I've started making hats as its kinda fun and a good use for leftover fabric that's too small to really make anything aside from bags maybe.Anyways after making 9 I took them to a tourist trap park and just sat reading a book until people asked, ended up making 50 bucks yesterday and I'm thinking of making it a regular thing where I sell hats on the weekend as a side hustle. I felt like I could charge more but it was my first time and I wanted to make sure I sold something but I'm gonna make berets as well. Maybe bags too, but if I can turn fabric scraps into cash, that's awesome, I don't think it'll ever really be a serious thing though.
This is a neat idea and $10 sounds like a bargain, I'm sure you'll ask for more next time. Any plans to make other styles like bucket hats? Having a brim on a sunny day is something tourists may look for.
>>2990023$10 for a handmade hat? it's either shit, or you aren't even covering your costs.also most people think handmade stuff is shit, and when you charge for your time and material costs it's way more than they will pay.My wife tried sewing as a business. people wanted everything for nothing. she barely broke even.
>>2990519I'm thinking of doing other styles, I'm doing some berets for women, I'm thinking of doing cadets caps and maybe bucket hats.>>2990608I had a bunch of scrap material from other projects ie I make a jacket and I have like half a yard of fabric left, too small for anything really but I can make a hat from that much.I'm also thinking of upcycling clothes, which might be kind of sketchy.Anyways I'm charging 20 next time I go out as I've used the proceeds from my first go around to buy materials for the next hats.
>>2990608I think part of it is that people don't understand that most clothing is basically made via child slave labor, so the prices you pay at walshart are only that low cause of 3rd worlders.Just tell people who complain about the price that you ritter pay with your conscience or your wallet.
