tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post8408931589902063766..comments2024-01-11T05:39:03.928-05:00Comments on Knithound Brooklyn: Do You Think You Can Sell That?knithound brooklynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14650960985244466355noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-85139679724274553822010-07-12T11:35:11.712-04:002010-07-12T11:35:11.712-04:00Thank you for putting this into words for me! Wel...Thank you for putting this into words for me! Well said. I have also enjoyed reading the comments posted. I am in the midst of a big, personal struggle with this very issue.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02138135046412988521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-38852676697836984592010-07-10T19:21:39.157-04:002010-07-10T19:21:39.157-04:00My crafting (mostly with wool/yarn these days) mak...My crafting (mostly with wool/yarn these days) makes me calm and sane, and to paraphrase one of your commenters,I only make things for people I love, and I only make things I love. I don't sell anything I make, because no one would be able to pay me enough -- so anything I make for someone is always a gift, released to them for our mutual joy, not a business transaction. <br /><br />I had a yarn store for a year. It made me pretty crazy. It's certainly not a way to just do what you love! If I *ever* did anything like it again, it would be only things that can't be bought easily online -- except that everything can be bought easily online -- so I am happy to say that I am Not Going Back There. <br /><br />Make to be a maker! Making for making's sake. And for me, sanity. I love being able to stop and do something I am good at, for me, for love of the material and making. <br /><br />I hope that all made sense! <br /><br />(Ha! The word verification thingy is "disings" -- is that when one's mom says, "what are you doing that for?" :)<br /><br />PS -- I'm yarnivore on Ravelry. Hi!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15006419654160908273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-64097072726171293482010-07-09T13:10:34.896-04:002010-07-09T13:10:34.896-04:00I've been stuggling with this same concept for...I've been stuggling with this same concept for many years also. I have an etsy shop but I feel like somethings wrong with me becasue I can't seem to keep it stocked or come up with some unique item that will have people clamoring to buy it up. It can be very frustratign but readign your post made me feel that much better. Thank you.Harlem Purlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01982796206078721723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-82299165940056040212010-07-08T11:47:47.448-04:002010-07-08T11:47:47.448-04:00Work and pleasure, and attempting to combine the t...Work and pleasure, and attempting to combine the two, is tricky. I love what I do as a graduate student, but I won't lie, I don't read for pleasure anymore. That's what I do for work. And while I get that "you could sell that" is supposed to be a compliment, it totally misses the point -- as so many people have already pointed out. Knitting (or fibers in general) is all about the pleasure and joy of making, not about work and money. It's because it's *not* my job that I love doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-13296656614874713842010-07-08T00:10:49.992-04:002010-07-08T00:10:49.992-04:00Thanks for the aritcle, it was very interesting. I...Thanks for the aritcle, it was very interesting. I also just love having my hobby, and no I don't want to make it my career. I am afraid that once its my job then it will lose something. I would however love to have more time to devote to my passion LOL!! But for now I will be happy just to have it there to keep me sane.LICraftgalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10694049927062968862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-11618454825474217922010-07-07T22:30:33.555-04:002010-07-07T22:30:33.555-04:00I think I love my craft because I am able to do it...I think I love my craft because I am able to do it at my leisure and not be stuck to a schedule. Once it is scheduled and I have deadlines to meet, I resent having to knit or quilt. I don't think I could do this "for money" when I just want to do this for fun and for the love of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-72799896129502789552010-07-07T21:32:27.333-04:002010-07-07T21:32:27.333-04:00thanks for this. i love that i have something that...thanks for this. i love that i have something that i do that isn't commodified, at least in the way that i think about it. it is just for me, and sometimes, for people that are dear to me. <br /><br />this stuff is gorgeous, btw.barefootroosterhttp://barefootrooster.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-90940401083751916922010-07-07T19:51:06.033-04:002010-07-07T19:51:06.033-04:00It is said that when doctors get together they tal...It is said that when doctors get together they talk about art and when artist get together they talk about money! Indeed this sometimes is true, but not really! Artists are usually very aware that the sale price is not the measure of a piece of art, of the artist or of the career. The financial bankruptcy of Thomas Kincaid (QVC an artist with the highest annual gross for an artist) shows that maybe his paintings may have been bankrupt. <br />What most of these conversations are about is what do we do with our mind! We have only a finite time on the planet. Do we spend it ALL working for Joe?<br />You and all your knitting friends are making such beautiful things that it seems only natural for your friends to compliment in the only way they know how to measure, (in dollars) Does the Fiber world need competitions and Museums? The Japanese make national treasures out of their craft people.<br />Don't know the answers!Dan Gliubizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496252378009884731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-47882570528166127022010-07-07T17:48:29.567-04:002010-07-07T17:48:29.567-04:00So, so true! I always feel a little cranky when p...So, so true! I always feel a little cranky when people tell me I should sell my knits, and now I know why. It devalues my gift somehow, but I wasn't sure how to explain it. Love the article too.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00691293013547048119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-54650833058698965812010-07-07T16:16:00.510-04:002010-07-07T16:16:00.510-04:00I get that question all of the time, and I just so...I get that question all of the time, and I just sort of pause. I can't imagine how much time it would take to spin, knit, etc. enough to make money off of it. I'd be afraid I'd lose all of the joy I find in my fibery hobby, to boot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4345326142843538494.post-11207221290570051632010-07-07T16:07:46.634-04:002010-07-07T16:07:46.634-04:00Glad to know I am not alone. I still haven't f...Glad to know I am not alone. I still haven't figured out how to turn my hobbies into a career or at least earn a little money. The time spent on "my work" will never be reimbursed. I enjoy time consuming and labor intensive work. I haven't found anybody that would pay for that yet. It's hard when so many things are mass produced of produced in china for pennies.<br /><br />I also have realized that I become very passionate about my craft, but when it becomes work, it's really not fun anymore.Oiyihttp://www.oiyi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com