tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79620746779876266.post585409220591373651..comments2023-12-25T11:16:32.965-06:00Comments on Miss Effie's Diary: Why so much?Miss Effiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07840863444770266279noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79620746779876266.post-57049683493299916282014-02-27T10:27:07.169-06:002014-02-27T10:27:07.169-06:00Thank you so much for sharing this. I often have s...Thank you so much for sharing this. I often have sticker shock with items that were handmade, but I understand how much it costs to make things. Not to mention the fact that $3.30 isn't really a great wage. Ha!<br /><br />I often have inquiries about baby quilts but when I quote an amount, no more contact. It's a bummer but it's life.Kim @ NewlyWoodwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306871325108889905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79620746779876266.post-29555376172784909792014-02-26T15:51:37.700-06:002014-02-26T15:51:37.700-06:00I so agree with you!! Unless someone knits or sews...I so agree with you!! Unless someone knits or sews they will never understand the importance of quality yarn/material....and like you say it takes time and more time to make it and do it right..You keep up the good work and never mind what someone who doesn't understand says. The only thing I use cheaper yarn on is kids mittens as they don't seem to take care of them like they should and it would be a waste of money to spend more.....by the way....I HATE ....knitting on cheap yarn!!! Well got to go warm my needles up :)colleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11091111962396100032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79620746779876266.post-6503384281748790182014-02-25T12:15:55.319-06:002014-02-25T12:15:55.319-06:00People people people. Items made well of the best ...People people people. Items made well of the best materials like this apron are INVESTMENTS and not just accessories to make you look charming in your Country Living Recreated Kitchen. With the apron I bought from this amazing Miss Effie over two years ago I collect eggs..gather fruits and veggies, wipe grandkids faces, carry piglets to and fro and then protect my clothes when I cook which is every single day. I plan to be buried in my Miss Effie Apron! With a strand of pearls around my neck just for fun. Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79620746779876266.post-49827345745392389652014-02-25T09:55:41.926-06:002014-02-25T09:55:41.926-06:00I totally agree with you on this. People just don...I totally agree with you on this. People just don't understand what it takes in time, thought, materials and energy to make treasures. I once had a woman ask if I would weave a name-draft table runner for her parents 60th wedding anniversary. I told her I would be delighted. I also told her that I would do six combinations of their names and print them out so she could decide which pattern she liked the best and I would also let her pick out the colors. Overshot, or name draft as it is also called, takes a lot of time and concentration. Plus the weaving yarns for these are quite expensive. When she asked how much it would be I said $70.00. She was horrified and said she would just come up with something else. Then she looked at me, I think hoping I would come down in my price. Little did she know I had already come down on my price since these were church members. But I just decided it wasn't worth it.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03560593929780473106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79620746779876266.post-39694809761692390842014-02-25T09:53:06.054-06:002014-02-25T09:53:06.054-06:00People need to realize how big box stores can sell...People need to realize how big box stores can sell stuff so cheaply. In Homegrown and Handmade, I wrote about how Huffy bicycle company closed their Ohio plant where they paid people $11 an hour in wages and $6 an hour in insurance and benefits and ultimately moved their factory to China where they paid 25 to 41 cents an hour! Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.com