[Jewelry making - Article 00546] - Re: [Orchid] Why Young People Care About Handmade Things

[Kirsten Skiles]

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    Etsy is not juried, so sometimes the mass produced items get on
    there. Users are supposed to "flag" items that they feel are not
    handmade, providing as much documentation as possible. 

    As long as the item is modified by the seller, it is considered
    handmade. The use of machines in the crafting doesn't disqualify an
    item. Also, if a jeweler takes a commercial ring shank & setting,
    and then sets a pre-cut stone in it, it is still considered
    "handmade" for Etsy purposes, because the jeweler put it together. 

    Some mass-produced items are allowed to be sold, as commercial
    supplies or if they qualify as vintage. So I could re-sell
    mass-produced earring wires as long as I make their first two tags
    "supplies" and then "commercial". Etsy admin says that it is working
    on a way to separate commercial supplies and vintage from the
    handmade items, by the search function. 

    These issues are usually re-hashed over and over again in the Etsy
    forums. 

    Still, overall, the overwhelming majority of items on Etsy are
    indeed handcrafted, by web-savvy creative people of all ages from
    teens to senior citizens. 

Kirsten
http://knitsteel.com
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