Market Research

[pixiecrinkle]

I just made a scarf today, and I plan to enter it into an art show at work in September. I know what I would need to charge for it to turn a profit, but I want to see what people think of the pricing independent of that information. Even if it doesn't sell, I have a cool trendy scarf, and I plan to make another one that's a bit more tradtional, so I really don't lose either way, I just wanted to see if I'm way off on price.

Here's the scarf:

And a closeup of the fabric (the colors blend better than this, I assure you:

[Poll #543388]

Information for the second question (something is up with lj's poll creator, so it didn't let me insert this). The yarns consist of mostly wool with some cotton, rayon, synthetics, cashmere, silk, and soy (please answer as if you aren't allergic, if you are. I will be able to do comissions that acommodate allergies). For crafters, the yarns are from Colinette, Noro, Maggi's, Debbie Bliss, Southwest Trading, Online and Rowan.

Comments

[kismet09.livejournal.com]

ergh. this is hard. my main problem with selling my stuff is to figure out how to price it. if it's super-soft, it'll probably sell for more. this is about the only thing i've learned in my selling.

[pixiecrinkle.livejournal.com]

I know -- it's really hard. I think right now, I can charge minimum wage for my time and still have it in a sellable price range.


It's soft, but the Kureyon is a bit scratchy. That's not a big deal to me, but I can see other people thinking it's not soft at all.

[duriyah.livejournal.com]

I think if I picked it up at an arts and crafts fair I would expect the tag to be around $50. Maybe $45, but not much lower than that.