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RE: Lamenting the cost of doing business, and who do you do business with? Happy #NeedleworkMonday!
That surcharge percentage they bump the price up by seems about right for what I've seen around the states. It certainly makes it hard to sell anything in small stores that way.
Etsy might be your best place, or finding out if there are regular farmers markets or craft markets you can attend. I saw some similar placemats at a craft show last Christmas and the seller had quite a few different colors available and patterns. And she seemed to be doing brisk business.
Oh, that's good to know! I tried a craft show two Christmases ago with just my small quilts and paid twice as much for the booth as I made in sales...hard lesson learned to have more "stuff"! The farmers market might be an option, too, especially once tourist season hits :)
Smaller pieces seem to sell best at craft shows and markets. Things in the 3-10 dollar range.
Over the years I have bought table runners and hot pads and dish towels that were made to hang from drawer pulls at various markets and fairs.
There's some folks at our farmers market who have some amazing quilts and I lust after them but I can't drop $90-$250 in one unplanned expense. Someday though...
That was the same thing my craft fair neighbor told me...have a bunch of stuff in the ~$5 range to keep people hanging around your table digging through baskets and bins so that other people would be attracted over to join them :))) Hot pads are something a friend suggested so I probably will make some up if I ever try a craft fair again.
I like how you used the phrase "I lust after them but". Yep, I can exactly relate to that!