{"id":3002,"date":"2009-06-12T10:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-12T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/granades.com\/?p=3002"},"modified":"2009-06-12T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2009-06-12T15:18:00","slug":"will-work-for-fabric-floss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/granades.com\/?p=3002","title":{"rendered":"Will work for fabric & floss"},"content":{"rendered":"

You know how the other day<\/a> I mentioned that I was working on a cross-stitch piece someone hired me to do? Well, that generated a fair number of questions I thought I’d answer in a post.<\/p>\n

How did the person find me?<\/strong>
\nA long time ago, like around the time Eli was born, I was talking with the wonderful women at my local cross-stitch store<\/a> and the topic came around to people looking for people to stitch for them. I mentioned that I’d be interested in that kind of work. I left my name and number and about a month ago I got my very first inquiry.<\/p>\n

How did I decide what to charge?<\/strong>
\nEverybody told me to charge hourly. I thought about it quite a lot. Hourly is certainly the way to go in most endeavors like this. I looked at some of the work I’d done previously and did some calculations. I came to the conclusion that no one in their right mind would pay me an hourly rate to cross-stitch, there’s just too much time involved. <\/p>\n

I decided to do a per job charge, depending on the complexity of the work and what materials were or were not provided. I love stitching and as long as the pattern is something that I would most likely do without getting paid, the money is just fodder for my ever increasing stash.<\/p>\n

It just so happened that the dollar amount that I came up with in my head exactly matched the dollar amount that my client came up with as well. I considered that an excellent sign and took it as an indication that I should take the job.<\/p>\n

Am I going to be able to get it done in time?<\/strong>
\nWe set a date of the end of September. My client wants to give it as a gift so I am working very hard to make that September date. I’m actually doing better time-wise on this project than I do on my own stuff. I know I need to spend a certain number of hours per day working and I haven’t been skipping very often. There are five lighthouses and a compass rose in the pattern and I have one lighthouse done and have more than half of the compass done as well. If I work as I’ve been working the past few days, I’ll be able to finish the compass today.<\/p>\n

\"lighthouse<\/p>\n

Does having a set deadline take the joy out of the work?<\/strong>
\nI haven’t found that to be true yet. Ask me again at the end of August.<\/p>\n

I think I’ve covered all the questions people have asked. If you have others, post them below and I’ll answer them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You know how the other day I mentioned that I was working on a cross-stitch piece someone hired me to do? Well, that generated a fair number of questions I thought I’d answer in a post. How did the person find me? A long time ago, like around the time Eli was born, I was … Continue reading Will work for fabric & floss<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t