OMG, the nightmare sewing stories... I am asked fairly often at work to sew things for people. The problem is that they don't understand the difference between a simple hemming job on our polyester work pants, versus hemming a spandex knit dress that requires a double needle and a lot of swearing to hem. Because the majority of my "customers" are fellow servers at the restaurant where I work (and therefore understand the concept of tipping generously) (and also being heartily reviled for not doing so,) when asked how much I charge, I tell them to pay me what its worth to them. And, with a couple of exceptions, this has paid more than I would ask! However, there are also the folks who think that I have so little to do that I will sew for free. And the free list has about 10 or 15 things on it, some of which have been there for years. So, you get what you pay for here, definitely.
That having been said, I am very leery of doing anything for any price for some people. The judgey ones. And that includes just about everyone in my gene pool. Like they say, your mileage may vary, and your family may be a lot nicer than mine. Lol, they kind of have to be....
And then there is the concept of Lessons in the School of Hard Knocks. The costs vary, and one usually doesn't know that they are paying tuition until the event is viewed in hindsight. Many of the answers on here seem to me to be from people who are doing a kind of course review on one of those Lessons, and are hoping to avoid the same for you. So, good luck, and worst case scenario, you can have your own course review to share in the future.
Last edited by themadpatter; 11-21-2017 at 08:06 PM.