[Jewelry making - Article 00845] - Re: [Orchid] How has it been for everybody else?

[Sam Patania]

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    I have had a terrible summer, started in August and September was
    worse. It's picking up now. I just hope that the independent gets
    more attention as customer's burn out on the underpriced manufactured
    jewelry. My market shifted from me wanting to utilize a maquiladora
    to my clients only wanting my own work, so much for 10 years of
    research. It did teach me production thinking and methods which come
    in handy when making 4 of something, which I do now. If I am making
    stock items I will make 4 as that number seems to best utilize
    production methods but not require significant inventory or burn me
    out since I am doing all the work. The high end always exists, it is
    the gutting of the middle class that has hurt me. 

Sam Patania, Tucson
www.bahti.com
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