How much I need to charge

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Sun, 08/18/2013 - 23:09
mmiranda_brito
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My friend wants me to make curtains for her house.  She is going to get the material needed, but I don't know how much to charge for labor.  How do you figure that out? Thank you...

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Thu, 08/22/2013 - 13:18
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Nehzat
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Re: How to charge for curtain sewing

 Dear mmiranda_brito

There are two ways to figure out how to charge someone.

The first way is to charge on an hourly basis. Once you decide on how much makes you happy per hour, you can multiply this by the hours you spent on sewing the curtains. Then add any additional expenses.

The second way is to contact a business that makes curtains and get a quote for the same style of curtain you are making, using the same materials and dimensions. This will give you a good idea of how much to charge. If your skill level is higher than the store's, then you can charge even more than they do. Otherwise you can charge less.

Hope this helps.

Happy sewing,

Nehzat

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