craft fairs

jadeandchrissy · craft fairs

I am doing quite a large craft fair on the 29th of this month at the reebok stadium in bolton, so far I have 45 skeins of dyed opal, 20 skeins ( 100g ) of dyed double knit pure wool, some undyed aran, loads of opal patterns, about 25 kool-aid kits for dye your own, some sock it to em sock knitting kits, dpn's.

can you think of anything else I will need to put on the stall?

as for prices

100g opal = £6
100g dk = £6
undyed aran 250g £10
kool-aid kits = £7
opal patterns £1.50
dpn's = £1.50
sock it to em kits £9

does that sound about right?

thanks for your help
Chrissy

Catherinechaos

That sounds fine to me - I think the commercial companies charge six pounds ish for their speciality wools so you're competitive and if you test the market you can always raise or lower your price.
All the best, I hope you do really well

Cathy

natalie

I think it's a really difficult thing, pricing.
"Normal" opal costs about £6.50 for 100g, and for that you get a product which is predictable, but not original.
If you charge too little then you are saying your skill isn't worth paying for but too much and you price yourself out of the market.

natalie