Hello everyone,
I'm not sure if this should be here, or in the Mastermind group, but I'm curious as to everyone's relative duration in completing the various projects. As I'm hoping to launch a small business producing leather goods next year, I'm hoping to gauge my times against the majority of more accomplished crafters here, so I can review my processes and bring my completion times down, as this impacts both my pricing and the number of projects that I can complete.
As an example, the simple card slot wallet, took me 2.5 hours to complete from start to finish, with half the time spent on hand sewing. I know this can go faster, and could likely get completion down to 2 hours, but I'm curious as to the amount of time that others would spend on a similar project.
Phil - would this be something that you could add into the course descriptions, an estimated time for completion for the average crafter?
Thanks everyone,
Rob
Thanks for the quick reply and advice. Just for clarity, when I mention the 2.5 hrs above, that is independent of any drying time (I applied 3 layers of edge painting). As you mention one can easily move to another project while this one is drying, which I had done.
I also appreciate the difficulties of suggesting a duration within the courses as there are multiple variables that may create a range of times. If others on the forum would be interested in this information, I’m happy to continue posting the amount of time it is taking me to complete the various projects with times for the various steps. Just like the comment.
All the best, Rob
Hi Rob. It depends on your finishing really. Your card wallet could take all day if you were edge painting multiple layers. This is where it makes sense to produce multiple projects (of the same kind) at the same time, or invest in a press to cut out parts much faster.
I don't think you'll get much feedback as not many people time their projects, and even if they did answer, it's hard to recall the accurate length of time just from memory.
My advice is to get started and see how your production speed keeps up with orders in the real world. Some things you can account for, but mostly you have to get going and adapt. If you are struggling to keep up with orders, you can always increase your prices to manage volume without losing income.
Regarding the time of completion on each course, theoretically this may help. However, in practice I am spending most of my time filming and adjusting the camera, lighting etc. So how long it would take me if I was just focussed on the project remains unknown. I would aso worry students could be disheartened if I stated 6.5hrs, and some are still not even half way after investing 12 hours of their time.