That Thing That Hand-makers Face

I make stuff by hand.  I sell some, and I give a lot of it away.  Last weekend, two people "stole" my artwork at rock-bottom prices at a silent auction ($30 and $35 respectively) because they figured they could get away with it (they were within what had been set as minimum bids -- not by my recommendation), and still get Brownie points for donating something -- however paltry -- to a non-profit organization.  And they did get away with it (the framed, editted* photograph nearby got bids over $200).

I chalked that one up to experience.  Not happenin' again any time soon.

Listen, fellow textile artists.  Knitters are textile artists too.  Sometimes they make original designs.  Sometimes they "just" knit socks.  Plain Vanilla Socks.  With great yarn.  And they run into the same thing.

Thought you might enjoy what my favourite knitter, Stephanie (The Yarn Harlot) had to say today...Hint: the title of her blog post?  "No, I won't make you a pair for $10".  Go, Steph!

*editted = beautifully and skillfully altered by a photo-editting program.