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[m_of_disguise]

Posed a question on Facebook asking people what they get the most commission requests for, as some light research for a future video. Apparently, this was clearly an attempt to get back into taking commissions (not on your life, buddy) and I had DMs this morning with requests for stuff. No, I will absolutely not alter your budget wedding dress to fit you, that sounds like complete hell.

Only two people actually responded to my original question, which isn't enough to start my research on. :-/

In other news, I watched The Little Mermaid for the first time in years the other night, and now I want to do a historically accurate version of Ariel's pink dress. Research has started. I need to finish my corded petticoat and other assorted underthings. But, this will be fun, I love pink frilly things, and I'm excited. I even already have a bolt of pink satin in my Stash, so it's a budget friendly project, too! Though, I am tempted to use taffeta to keep the dress lighter and fluffier.  I'm going to do some sketches tonight and see if I can dig out my unfinished undies. This would be a good summer project, for after I get all the current stuff done.

Comments

[mala_14]

Little Mermaid is one of my favourite Disney movies! A historical version of the pink dress will be so fun.

[danabren]

https://www.instagram.com/canyousewthisforme/ hears that a lot, the whole "oh, you sew? Here's a bag of mending and alterations!"

[m_of_disguise]

Oh, I've been following them since they started! I was looking more for specific costumes that people request, though I suppose I could sift through those posts and see what is mentioned most often.

[theladyrebecca]

Ooh, I love that you're doing her pink dress! I've been thinking about doing that, but potentially like 1890's or something, for ages, but never actually got around to it.

As far as commissions go, I tend to get asked about princess stuff the most often, though I've also had multiple estimate requests for the Elizabeth Swann plum gown. Tbh, I think I'm about to start saying that I don't take commissions anymore. I know they're lucrative, but I hate doing estimates (95% of which go nowhere, because the person wants a $1400 gown for $200), and I get kind of stressed and annoyed when I have to work on things for other people.

[m_of_disguise]

Yeah, that's mostly the same reasons I got out of it. I had my own business doing commissions for years, and for a while people weren't actually that prone to negotiating the price, but when the 2008 recession hit there was a sudden and noticeable difference. I suddenly had "well, I can get it on X website for $100", to which I'd always say, "good, you should buy that one, then!" They also suddenly got a lot more demanding? Like, dictating what type of *thread* they wanted used, kind of persnickety stuff. It just wasn't worth it anymore.