This is a very small for-profit sewing school. The sort of thing where I can't 
really charge what I think I should, but it could pay dividends down teh road 
if I do this.


On Feb 18, 2011, at 10:17 PM, R Lloyd Mitchell wrote:

> At least mmwage for actual hours on the job as well as class prep.? All out 
> of pocket expenses from thread and needles to gas. Then there is the matter 
> of professional? recognition for your expertise. If you start with that, then 
> it should be understood that an additiona fee would be expected for your time 
> and expenses.? Is this a for=profit enterprise or community activity. 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Astrida Schaeffer" <astr...@schaefferarts.com>
> Sent 2/18/2011 4:02:06 PM
> To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com>
> Subject: [h-cost] pricing guidelines?Hi--
> I am terrible at pricing my work and time. May I please ask for some advice 
> from you all?
> I've been approached about helping run a week of summer camp focused on 19th 
> c. sewing. I'd bring the girls behind the scenes at a local museum to look at 
> collections, lecture on 19th c. fashion developments, show reproductions for 
> them to try on (already existing, not made for this camp), teach some 
> hands-on techniques. I'm not running the camp, but I'd be one of the main 
> teachers.
> The organizer is asking for pricing and I simply have no idea what to tell 
> her. I'm guessing my daily involvement during the 5 days would be usually 
> about 2-3 hours, however there would be a good deal of prep work I'd be doing 
> ahead of time.
> What say you?
> Many thanks,
> Astrida
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