Free Craft Workshop at Textile Museum - Nov - Dec 2011

Update!


Free craft workshop at Textile Museum. Craft instructors was from ACG (The Arts & Crafts Guild, KL & Selangor).

Limit to 20 seats... First come first basis. Don't miss out the great opportunity to learn the craft stuffs!

November 2011:
1st Nov 2011 (Tue) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Handmade Stamp on Fabric by Ellie Ng
1st Nov 2011 (Tue) || 1p.m. - 4p.m.  || Explore Embroidery through Shadow Quilting with trapping by Siti Aishah Awaludin

2nd Nov 2011 (Wed) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Silk-screen Printing & Resist by Ellie Ng
2nd Nov 2011 (Wed) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Explore Embroidery through Shadow Quilting with trapping by Siti Aishah Awaludin

3rd Nov 2011 (Thu) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Mola Work (Reverse Applique) by Zaitun Ismail
3rd Nov 2011 (Thu) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Quilted Mug Rug by Zarina ZA

8th Nov 2011 (Tue) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Discharge Printing with Bleach by Felicia Loh
8th Nov 2011 (Tue) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Wire Jewellery - Ribbon Necklace by Yatisalem

9th Nov 2011 (Wed) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Discharge Printing with Bleach by Felicia Loh
9th Nov 2011 (Wed) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Wire Jewellery - Spiral Earrings by Yatisalem

10th Nov 2011 (Thu) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Mola Work (Reverse Applique) by Zaitun Ismail
10th Nov 2011 (Thu) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Quilted Mug Rug by Zarina ZA

12th Nov 2011 (Sat) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Wire Jewellery - Swirl Ring by Mastura Mustafa
12th Nov 2011 (Sat) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Recycled Weaving by Bremen Wong

13th Nov 2011 (Sun) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Shibori (Japanese tie & dye) by Fatimah Chik
13th Nov 2011 (Sun) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Wire Jewelry - Romantic Garden Pendant by Mastura Mustafa

19th Nov 2011 (Sat) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || In Love with Beading - Flower Ring by Eva Ng
19th Nov 2011 (Sat) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || Shibori (Japanese tie & dye) by Fatimah Chik

20th Nov 2011 (Sun) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Recycled Weaving by Bremen Wong
20th Nov 2011 (Sun) || 1p.m. - 4p.m. || In Love with Beading - Bracelet / Charm by Eva Ng


December 2011:
3rd December 2011 (Sat) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Smocking with Hand Embroidery by Nirwana
3rd December 2011 (Sat) || 2p.m. - 5p.m. || Recycled Denim - What can you do with a pair of old jeans? by Norlie

4th December 2011 (Sun) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Smocking with Hand Embroidery by Nirwana
4th December 2011 (Sun) || 2p.m. - 5p.m. || Recycled Denim - What can you do with a pair of old jeans? by Norlie

17th December 2011 (Sat) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Furoshiki - Japanese Fabric Wrap & Carry all by Crazeepatches
17th December 2011 (Sat) || 2p.m. - 5p.m.|| Handmade Stamp on Fabric by Ellie Ng

18th December 2011 (Sun) || 10a.m. - 1p.m. || Silk-screen Printing & Resist by Ellie Ng
18th December 2011 (Sun) || 2p.m. - 5p.m.|| Furoshiki - Japanese Fabric Wrap & Carry all by Crazeepatches

Remember to come & support the craft workshop as well as spreading the words of this great event.

You can also bring back the items you have made during the workshop.

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What's up @ National Textile Museum - 1 Nov - 31 Dec ??

Copy Entry from ACG's Blog... 

Something VERY EXCITING is brewing at National Textile Museum, KL (next to Dayabumi/ Dataran Merdeka)!! 

An international event!  And ACG members r invited to be a part of it!!

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BASIC How to price your handmade!

Courtesy of  Mis Fid, ACG member  (written on Wednesday, 08 June 2011 at 10:38)
MANY THANKS, FID!

From my observation of Malaysian crafter selling their handmade items out there,  I see that sometimes some of them or maybe nearly all set their price way too low for handmade. Here, I would like to share some of my knowledge in how to price your handmade. I'm not a pro in the biz field but I read quite a lot from the net & biz books on pricing handmade/craft.

So here's what I can summarize from the info that I know.

• The basic formula for pricing (for any biz out there) is: 

MATERIAL COST (including glue, label, packaging, electricity, water etc ) + LABOUR COST (time needed to complete) = BASE PRICE 

Of course for biz, you won't want to sell your item in base price / minimum price(mana nk dpt untung kan?)

• So for RETAIL PRICE (end price for customer) you should at least price it at x2 or x3 times of your BASE price. 

• For WHOLESALE PRICE normally u'll need a min order quantity &pricing should not be lower that half of the RETAIL PRICE (that's the min ok guys!). Discount should be given around maybe 15-25%depending on the order size/quantity.

• But there is also some other stuff to consider, sometimes u need to check out the market price for your item & adjust the pricing appropriately.

• For certain type of craft such as crochet, knitting & jewellery making which need skill & more labour time, the price would be concentrating on the LABOUR COST more!

• For small biz like us crafter, especially CUSTOM MADE ORDER orMADE-TO ORDER items, it is advisable to get deposit or advance fees first at least 1/2 of the item(s) price.Maybe you should also consider theextra charges especially for CUSTOM MADE ORDER (example, when need  to create a new design according to customer demand etc)

Just my advise, after you figure out your pricing, stick with it. Don't just simply lower your handmade price just because ppl bargain especially when it's lower than your material cost! It will be only a big lost to u except you are just willingly give your labour cost for free to every customer you have.

Oh don't be afraid to change the pricing if u need to do so. There will be always a fluctuation in pricing of materials you buy (eg. rise of fuel price cause yarn price to go up).

Please guys, try to set ur handmade price appropriately as u are the only one who know how difficult to make them. I always believe that the ppl who appreciated handmade (good quality & unique) are the ppl who willing to pay for the price of the handmade no matter how expensive it is. Hope that these info will help you all in your craft biz!

p/s: Do comment if there is any mistake in my notes or any extra info, do feel free to add! As I've mentioned, I'm not that pro in the biz field. Sharing is caring! :) 

Majulah Kraf Malaysia! Support Malaysian Handmade!  ;) 

Mis Fid 
FB Page: MisFydKrafts
Blog:        misfydkrafts.blogspot.com


NOTE* Feel free to share with your friends but do let me know ya or at least credit to me (link to my notes). I took some time just to write this up for all :).
You can go to my notes--->https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150198530561927 for sharing :)

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Pesanan Peserta Felt Craft (basic) 29 dan 30 Oktober 2011

Assalam


‎Kepada bakal-bakal pelajar felt craft - basic esok (SekociNorlie - Craft and Paint with Heart dan ChomelCraft ) sila bawa gunting (kertas dan kain), pencil tajam (nak trace pattern/pola) dan helain kertas...2-3 kpg cukup la...kot2 nk jot down notes...kami diberitahu tools kemungkinan tidak mencukupi memandangkan bilangan pelajar yang mendaftar hampir 60 peserta...jumpa di Kolej Komuniti esok ya :)

*Sila bawa makanan (alas perut) kerana tiada kedai makanan berdekatan kolej

*Jualan material dijalankan disetiap akhir kelas

Tempat: Aras 10, Menara UBSA, Bangunan UMNO Shah Alam, Seksyen 11, Persiaran Damai, 40100 Shah Alam, Malaysia


Dalam kata lain BANGUNAN KWSP SHAH ALAM

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Felt Class - Kolej Komuniti - RM20.00 DAFTAR SEKARANG!

Kelas Kraftangan Felt- Hanya Bayaran RM20 Sahaja 

(KOLEJ KOMUNITI)

Kelas Kraftangan Felt- Hanya Bayaran RM20 Sahaja 

(nilai sebenar adalah RM150 - selebihnya ditanggung oleh Kerajaan)

Kepada anda yang meminati and ingin mempelajari seni kraftangan felt, sila daftarkan diri anda SEKARANG! 

Dimaklumkan Kelas dikelolakan oleh Chomelcraft, dan saya SekociNorlie.

Package (SEMUA HANYA PERLU BAYAR RM20.00 SAHAJA) 

PELAJARAN UNTUK 20 JAM/4 sessi! 

Termasuk Kit Pembelajaran (Pola (pattern) Felt, benang, dlln)

Sessi 1 - Felt hairClip

Sessi 2 - Felt Flower, Ribbon Bow, 

Sessi 3 - Felt Keychain

Sessi 4 - Felt on Thirt (Sila bawa t-shirt kosong sendiri, jika tiada Chomelcraft.Com ada menyediakan material untuk dijual)

Tempat adalah terhad...sila DAFTAR SEKARANG!!!

TARIKH:

29th OCT 2011 (9am - 5pm ) - Sessi 1 dan 2

30th OCT 2011 (9am -5pm) Sessi 3 dan 4

BERMINAT: SILA HUBUNGI

Email : enquiry@chomelcraft.com / jijah@chomelcraft.com / sekocinorlie@gmail.com

Laman Sesawang / Facebook : www.chomelcraft.com / http://www.facebook.com/chomelcraft
Tempat: Aras 10, Menara UBSA, Bangunan UMNO Shah Alam, Seksyen 11, Persiaran Damai, 40100 Shah Alam, Malaysia

*Bayaran terus kepada Chomelcraft. Nombor account akan diberikan setelah pendaftaran disahkan.

*Sila bawa makanan (alas perut) kerana tiada kedai makanan berdekatan kolej

*Jualan material dijalankan disetiap akhir kelas

*Kanak-Kanak(10-12 tahun) boleh menyertai. Jika bersama ibu/bapa 2 bayaran akan dikenakan dimana anak dan penjaga akan belajar bersama dan mendapat DIY Kit masing-masing.
*Sijil penyertaan akan diberikan (oleh Kolej Komuniti)

Gambar-Gambar pada bengkel yang dijalankan sebelum ini.

Kredit Gambar: ChomelCraft.Com

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