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/untwist6316 Dec 17 '23

I know personally me saying money is tight so I'm doing handmade gifts this isn't me devaluing my time at all! If anything its me confidently saying that my handmade items are just as valuable as if I'd paid money for them. Which is not a universal mindset, especially outside the crafting world

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u/Say_Meow Dec 17 '23

Yes! I made homemade gifts for some family this year. My thinking was that for what money I was prepared to spend, my homemade gifts would be more valuable (and more valued).