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I am trying to decide if it's cost effective to add some microwave bowl holders to my craft show inventory. I know that cotton batting without scrim is pricey. I have never seen these bowls for sale in my area, so I was wondering what the 'going rate' is for them. If you have sold these bowls, or seen them for sale at a craft show, could you please tell me what kind of price they are going for? Thanks so much.
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I made 20 of these in production line fashion a few years ago out of scraps. I sold them for $5 each, don't know if that was too low but they all sold in about an hour.
Cari
I heard a few years ago that these things can catch on fire. Is that because people didn't use the 100% cotton?
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Everything needs to be cotton, including thread. I probably wouldn't use metallic fabric either. I also think there was some confusion with Warm & Natural. The batt is 100% cotton, but many people don't know that it contains a scrim, which is polyester. The other thing is you should only be warming food in the bowl for a minute or two.Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
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I saw them at a craft consignment place in Ohio last week. One person was selling them for $7.99----another place was $8.99.
Yes, or cotton thread or cotton batting. Also, one person in my sewing group had this problem even using all cotton and found she had to pre-wash fabric.
I pre-wash the fabric, but should I wash the completed bowl holder before using?
Sophie2
Yes it is. You have to make sure it is all cotton, fabric, batting, thread, etc. I probably wouldn't put mine in the microwave but have it right there to hold the bowl when it comes out. That's just me. They even sell a batting that says its for baked potatoes, bowles etc. Just make sure everything is 100% cotton. Some forget about the thread. Even if its all cotton and you put it in too long or it doesn't have enough food/moisture in the food it could still catch fire.
Judy
Scary! I will stress to all buyers not to use it for longer than 2-3 minutes at a time. I think they are so cute just as bowls themselves... maybe to hold candy or something else.
I have 10 made and 11 more cut out to finish today and tomorrow morning. Then I will take them to the "Art Stroll" tomorrow evening. Hope they are big sellers.
For the time involved, plus my nice fabrics, I really need to get $10 for these... but I can't see people paying more than $8. So I'll ask $8.
Thanks to everyone for answering my questions and offering advice! I really appreciate it.
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I used to sell my hand painted items at craft shows years ago. One year, I had a lady and her daughter next to my area selling heating (corn) bags. A variety of team related fabrics. She sold them cheap, like $2.50 or so, maybe even $5 don't really remember. Her selling area was really bare, just a plain table with all these bags sitting on top. It was probably when the corn heating bags were just getting popular, because she sold out in minutes, had to go home and make more and came back to sell even more.
The next year, she could hardly even sell one.
Go figure. It's just the timing, and you never know. Kind of like those beta bowls (fish in a very small space, not my cup of tea.). They would sell fast, and then not at all.
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