reclaim your worth 2.0
The go-to pricing guide for repair artists who want to build a livelihood that feels bloody good to wake up to.
this is for you if:
→ You've been doing repair work for a while and you're still guessing your prices.
→ You undercharge because it feels safer than the alternative.
→ You wobble every time someone asks what you charge.
→ You believe in this work but you're not sure it can actually sustain you → You're just starting out and you want to get this right from day one
This guide probably isn't for you if you're looking for a one-size-fits-all pricelist to copy. Because that's not what this is. This is a framework. Your numbers, your life, your livelihood.
Hey, I’m Gay.
I'm Gay. I run Lived-In Repairs from the back bedroom of my home in Nottingham and I've been working on the good side of the fashion industry for over 20 years.
And here's the thing nobody tells you when you start doing this work: pricing is the hardest part.
It's where we put so much pressure on ourselves. Where the self-doubt lives. Where the voice that says "you can't charge that" gets the loudest.
There was no handbook. No one sat me down and showed me how to work this out. I figured it out as I went - through undercharging, burning out, rebuilding, and slowly getting honest about what I actually needed to earn to make this work as a real livelihood. That process is what shaped me. And it's what shaped this guide.
I also coined the term repair artist - and watching it ripple through the community gives me proper proud mum energy. Because words matter. How you talk about your work matters. And so does knowing your worth.
This is the handbook I wish I'd had.
What People Are Saying
“Comforting voice and tone. Felt good to have your lived experience as it is kind of confronting to go deep on this stuff.”
— J Oughton“Overall, I think Reclaim offers an excellent mix of practical advice and supportive reasoning. I know it’s something I will continue to come back to in the future.”
— E. Cook“It’s good to hear form a repair professional with so many years experience and such a clear understanding of your own value”
— A. Ward
FIVE REASONS TO GET YOUR HANDS ON IT
ONE LAST THINGPricing is a flex. It's like a tiny muscle that needs regular attention. To build it strong, it needs commitment, not perfection.
This guide won't do the work for you. But it will show you exactly where to start.
See you on the other side.
FAQs
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Nope. While I do go into the practical stuff - like working out your hourly rate - this guide goes much deeper. It's about mindset, values, language, and building a pricing structure that actually feels like you. Numbers are just one piece of the puzzle.
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Then you're in the perfect place. This guide is designed to support new and emerging repair artists just as much as those who’ve been going a while. You don’t need a fancy studio or years of experience to start valuing your time and skill properly.
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It’s been created specifically for menders, visible mending artists, repairers, darners, and slow fashion folks who are offering repair and alteration services in some form.
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You can move through it in a weekend if you like but I encourage you to take your time. The guide is self-paced and designed to fit around real life. Each step builds on the last, and there are prompts and exercises to help you reflect, calculate, and create a system that works.
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You will have the foundations of how to build a pricelist at the end yes, then the technique I use to start pricing each alteration/repair.
A pricing guide for repair artists who want to build a livelihood that feels bloody good to wake up to. No fluff, no faff - just a framework built from real life, by someone who's lives it too.