Sewing & Apparel cost & pricing calculator
There is more in that garment than the fabric someone can see.
Linen and lining are the start. Notions, cutting waste and four hours of work complete this lined dress. These are worked-example costs. CrafterBy helps you calculate yours.
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From making it to selling it
The customer sees the finished dress. You remember the pattern adjustment, the careful cutting and the seam you pressed before anyone could notice it. When the quote starts with fabric yardage, those hours can become an afterthought.
Then someone asks for the same shape in another fabric. It sounds like a repeat, but the print runs one way and the lining behaves differently. The old price is a useful reference. It is not yet a calculation for this garment.
02 / See what the price leaves you
Our fictional lined linen dress has a making cost of $163.40, including $41.60 of linen and lining and four hours of labor. Notions and cutting waste are counted too. Custom fittings or extra design work would need their own allowance.
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.
42.7% 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
The fictional lined dress on this page includes $41.60 of linen and lining, but totals $163.40 after notions, cutting waste and four hours of work. Extra fittings or original pattern development are not hidden in that number; they would need adding.
Build your own garment in CrafterBy and save the product template. For another size or fabric, review the quantities and construction time. The cost and margin tools let you compare possible prices without assuming that every variation takes the same work.
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 fabric, thread, zippers 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
That comparison can make quoting difficult. A cost calculation cannot make someone value a custom garment, but it can tell you what an order asks of your materials and time before you accept it.
You can then discuss the actual scope: a simpler finish, fewer custom changes or a different fabric where appropriate. Knowing the cost makes those choices clearer without asking you to defend every stitch.
Your first step is small
Choose one garment you make regularly. Add its actual fabric use, notions and active construction hours to the free calculator, then review what your usual selling price leaves.
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
Agree on the scope before making the quote. Include the pattern and fitting work needed for that service, while keeping general learning or unrelated experiments separate. The calculator records costs; it does not define your agreement.
Yes, if that is your choice. First check each version’s material use and labor so you understand the difference in cost. A shared selling price does not require pretending the costs are identical.
Remove a purchase expense you do not incur, but keep the handling, cutting, notions and labor involved. Review the material and agree on the work before carrying an old quote across to it.
Yes. You can begin with one product and the materials you already use. Choose one garment you make regularly. Add its actual fabric use, notions and active construction hours to the free calculator, then review what your usual selling price leaves. You don’t need a team or a large catalog to start understanding your costs.
At a $285.00 selling price, $121.60 remains after the $163.40 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.
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