Originally Posted by
lynnie
what really amazes me is that people think a 'craft' by a woman is of less value than a repair on their car and a repair shop per hour is so much more worth it than a quick quilt by one of us.
This annoys me too, although I don't see automobile repair as being equvilent to craftwork. However, "traditionally male" handmade items do seem to have a higher value placed upon them than "traditionally female" handmade items. Handmade furniture vs. handmade quilts. A hand-carved wooden bowl vs. a hand-knitted sweater. My husband made a set of artistic speakers and sold them for $1200, and the buyer thought it was an awesome deal. I spent roughly the same amount of time and money on an award-winning quilt, do you think I could get anyone to pay $1200 for it???
