How much should i charge for Hems on curtains?

Question

(Please only respond if you sew and do this,or have things hemmed for you!)
Okay,im hemming 4 curtains for a friend...now i had to hem each curtain 10 inches,so i had to cut it,and hem..then i had to hem the hangers at the top in half. (dont know what their called,the things that slide onto the pole for the curtains to hang lol). usually i charge $3 when hemming shorts or pants for friends etc...But this was a bit harder,my friend said she would pay me more since she knew this was harder than when i usually hem her clothes. So anyways,how much would you charge altogether? basically it was a 2 in 1 per curtain job,and there is 4 curtains i did,i was thinking of charging 6-7 per curtain,but altogether that would be about $28 bucks,and my mom got shocked and said thats way to much,i should charge $10-20 altogether she said..but that seems low..so yeah,estimates anyone? it also to me 1 hour to sew each curtain(if that matters any)Thanks.

Answer 1

$28 is not too low. How much harder would it have been to make custom curtains? Seriously, a curtain is just a hem and a header on a piece of material. (Okay, sometimes they are fancier) Seriously, if your friend snubbs $28, she doesn't know the value of a talented seamstress. Don't sell yourself short. Being able to sew and alter clothes or curtains is a service everyone needs at some time or other. If it took you 4 hours to do the curtains, I'd charge her $30.

Answer 2

I would think $5.00 each is about right. Or $5.00 an hour which ever is more.