This may be the most important question a new kiltmaker asks themselves. Charge too little for your labor and you are essentially working for free and will go broke. Charge too much and your product will be too expensive and you will not get orders and you will go broke.
The answer to the question is mostly one of personal need. How much do you need to pay your bills, feed and house your family, and buy materials for the next job.
One kiltmaker cannot advise another how much to charge. And it is very hard to use another person's product as a guide. Your examples would seem to me to be similar to, or enough alike to some other kilts to not be especially unique or exceptional enough to charge a different price but you probably do not know what those other makers overhead really is or you would not be asking the question.
Now I'm going to be blunt here. Please understand that I am not trying to insult you, hurt you, or belittle you in any way.
If you want to do this kiltmaking thing and you want to charge someone for your work you are going to have to do your homework and make up your own mind how much to charge. Each of us who does this has had to go through the same process and make our own decisions. It's sink or swim time.
That's really the best advice I can give you. It's probably not the answer you were looking for but it is the most honest one I have.
Steve Ashton
www.freedomkilts.com
Skype (webcam enabled) thewizardofbc
I wear the kilt because: Swish + Swagger = Swoon.
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