MOOLOO'S Muddling on into 2013

clairehi

Our local dry cleaners sends clothes to be repaired or altered to a seamstress. I paid £15 recently to have DHs suit trousers reseated ( cheaper than a new suit). You could get an idea of prices by asking in your local dry cleaners for a price list and also ask if they need anyone to do alterations etc?

Padstow

clairehi wrote: »

Our local dry cleaners sends clothes to be repaired or altered to a seamstress. I paid £15 recently to have DHs suit trousers reseated ( cheaper than a new suit). You could get an idea of prices by asking in your local dry cleaners for a price list and also ask if they need anyone to do alterations etc?

That would be fine for someone needing pin money, Mooloo though has said she'd love a business. A tiny shop for two machinists and a USP such as collection from and to workplace might go really well. At home, she could still make her creative stuff while her staff make her money.:D Sorry Mooloo for talking about you as though you're not here.

Skint_Lynne

Errata wrote: »

Mooloo's daughter has a careworker, and I think there's hardly anyone left that Mooloo hasn't written or spoken to about the twins needs.
Thankfully, all her efforts have made a difference to the support her twins receive.

Mooloo I hope things are getting straightened out.

It's been a week or so since I read due to work commitments, although I normally pop in on a regular basis. Errata, I actually know that the girls have care workers, but not on a full time basis as far as I understand. I also think from what I read that they are not working out too well, so perhaps if there was more funding, if there was someone around more often, it would work out better.

I am well aware of Mooloo's situation and read most of the time, although I do not post often. I know that you post on a regular basis.

silvercar

Sewing idea for Mooloo, see the comments.

minimoneysaver

They're fab! Could be used for kids/adults depending on pattern.

Savvy_sewing

Sorry missing in action.
I think that I would probably need to work on £10 an hour at least but the fact that building up the business is the hardest. as I did do it in the late 80s and early 90s i am concerned that i burnt myself out sewing every hour god gave and still scraped by with about £120 a week.
anyway thanks for all support and ideas. I can work and make most of your suggestions. But its the finding the customers and pitching myself correctly. Together we will get it sorted no doubt.
Minimoneysaver do you think that the things I made for you (and those of you who have had my work) would be worth more than you were charged

Lozzy88

Hi I read all the time but don't really post.

I think people at the moment are looking for quality items, with quality you expect to pay more in this climate.

I would rather have a well made product knowing that I am supporting a indapendent trader from the uk that has actually gone to the effort of hand crafting something, then some cheap rubbish from primarni.

As you say you really need to sort out advertising and taking better photos, I must say iphone (the one your daughter gave you) are brilliant for taking picture you can take a load delete the rubbish, crop them etc and upload them straight to the site they need to go on without even touching your laptop .

I would love to buy some items from you, but I haven't a scoody where to find them (I know advertising isn't allowed on mse)

Anyways I hope you have the confidence to retail your creations at prices that does them and you justice.

Have a nice night

Errata

How much you charge depends on who supplies the raw materials. If it's you then you need to cost it very carefully and also cost in power, heating, wear and tear on equipment ............ and stuff like that. Which doesn't leave you much out of £10 as actual profit.

MatyMoo

Yes you undercharged me! I would have been willing to pay double for such a well made item

The lady that does my alterations charges £10 to take up a pair of trousers and I am sure it doesn't take her an hour to do (whereas it would take me hours and hours as I am so cack handed with a needle). She advertises weekly in the local paper, just a small ad, and I quite often have to wait over a week for an appointment.

I know you really don't want to do alterations but it would be a start and get your name out there

whiteguineapig

i know i'm never much help but my input would be

i was amazed that you gave up with ebay in favour of something called etsy(?)
i realise that the competition on ebay would be massive , but everyone i know has at least heard of it, and almost everyone i know buys off it, whereas i doubt if anyone i know would have a clue what etsy was, i had never heard of it myself