that were so dense I ended up having to repair my machine.........put a little in for that sort of thing too!! |
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Lori Reynolds spray painted on a boxcar:
Okay.... $20? Jeez, I think I get it all figured out, and I always forget something! Can you tell I'm blond? :-) that's $5 for a 15 minute alteration. Will that cover everything? Penny S |
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If you want to MAKE $10, then charge $15. You will end up buying the
thread, needles, etc...........As well as having your machine at least cleaned more often....... "Lori Reynolds" wrote in message news:s5jmb.19981$Tr4.42882@attbi_s03... Okay.... $20? Jeez, I think I get it all figured out, and I always forget something! Can you tell I'm blond? :-) -- Lori in Peoria, IL "Pat" wrote in message ... I agree with Nana------are you sure you can do it for $10.00 an hour?? Once I had to sew some costumes that were so dense I ended up having to repair my machine.........put a little in for that sort of thing too!! |
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You will HATE sewing for $10 per hour. Several years back I asked
this group the same question and I couldn't immagine giving people huge bills. So I priced myself at $10 per hour anyway, (because I liked the work anyway - right?). Word flew and I was quickly swamped with customers. Demanding ones, picky ones, some nice ones too. They need it NOW, they need it YESTERDAY, they want the hemline you just moved twice moved again so they can pick it up after they go for a cup of coffee. They don't make a fitting and throw your schedule off so you miss an outing with your family so you can make up the time later.....since they still HAVE to have it. Or, perhaps the best one yet, mother picks up the outfit for the daughter who doesn't bother to try it on (like I asked her to on several occassions on the phone over a couple weeks)...untill she was dressing for her Batmitzvah (spelling?).......when she realized suddenly, that something wasn't quite right and she needed me to desparately fix it.. Got that phone message and decided on a picnic outing with the family - left immediately and made sure I was gone all day. Raised my prices, became picky about my clients, and I do lot's less sewing now for more money. Ahhh. The price of sanity. Joy |
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