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Pick a tee, hoodie, jeans or six other garments, set the fabric width, sizes, quantities, wastage and nap. You get yards and meters per piece and for the whole order, with the formula behind it.
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Every garment starts from a set of body panels at size M. Change the fabric width, the size run, the quantities, the wastage and the layout; the result updates as you type.
Tee · 58/60 inEstimate
Per piece, size M0yd0 m
Whole order0yd0 m
Typical range
| Size | Qty | yd / pc | m / pc | Total yd |
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This is an estimate. A marker made from your own graded pattern gives the real number; ask your cutter or factory for it before you buy the whole order.
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Your tech pack lists the fabric, width, weight and composition on the bill of materials, with graded measurements your factory can build a marker from.
| Panel | Width cm | Length cm | Cut | Area cm² |
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How the estimate works
Fabric consumption is the area of the pieces you cut, spread across the width you can cut from, plus what a real layout loses. Here is every step and every assumption.
Each garment is a list of body panels at size M (front, back, sleeves, hood, waistband and so on), each as a rectangle with seam allowance included, times the number you cut.
area = Σ width × length × pieces
Only the cuttable width counts: about 1 in (2.5 cm) of selvedge comes off each side. Rectangles never nest perfectly, so we assume they fill 85% of the lay (77% one-way).
length = area ÷ (cuttable width × efficiency)
Wastage covers ends of the lay, flaws and testing. Each size up or down grades panel width by 3.5% and length by 2%, then quantities per size give the order total.
yards = length × (1 + wastage) ÷ 91.44 cm
| Garment | Typical range | Calculator, default |
|---|---|---|
| T-shirt | 1–1.5 yd | 1.05 yd |
| Hoodie | 2–2.5 yd | 2.09 yd |
| Sweatpants | 1.5–2 yd | 1.62 yd |
| Jeans | 1.5–2 yd | 1.70 yd |
| Shirt, long sleeve | 1.75–2.25 yd | 1.89 yd |
| Dress, knee length | 1.5–3 yd | 1.75 yd |
| Jacket, unlined | 2–2.75 yd | 2.04 yd |
| Leggings | 1–1.25 yd | 1.16 yd |
| Skirt, knee length | 0.75–1.25 yd | 0.98 yd |
Before you buy the whole order, ask your factory for the marker length from your graded pattern. The sizes come from your size chart.
The team behind every pack
Our studio team in the USA drafts every flat, measurement and note, and answers your revision rounds by email. No template generator, no guesswork.
Reading a brief with flats and swatches
Sketch, reference photo or sample: someone on our team reads it and replies within 24 hours with the tier, the price and the timeline.
Example page
A technical designer draws every view to proportion, with numbered callouts for each seam, stitch and trim.
Example page
Measurements graded across your sizes with a tolerance on every line, plus the bill of materials and construction notes.
Measuring the inseam on a fit model
Before delivery, someone who did not draw the pack checks every point of measure against the flats. Then 2–3 revision rounds by email.
Example pages are shown with the brand removed. Photos show the kind of studio work behind each step.
Questions
How the estimate works, how far to trust it and when to ask for a marker.
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$299 per style, 3–5 working days, reply within 24 hours. Or email garmentspec@gmail.com.
Get a quote for your tech packIt is an estimate built from typical body panels for an adult size M, so it lands close for a standard style and drifts for oversized fits, long lengths or extra panels. For the real figure, your factory or cutter makes a marker from your graded pattern and reads the length off it.
A marker is the cutting layout: every pattern piece for every size placed on the fabric width, as tightly as possible. Its length is the fabric used per lay, and its efficiency is the share of the fabric the pieces cover.
On 58/60 in fleece, a pullover hoodie with a lined hood and pouch pocket typically takes 2–2.5 yd in an adult size M, before rib. The calculator gives about 2.1 yd with 5% wastage; one-way fleece takes more.
A short-sleeve crewneck tee typically takes 1–1.5 yd of 58/60 in jersey in an adult size M. The calculator gives about 1.05 yd with 5% wastage. Tubular jersey and narrow widths change the number.
Velvet, corduroy, brushed fleece and directional prints look different upside down, so every piece must point the same way. Pieces cannot be turned 180° to nest, the marker gets longer, and the calculator lowers the layout efficiency from 85% to 77%.
No. It covers the main (shell) fabric only. Rib trims, linings, interlining and pocketing are separate lines on the bill of materials, each with its own consumption.
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