How-to make a camisole linen sundress- the real cost of time and materials to make a Hand-made product.

Everyone loves Handmade products. Only problem is, not everyone understands the value of time and the cost of materials that go into making a product. Take a look at this tutorial on How to make a Linen sundress.  

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Note that the time to complete this beautiful Linen sundress is 6 to 7 hours!! That would be uninterrupted hours, as you can't sew and do a million other tasks at the same time. So the time to complete a garment would be the labour to sew it, ( $25.00 an hour) x 7 hours = $175.00. Now let's move onto the cost of 2 yards of Linen , let's budget $25.00 a metre, which equals $50.00. 

Now this sundress will cost $225.00 plus the costs to get this sundress to market, via website, storefront, or Market, so let's add on 30% for that. Which brings our hand-made sundress to a price of $292.50. No wonder we are addicted to cheap products from China! 

Here at the Camellia, we have a 'thing' for beautiful fabrics, here is a French Waverly Toile cushion, with zippered closure, made by hand here at The Camellia. 

Camp cushions made from old burlap seed sacks. 

Here is a colourful apron being made out of quilting cotton fabrics. 

And quilting cottons average anywhere from $16.50 to $19.50 ( Canadian $ ) per metre. 

Here at the Camellia, it's still summer but the nights are getting cooler, and the trees on our nearly mountain will soon change colour. Are you a Fall person...dreaming of warm sweaters, boots, and cups of hot chocolate? 

Next time you ask an Artisan how much a product is, and they give you an answer with a price tag which is higher than you are willing to pay, try to understand the WHY.
We will be posting our September and October Classes soon...as seen above is a black ash wooden round with a stencil and hand lettering.
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