How To Determine Embroidery Costing For Garments

How To Determine Embroidery Costing For Garments

If we talk about garment or apparel sector, we know embroidery is one of the most important sections in apparel industry. To make fashionable cloth or decorate the garments, we can use embroidery. Embroidery makes the garments for attractive to the customer. As we know, embroidery is one of the most important sections in garments industry, so as a merchandiser we have to calculate accurate embroidery cost for the garment.

For calculating embroidery costing, there are many factors are related to charge in garments. Main factors are given below to calculate the cost of embroidery.  

·    Total stitch number

·    Embroidery type

·    Estimate time to complete the batch

·    Thread color

·    Cutting of appliqué

·    Position of the embroidery

·    Resource and total manpower involves in doing embroidery

·    Restriction on use of embroidery thread

·    Any lab test require

As we know, per unit stitch is 12,000 stitches but sometime embroidery factory will not agree to accept any order on stitch, if the total production handling time is too long due to combination of work with patch and appliqué. 

1 unit embroidery = 12000 stitches

For determining the price of embroidery we need to know the following first and consider some parameters:

1.    Quantity of the design stitch

2.    Rate of per units

By using below formula, we can estimate the embroidery costing for garment;

Stitch quantity x 12 / 12000 x Rate per unit design

Find the below details with example to estimate the embroidery costing

Suppose, an order for buyer – H&M, qty- 50,000 pcs polo shirt. Now we have to calculate the embroidery cost, where the required data is in the following:

·    Stitch quantity – 9500

·    Per unit price for design - $0.30 per dozen

Embroidery cost = Stitch Quantity / 12000 x Rate per unit design

= 9,500 / 12,000 x $0.30 

= $0.237 / pcs

So, for 50,000 pcs garments we need total $11,750 (50000 pcs x $0.237) to complete the embroidery.

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এমব্রয়ডারী (Ambroidery) কি ? কি কি ধরনের এমব্রয়ডারী (Ambroidery) আছে ?

এমব্রয়ডারী (Ambroidery) কি ? কি কি ধরনের এমব্রয়ডারী (Ambroidery) আছে ?

→ এমব্রয়ডারী (Ambroidery): বুননের মাধ্যমে নির্দিষ্ট  Design কে Garments এর মধ্যে ফুটিয়ে তুলাকেই এমব্রয়ডারী (Ambroidery) বলে । 

→ বিভিন্ন ধরনের এমব্রয়ডারী (Ambroidery) :

1.    Satin Ambroidery

2.    Tatame Ambroidery

3.    Run Ambroidery

4.    Triple Run Ambroidery

5.    Zigzag Ambroidery

6.    Motive Ambroidery ( Up to 200 Option )

7.    Auto split Ambroidery

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How to calculate the price of embroidery in Garments ?

Cost Affecting Factors of Embroidery:

Embroidery is an essential part of decorating a garment item. Embroidery cost mainly depends on design size, types of design, fabric character and per stitch count of the digitized logo. Basically following factors need to be considered to fix embroidery charge:

1) Types of design

2) Logo size

3) Nature of fabric or other substance

4) Number of stitches

5) Time require accomplishing per lot

6) Number of color and thread

7) Any additional cost to keep quality

8) Cost to meet compliance

9) Cutting of applique (Dice or Laser cutting)

10) Cost of Lab test if require

Embroidery Cost Calculation process:As we know most of the time CM rate of embroidery is consists of 12000 stitches. But sometimes CM rate increase for hand involving task to set up Applique, Patch, wording etc. We need to know the following information first and consider some parameters to fix the charge of embroidery.

1) Design stitch quantity. Suppose, it is 60002) Rate of per unit. If it is $0.25/12,000 stitches. (It is variable and may depend on the embroidery design, production capability, factory location, labor cost etc)

Now we will find out the cost per dozen.
= (Total Stitch quantity X 12 / 12000) = (Total Stitch quantity X 12) / 12000 X Rate per unit= (6000 X 12) / 12000 X $0.25= 72000 / 12000 X $0.25= 6 X $0.25
= $1.50/dozen (without embroidery materials cost)
= $1.50 + $.30 is for embroidery materials like embroidery thread, bobbin thread, interlining.
= $1.80

Moreover, if the embroidery design exists applique then we should consider dice making cost, applique cutting cost, extra applique fabric for dice cutting and applique wastage. Embroidery factory will propose their embroidery rate considering all these factors. We have to take help of outside embroidery factories if manufacturing factory does not have sufficient embroidery machine. Embroidery rate per unit may differ from one factory to another factory considering their product quality and efficiency, compliance, machine quality, establishment cost, variable cost etc.

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Classification of Embroidery Stitches

Classification of Embroidery Stitches 

Basic embroidery stitches can be classified in to 5 groups. 

·                     Line stitches

·                     Chain stitches

·                     Loop stitches

·                     Flat stitches

·                     Knot stitches

In this post i will write about basic stitches used in embroidery.

Line stitches

Lines stitches as the name says consists of fine lines. These stitches are very easy to work. These stitches can be used for making outlines, on motifs, for filling complete shapes etc. They can also be used as padding stitches. 

There are different types of line stitches like

Lord Ganesha Motif Embroidered with Line stitches

Chain stitches

There are variety of chain stitches which can be used to do lot of decorative works. It can be used to fill motifs, for outlines etc. Here is the sketch of different types of chain stitches. 

Lord Ganesha Motif Embroidered with Chain stitches

Loop stitches

These stitches can be used for outlines or to fill the entire motifs. Check the below sketch for the different types of loop stitches.

Lord Ganesha Motif Embroidered with Loop stitches

Flat stitches

These are the stitches which are used to fill a motif. These are flat stitches which can be used creatively to give various attractive effects. 

Lord Ganesha Motif Embroidered with Flat stitches

Knot stitches

There are used along with the other embroidery stitches and gives decorative effects. There are various types of knot stitches such as 

·                     French knot

·                     Bullion knot

·                     Fone legged knot

·                     Scroll stitch

·                     Corel knot

·                     Palestina stitch

Lord Ganesha Motif Embroidered with Knot stitches

I didn't sketch the knotted stitches as it so messy to sketch a knot. 

These are the few basic stitches. There are other decorative stitches such as couching, bead work, sequins work, wheel stitch, spider stitch, sted stitch, cross stitch,  star stitch, straight stitch etc. 

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