People who don't charge for their time don't do anybody any favours. They work for nothing and make it harder for others to compete on price. So you have to design and make items so much better that customers will pay a proper price, you hope!
I agree. I have seen some thing on Etsy so cheap I wonder what the heck they are thinking!
It's not worth doing it for a customer, certainly! They don't understand what it's involved.
I always feel like people think "handmade" should be cheaper than "store bought". If you figure it even by the hour, your working for nothing.
I'm with you!! I have chosen not to embroider some items, because it would just not be worth my time, not to mention the cost of materials, thread, stabilizer, etc.