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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Dec 17, 2016 13:06:05 GMT -5
I always wonder if folks who make stuff factor in their wage per hour even at minimum ? I admire all you folks though. There is a great satisfaction in making stuff yourself. This is why I won't try to sell a quilt. My hand quilted baby quilt already has 100 hours into it (not completed). My Grinch quilt, just shy of 5'x7', pieced with large squares, and hand pieced and quilted has about 25 hours into it (it's completed). Labor alone, at minimum wage, would be almost $250. Since I really want handmade quilts for me and for gifts, I'm willing to put in the time, but buying one would be way out of my price range. This is why I don't knit to save money. I figure if I am going to put my effort into making something, I'm not going to use cheap supplies. Good yarn is expensive <looking at the $40 in baby alpaca yarn I bought to make a simple scarf because I liked the color>.
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Bob Ross
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Post by Bob Ross on Dec 19, 2016 17:41:00 GMT -5
I make homemade televisions and Prozac.
The Prozac is made from mushrooms I dig up in the woods. The television is a box with a hole cut in the side that I put my cats in.
It's fun to watch after the Prozac.
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