it’s time to reclaim your worth as a sewist or repair artist
How to price your services, say them out loud with confidence.
this is for you if:
→ You're a sewist or repair artist still guessing your prices.
→ You undercharge because it feels safer than the alternative.
→ You wobble every time someone asks what you charge.
→ You love your 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 method to use for your sewing and repair work. Your numbers, your life, your livelihood.
What People Are Saying
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.
Calling myself a repair artist and talking about the value of my work is important. 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 earlier in my career.
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 sewists and 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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No, it’s for repair artists and sewists. Although a lot of the guide points in the direction of repair all the methods I use can be used for sewists who make or rework items too.
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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/make.
A pricing guide for sewists amd repair artists who want to build a livelihood that feels bloody good to wake up to. This method is built from real life, by someone who's lives it too.