How much for that sweater in the window?
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How much for that sweater in the window?
(or, why do hand made items cost so much?)
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What goes into a sweater?1200 yards of yarn
Which is 1-1.5 pounds of wool
Those 1200 yards cost approximately $120 if buying already made yarn
If spinning it, it takes approximately 20 hours to wash, card, spin and ply that much yarn.
Knitting a sweater takes 60 – 80 hours depending on complexity of the pattern, colorwork, and needle size.
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So.• At $8 dollars an hour, just above minimum
wage, if we were paying an hourly wage, our sweater would cost $640.
• Yes, $640.• Now we all realize that’s a crazy price to pay
for a sweater. But if it costs $120 just for the yarn, or 20 hours worth to prep that much wool, shouldn’t the knitter get something for his/her time and skill with knitting also?
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And that is why it costs so much for hand made items.
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