Commercial Costing

Comprehensive Woven Fabric Costing Calculator

Yarn is usually 55-70% of woven fabric cost. Know the split before negotiating anything else.

Fabric & Yarn Material cost
g/m²
m
/kg
3%
0% 20%
Conversion Per metre of fabric
/m
/m
/m
Commercial Applied in sequence
12%
0% 60%
15%
0% 100%

Selling Price

— /m

Ex-mill price per linear metre

Cost Build-up

Yarn Cost including Waste
— /m
Conversion Cost
— /m
Total Cost with Overhead
— /m
Selling Price per Square Metre
— /m2
Margin Earned
— /m

Cost Composition

—% yarn —% conversion

Quote per square metre when comparing across widths. Two fabrics at the same price per metre can differ by 20% per square metre.

Comprehensive Woven Fabric Costing Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.