In this episode, I welcome Monique Boonstra, a very talented lace knitter and designer and general lovely person. She explains that her skills are part talent and part hard work and many hours of practice. She shares her practice with us and offers over an hour of insights and inspiration to knitters and (starting) business owners in the knitting industry.If you have questions about how to calculate prices for your knitting and where to find customers that will pay the right price, Monique Boonstra gives us a masterclass in how she calculates the prices for her very intricate lace knitted shawls. Spoiler; she doesn't have an hourly rate but figured out a way to get a fair price and still she gets customers that order multiple (!!) shawls from her.With this podcast I want to take you with me on my journey to discover the answers to these questions: What do we buy, Where do we buy, Who do we buy from… Or don’t we buy at all but use what we already have? And how relevant is my job as a yarn shop owner selling people stuff when we already have more than we need? How can I make my life as an entrepreneur and textile crafter smaller and more relevant to these times?Have a question? Want to leave a message? Click the voicemail tab on the right, or scroll down to leave a text message. I'd love to hear from you!Find me at www.ja-wol.com and @jawolrotterdam on instagram.This podcast is so much fun to make but it isn't free. Support the podcast via my Patreon page. You'll get all sorts of extra's, like mini behind the scenes podcasts. You can become a sponsor and get your name on the podcast and much more! Please share the episode and the podcast as I rely on you, my Wollies, to expand our community. Spreading the word is all done organically without paid advertising.You can rate, review and subscribe in 5 minutes and it would really make a difference in getting the stories out there to a bigger audience. Supporting the podcast without money but by sharing is just as valuable!!  Click and Become a Patron!  AM Art & Stationery Handmade, hand-lettered stationary and pen pal matching. Support the show (https://paypal.me/jawolrotterdam )