{"id":2128,"date":"2026-01-28T22:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:54:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:54:02","slug":"last-hurrah-for-victorian-raffia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fallingblog.double-knitting.com\/?p=2128","title":{"rendered":"Last Hurrah for Victorian Raffia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Victorian Raffia has long been one of “my” most visible pieces. I can’t count the number of people who’ve been drawn to my work via this piece. It is truly stunning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ironically, it’s also not fully mine. You may have heard the story — it’s written in full in the Revised Edition of Extreme Double-knitting<\/a> — but in a nutshell, it’s based on a pattern by Kieran Foley, and for the past decade or so, he and I have split the proceeds on all sales of the pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In my recent quest to simplify my relationship with the business side of Fallingblox Designs, I decided to offer Kieran a new arrangement, since sales have quieted down considerably lately, and the quarterly process of tallying sales, crunching numbers, and sending a Paypal payout has grown tiring after doing it for 10 years. Instead, I offered Kieran full rights to the digital version, while I’d keep rights to the physical version I sell at shows etc. He was happy to accept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But then I decided to stop selling physical media. So at this point, I have no ownership over the Victorian Raffia pattern at all. Its time as a self-promotion tool has ended. I could still use it to promote my Off The Grid workshops, but I have other pieces for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some years ago, I did a little thought experiment to determine the value of my work if I were to sell pieces as finished objects. I calculated the average amount of time a row required, then multiplied that by the total number of rows, then multiplied the total number of hours by a fair hourly wage. Then I doubled it — because if I were to sell one piece, I’d need to immediately make another one so I’d have one to use for show and tell in workshops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Victorian Raffia, the amount I got was around $10,000. Obviously, this is not realistic — it was a thought experiment, not a real expectation of what someone might buy a piece for. It’s a helpful way to think about the value of a person’s work, especially when that person is the original creator, and an acknowledged expert at the techniques used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, now I am faced with the end of the sample’s use to me, except as a keepsake and lovely warm winter neckwear. It has made me a reasonable amount of money over the past decade, but that’s over now — any more money it generates goes to Kieran only. So I thought: why not give that thought experiment a chance to become reality? Why not try to sell a finished object for once?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now I’m not selling it for $10,000 — in part because I don’t need to double the amount anymore because I don’t need to make another one. But it’s also not $5,000 — although it’s not far off. And I kind of doubt it’ll sell, to be honest — but where’s the harm in trying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here’s the deal (such as it is):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Buy the original Victorian Raffia scarf<\/a>, adapted\/designed and knitted by Alasdair Post-Quinn in 2010, and rescued from a fire in 2020. It will come with a beautiful wooden storage\/display box and a certificate of authenticity. You are welcome to display it, wear it, gift it, donate it — whatever you so choose. The price I’m charging is $4,000, including insured shipping within the US.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Non-US customers should get in touch with me first<\/a> to ensure shipping options are available. This will remain up on my website until it sells, or until my heavily-discounted books and patterns<\/a> sell out, triggering the end of my e-commerce site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for your interest and stay tuned for more soon!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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