Leathercraft cost & pricing calculator
The leather gets better with time. Your time deserves counting now.
Thread, edge finishing, hide waste and 2.5 hours of your work turn the leather into a hand-stitched bifold. These are worked-example costs. CrafterBy helps you calculate yours.
Calculate my first productStart free · Create an account, then add one product
Explore the cost example first
From making it to selling it
You finished the edges, checked the stitching and slipped the wallet into a box. Someone wants to buy the next one. You remember what the leather cost, but your evening was spread across cutting, stitching and getting those edges right. A small object can hold a lot of skilled time.
Build its cost from that actual work. CrafterBy brings leather, thread, hardware, waste and labor into one product. You can start selling with a clearer number without pretending the making part was free.
02 / See what the price leaves you
This fictional hand-stitched bifold uses $14.40 of leather. Thread, edge finishing, a hide-waste allowance and 2.5 hours of labor bring the making cost to $89.70. The example is a starting point, not a market price.
That’s after the costs listed in this example. Any unlisted packaging, fees and other expenses still need to come out of it. Move the price to explore the difference.
Illustrative USD example. Your costs and selling price are yours to choose.
42.1% margin
before other expenses
A fictional worked example, not a recommended price. Include any packaging, overhead, selling fees and applicable taxes not listed here before treating the remainder as profit. Changing the price doesn’t predict demand.
Make the next decision with the numbers visible
You already make decisions about grain, thickness, stitching and finish. Keep the costs behind those decisions together. A material library makes the next product easier to assemble from the leather and supplies you use.
Then compare the selling price with the complete set of costs you entered. The margin is what remains against that list. Add packaging, selling fees and other relevant expenses before treating that remainder as available money.
Calculate my first product03 / Put your costs somewhere useful
CrafterBy brings materials, active labor and equipment costs into a saved product. Explore the real app below.
Keep veg-tan leather, thread, buckles and the other materials you use in one library. Record purchase prices and units, then use them in your product costs. Real app captures below contain sample woodworking data.
Your materials, organized · Real captures with sample woodworking data; your work uses the same tools.
View full sizeKeep purchase prices, units and waste allowances with your materials. Buying a large pack and using a small amount should be part of the calculation, not another guess.
Save a familiar product’s materials and process as a starting point. Review the quantity, design and active time when the next order is different.
See what remains after the costs you entered. You choose the price; the breakdown helps you judge the work and the order before committing to it.
Before you make the next batch or quote
Keep enjoying it. When you choose to sell the result, including active time shows what that price asks of you. Leaving the hours out makes the number smaller without making the wallet quicker to produce.
You set the rate and the price. Seeing the cost lets you decide whether a design, order or discount works for the way you want to make. There is no universal price every hand-stitched wallet must carry.
Your first step is small
Take one finished wallet or belt and its pattern. Create a free account, add the leather and supplies, and include the working sessions you remember. Replace estimates with measured amounts on the next piece.
Create your free account, add the costs you know, then explore a selling price. Replace estimates with measured numbers as you learn from your own work.
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Before you start
It can be a starting estimate, but review it against the hide and pattern. Large panels and small accessories can use the same hide differently. Use your own yield rather than an industry-wide percentage.
Keep usable remnants distinct from unusable waste. When a later product uses a remnant, use a consistent material-cost approach and avoid charging the same allowance twice.
Review the material quantities, active labor and machine costs for that version. Don’t assume its only difference is shorter stitching time; preparation and finishing may still need the same attention.
Yes. You can begin with one product and the materials you already use. Take one finished wallet or belt and its pattern. Create a free account, add the leather and supplies, and include the working sessions you remember. Replace estimates with measured amounts on the next piece. You don’t need a team or a large catalog to start understanding your costs.
At a $155.00 selling price, $65.30 remains after the $89.70 of costs listed in this fictional example. Any packaging, overhead, selling fees, shipping you cover or applicable taxes not listed here can reduce that amount. Include your active labor as a cost too; it is separate from the margin left afterward.
Yes. Create an account and start free with one product. Check the pricing page for current plan features and limits. You can compare the process with your existing notes or spreadsheet before deciding what you need.
Your work deserves a price you understand
Start with your materials, your process and your time.
Give the next price a reason behind it.
Free to start · Your costs, your price, your decision