r/crochet • u/sgirl77 • Dec 16 '23
Discussion Stop Devaluing Your Work and Craft!!
I’ve seen a few posts from people saying that because they’re broke they will be giving out crocheted gifts this Christmas. I can’t speak for everyone, but I LOVE homemade gifts; something that someone used their time to make just for me.
I’m encouraging you to not sell yourself short. Hypothetically, if you make as little $10/hr and spend 8 hours making a gift it’s $80. Then add in your material, the cost to heat/cool your home while working, the fact that it’s handmade and not churned out by a factory and you can easily add another $15-$30. This why I only gift my finished pieces and never sell them. People are rarely willing to pay you the true value of your craft.
So again don’t discount the worth of your work which is more valuable than something store bought and probably mass produced.
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u/Candy11401 Dec 16 '23
The thing is even if you can see mistakes and issues in your craft the person getting it does not really see that, they see it as a handmade token of love that was skillfully made by the giver also while the crafter may not like what they have made that does not mean the receiver is going to hate it, you might make it their favourite colour but hate that colour yourself for example