Turn your garment, machine, labor, setup, and overhead costs into a quote you can explain. Every assumption is editable. No signup required.
Quote sheet 001
Start with the example, then replace it with numbers from your shop. Currency is USD.
A quote you can defend
A stitch count is only one production input. This calculator builds the quote from the costs your shop actually carries.
The method
Good pricing starts with what the order consumes. Once you know the job cost, you can calculate the selling price required for your target margin.
Variable costGarment + thread + machine + labor + supplies
Total job costVariable cost × quantity + waste + setup + overhead
Target-margin quoteTotal job cost ÷ (1 − target margin)
Markup is added to cost. Margin is measured against the final selling price. If a job costs $100, adding a 50% markup creates a $150 price—but the margin is only 33.3%.
To keep a 50% margin on a $100 cost, the selling price must be $200. The calculator uses the target-margin formula so the result matches the percentage you entered.
Before you send the quote
Hooping, thread changes, trimming, folding, and customer communication happen outside the stitch run.
A small order still needs digitizing and preparation. Treat setup as an order cost before dividing by quantity.
Needle breaks, placement errors, and damaged blanks are part of production risk. Use your own historical rate.
Their machine, labor, rent, buying power, and service level may be different. Build from your costs first.
Straight answers
There is no universal rate that works for every shop. A stitch-based rate can be a useful shortcut, but your quote should still cover the garment, machine time, operator labor, supplies, setup, rejects, overhead, and profit. Use your own costs in the calculator.
Include the blank garment, thread, stabilizer, machine time, hands-on labor, digitizing or setup, expected waste, business overhead, and profit. Add shipping, taxes, and special finishing separately when they apply.
Markup is added to cost. Margin is the percentage of the final selling price left after cost. A 50% markup on $100 creates a $150 price and a 33.3% margin—not a 50% margin.
Digitizing is usually an order-level setup cost unless the same production-ready file is reused. Enter it in setup cost, then the calculator spreads that cost across the order quantity.
No. Taxability and rates vary by location and transaction. Add any applicable tax in your invoicing or accounting system after calculating the pre-tax quote.
No. They are editable examples that make the calculator usable on first load. Replace every assumption with costs and time from your own shop.
Your numbers. Your quote.